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ARCHIVING PUKAR
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A quarterly overview of
PUKAR discussions and workshops
July-September 2007 |
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Panel
Discussion
Eyes on
Bombay
Panellists:
Betsy Karel, Shyam Benegal, Shilpa Phadke
Date: 1st
August 2007
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The panel discussion Eyes on
Bombay was held in collaboration with NCPA and Jackfruit Research & Design,
to inquire into the process of 'looking' or viewing. The event marked the
preview of a photo exhibition ‘Bombay Jadoo’ by Betsy Karel. The panellists
of this discussion came from different walks of life, and commented on ‘ways
of seeing’ the city.
click here for a detailed
report of the event |
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Youth
Fellowship
With
additional support of Sir Ratan Tata Trust, this year PUKAR scaled up the
programme of the Youth Fellowship. In current cycle, we will train 400 youth
across the metropolis over a period of one year, starting from July 1, 2007.
After a
very successful orientation programme for the new youth fellows, the
following workshops were organized towards the process of training the youth
in conducting social science research:
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Workshop on
Story Writing
Participants: Catalysts of
all groups and PUKAR Team
Facilitator: Gopal Ajgaonkar
Date: 4th August 2007
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The prime objectives
of this workshop were to help the participants to break barriers
related to writing, to guide them in writing their individual
Biography reports and to develop their interest in textual
documentation.
Gopal Ajgaonkar
explained various aspects of creating and narrating stories
through group exercises. He brought out the importance of story
writing as a medium of entertainment, a form of expression and also
a reflection of personal value system. There was a discussion on
the principles of Narrative therapy.
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Workshop on
Photography
Participants: Catalysts of
all groups and PUKAR Team
Facilitator: Sanjay Pethe
Date: 9th September 2007
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A workshop on
Photography was held to introduce to the youth fellows the medium of
photography as a tool for documentation. Sanjay Pethe shared his
experiences related to photography as a hobby and a profession. He
also emphasized the importance of photography as a medium of self
expression and creativity and then focussed his discussion on
photography as documentation.
He spoke
about practical aspects of photography and provided tips for
shooting in public spaces, taking photographs of human beings and
religious subjects etc. A photographic exercise was conducted with
the theme of 'Ganapati Festival'. The participants clicked
photographs based on the theme within an allotted time period; which
were then discussed and valuable suggestions were given by Sanjay
Pethe.
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Workshop on
Research Methodology
Participants: Catalysts of all groups and PUKAR Team
Facilitator: Mala Pandurang
Date: 30th
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To introduce the Research
Fellows to the rigor of Research Methodology, a full day workshop was
conducted by Dr. Mala Pandurang. She covered all the stages of a typical
research project, namely, defining a broad aim, data collection, analysis of
data and documentation. Then all the groups were asked to arrive at specific
research questions based on their broad themes, which would define their
focus clearly and facilitate better data collection in the coming months.
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India China Institute
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Rise of China and India: Implications for Building an
"Asian Community"
Speaker: Vishakha Desai
In collaboration with Asia Society India Centre
Date: 28th August 2007
click here for a
transcription of the talk
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Applications for ICFP 2008-2010
We have received numerous applications for ICFP
2008-2010, from all corners of India. The interviews of short listed
candidates will be carried out on November 16-17 in Mumbai. Five fellows
will be selected from India for the fellowship.
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PUKAR (Partners
for Urban
Knowledge,
Action and
Research)
Address: 1-4, 2nd
Floor, Kamanwala Chambers, Sir P. M. Road, Fort,
Mumbai 400 001
Telephone: +91
(22) 6574 8152
Fax: +91 (22) 6664
0561
Email:
pukar@pukar.org.in
Website:
www.pukar.org.in
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