CENSUS AWARENESS – A Report
By
Varun Thirthani IX A
The students of Std. VI, VII and VIII were in for a pleasant surprise when they found out that they were to be given a lecture on the Census of India, not by their teachers, but by senior students! This took place around World Population Day on July 11th, 2014, in an activity promoted by the Education Department.
Six students of Std. IX
were handed the task of lecturing the younger students. The Std. IX students started by asking the
children questions on the topic to test their general knowledge. After that the lecture began and the students
paid careful attention to every detail that was being said. Maps were shown. Regions were discussed. Children
learnt about the sex ratio and literacy rate of our country, things they had
never applied their minds to. When the
lecture ended, the students were told to gather information and prepare
themselves for a very challenging quiz.
Sure the task to pick a winner
would be easy, the Std. IX students were proven wrong. They found it very tough to select a winner
in each class, considering that the students had taken trouble to get more
information on the topic. At last, Avinash
Rana of Std. VIII B was declared the overall winner of the Census Quiz. Those
who did not win, carried something valuable back home – information that has
piqued their curiosity.
