Shri Shikshayatan School workshop page

HOOGLY RIVER

Ganga is a major river in the Indian subcontinent flowing east through the eponymous plains of Northern India into Bangladesh. The 2,510 KM river begins at the Gangotri glacier in the Indian State of Uttaranchal, in the Central Himalayas and drains into Bay of Bengal through its vast delta in the Sunderbans.
The main river enters Bangladesh after being joined by Jamuna, the largest distributory of Bramhaputra and the Megna, forms the biggest delta. It is approximately 350 KM at the Bay of Bengal. Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Haldia, in West Bengal, India, and Mongla in Bangladesh are the principle sea-ports in the Delta.
The Ganges has a deep religious significance in the life of most Indians. Various myths have been associated with the river. Agriculture, fishng and tourism are the main activities that feed the economy of the region.
One of the most polluted rivers of the world, the river Ganga is polluted right at the source. In the middle course the major source of pollution being the leather industry in and around Agra and Kanpur. The river waters have been found to lack dissolved oxygen needed to make water safe. The Ganga Action Plan was launched in 1986 by the Government of India. But it has not achieved the desired results.
The undercurrent of India thought which is fundamentally based on the acknowledgement of the interconnectedness of all life on earth holds also all sources of life in high reverence. Though lifestyle has changed, giving way to semi-urban lifestyle, even in remote areas, the interconnectedness of life continues unchanged through the ages. The river, the life thread of the North-Indian panorama of life, flows through the Northern Plains as the standing testimony to the immutable undercurrent of Indian thought.

Art Workshop

The interconnectivity of Indian thought,lifestyle,art,culture and religion with the Ganga was our inspiration behind the art work produced by some of the children who attended the art workshop on the 12th to the 15th of May.
Two artists, Mr.Pulok Ghosh and Ms.Tandra Chandra instructed the children in
painting.The children learnt a unique style of painting---the stain glass effect.

The theme of the workshop was river Ganga in our daily life and twenty girls from the school participated.

THE FIRST DAY
On the first day the students were asked to sit in a group of ten on a big round table.Cartize paper was used by the students to draw sketches highlighting the theme.Each student was asked to make 3-4 layouts from which the best was selected.

THE SECOND DAY

The second day was the colouring session where every student was asked to colour their paintings in a flat manner using fresh tones.The creativity of the students with their varied imaginations were reflected in their work.A flower market,sadhus worshipping,Howrah Bridge,A burning ghat all by the river ganges were some of the themes that were churned out from their creative thoughts.

THIRD DAY
The third day saw the students giving their paintings a stained glass effect using bold lines.Bright and contrast colours were used in stained glass painting and the black lines were proportionately used to maintain the balance of the pictorial aspect.
Two teachers of the school,Ms. Sushma Jaiswal and Ms Soma Bhattacharya were constantly with the students helping and encouraging with their work.
Soma Bhattacharya says:the overall experience of the workshop was truely invigorating where the students not only participated but they took active interest and deeply involved themselves in their quest for creative pursuits through their paint brushes.
I felt that I had not drawn it on paper.It was as if I was really painting on glass says Ushashi Mondal,one of the participants.
We had lots of fun.I wish we have workshops like this every year in our school.
Madhushree Mondal writes:The theme was on river culture which includes custom and civilization.It was completely a new topic and was very interesting.We learned a lot.

Exhibition

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