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INTERNATIONALGEOGRAPHYYOUTHSUMMIT-201820–22JULY2018

VIDYANJALIACADEMYFORLEARNING,BENGALURU

THEGEOGRAPHIESOFOURDAILYNEEDSDAILYPROGRAM

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THEGEOGRAPHIESOFOURDAILYNEEDS INTERNATIONALGEOGRAPHYYOUTHSUMMIT–2018 SESSIONSWILLBEGINANDENDONTIME.“PLENARY”MEANSEVERYONEATTENDSTHATSESSION DAILYPROGRAM LIVE-STREAMEDSESSIONSAREIDENTIFIEDWITHLS

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DAY1–Friday,20July20189:30-10:45

10:30-10:45 10:45-11:35

11:45-1:15WORKSHOPS

1:15-2:00

2:00-3:00Plenary

3:00-3:30

INAUGURATION1. Invocation(10

mins)2. Lamp-lighting(5

mins)3. Welcome(VAL

Principal)(10mins)

4. Tamilbloglaunch(5mins)

5. Kannadabloglaunch(5mins)

6. TIGS’journey(DrRamanathan)(20mins)

7. Conferencehousekeepingdetails(DrBalachandran)(15mins)

(Venue:MainHall)Plenarysession

(everyoneattends)LS

TEA KEYNOTEADDRESS

RE-IMAGININGGLOBALAND

LOCALGEOGRAPHIESOF

NEEDSSusanRoberts

ProfessorofGeographyand

AssociateProvostfor

Internationalization,

UniversityofKentucky,USA

(Venue:Auditorium)Plenarysession(everyone

attends)LS

Atlas! LUNCH GAME:

ASKAGEOGRAPHY

QUESTION

(BALACHANDRAN)

VENE:

AUDITORIUM

TEAVenue Classroom1 Capacity 20

Experiencingaglaciallandscape

Venue Classroom2 Capacity 30

Functionalmovementharmonythroughcreativemovement

Venue Auditorium Capacity 40

Understandinglatitudesandlongitudes


Geographyandpower



DAY2–Saturday,21July20189:30-10:15

10:15-10:30

10:30-11:20Papersessions


1:10-2:00

2:00-3:00Plenary

3:00-3:30

PLENARYTALK

THETABOOGEOGRAPHIESOFMENSTRUATION

FizaBanu,SairaSheikh,andMisbah

Khannum

Class10,CitizensEnglishSchool,Bengaluru

(Venue:Auditorium)

Plenarysession

LS

TEA [SESSION1]Topic–Recreation–(Venue:Classroom1)1:Horses:AnIntegral

PartofKodaikanal.-ManyaSekar

2:GeographiesoftheIndianPremierLeaguecricket-AdithyaSwamyaar

3:Playgroundasasharedpublicspace:someissuesweface-ShravanithS.,PunithM.,andNihar.

4:Q&A+Discussion

[SESSION5]Topic–Migrationissues–(Venue:Classroom1)1:Challengesofintercity

migration.-AnanyaKulkarni2:Livelihoodchangesof

evicted/relocatedpeople-HarikumarVenkatramani,SriramSampath

3:LanguageissuesinChandapura-HarshithaK-12,ArunSrikanth,andShaliniC.

4:Q&A+Discussion

LUNCH SINGING

GEOGRAPHY!

(MURALI

KRISHNAN)

VENUE:

AUDITORIUM

TEA

[SESSION2]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part1)–(Venue:Classroom2)1:Casestudyofachild

labourer-ManarSyedAsgar

2:UnityinDiversity-MeghanaM.,KavyaSC,andMohithS

[SESSION6]Topic–Interactionwiththeenvironment–(Venue:Classroom2)1:Howwecanrespectour

surroundings-LubnaAsif,HemangJhamb,andPrakharVerma

2:Holesthattakeawaysouls-NoyaAlmira,SyedSufiyaan,andMeenakshiK.

3:Weatherconditionsandtheir



10:15-10:30



1:10-2:00

2:00-3:00Plenary

3:00-3:30

3:Beautyisnotinourface,itisintheheart:Discriminationbasedoncolor-MonicaR,PoojaG,andSinchanaT.

4:SurveyofservicesinSathnurVillage-SairaGuha,SahanaRamesh,andRitikaRaghunandan.

5:Q&A+Discussion

impactsonfarmers-VaishnaviC.,Sidhesh,andNithyaS.

4:Gogreenbeforethegreengoes!-ShivakumarMN,SudeepP,andPradeepJ.

5:Q&A+Discussion

[SESSION3]Topic–Pollution–(Venue:Classroom3)

1:Littermakestheworldbitter-SaniaSagheer,SanjanaS.Valase,andShruthiVarshini.

2:Plasticisspreadinglikeaplague-RKirthiSoumyaAmrutha,ReshabRana,andManthanB

[SESSION7]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part2)–(Venue:Classroom3)1:Geographiesof(il)literacy-

TharaM,ShwethaK,andSinchanaR.

2:ComfortableclothingvsSociety’snorms-HemaS.,RakshanT.,andSoumyaM.

3:Gender-basedreligiousdiscrimination-ShifnazM.,NareshR.,andKavanaR.

4:DowrySysteminourArea-SheemaBanu,SanjeedaKhatoon,andZahraAnsar.

5:Q&A+Discussion



10:15-10:30



1:10-2:00

2:00-3:00Plenary

3:00-3:30

Gennur.3:Plasticinour

neighborhood-AadithyaSSankar,andN.V.JishnuSatchidanand.

4:GarbageManagement-SpoorthyB,DeekshithaK.,andUdhayG.

5:Q&A+Discussion[SESSION4]Topic–Waterissues(Venue:Classroom4)1:Watersourcesin

Sathnurvillage,Bengaluru-NikitaPatil,SangamithraS.,MadhavanKannan.

2:SocialstressoverwaterinCholanayakanahalliandGangaNagar,Bengaluru-Samuel,Monoj,andMd.Fardeen

3:PollutioninAdyar

[SESSION8]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part3)–(Venue:Classroom4)1:Clothingandgeography.-

AnushaSBhat,PoojaTRathore,OmMishraA.

2:Mentalhealthissuesinaneighborhood.-YasmeenMS.,ShivrajJ,andMalaJ.

3:Geographiesofacarpenter’strade-NavaneethaN.,PoornimaJ.,andPriyankaD.

4:Q&A+Discussion[SESSION9]Topic–UrbanIssues(Part1)–(Venue:Classroom5)1:LPG-themostcommonlyused

cookingfuel-RiyaHiraG.,PraveenKumarR,andSuraj



10:15-10:30



1:10-2:00

2:00-3:00Plenary

3:00-3:30

River,Chennai-LeoMichaelsandKanishkGokul.

4:EvaluationofwaterusageinSuriyurvillage,TiruchchirapalliDistrict,TamilNadu-J.LokeshwaranandV.Abinaya.

5:Q&A+Discussion

KumarR.2:GST:Issuesfacingconsumers

andshopkeepersaroundHosaRoad,Bengaluru-SriSanataniS.,GouthamS.A.,andManuP.

3:Istheworldadustbin?-R.NeerajBharadwaaj.[

4:Q&A+Discussion


DAY3–Sunday,22July20189:30-11:10

Papersessions11:10-11:15

11:15–12:55PaperSesions

1-2:00Lunch

2:00-3:00 3:00-3:30

[SESSION10]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part4)(Venue:Classroom1)1:Parentsfromunderprivilegedbackground

areresponsibleforchildlabour-Lakshmi,Arvind,andGirish.

2:Theeconomyinourareaisgrowingbetter-Chandana,Srinidhi,Apoorva[26]

3:Violenceinourcommunityisduetoilliteracy–Qurratulain,Tanziya,andSaniyaKhan.

4:Theeconomyofhandembroideryinourlocality.-AfreenTajandArbinFathima.

5:Q&A+Discussion

TEA [SESSION12]Topic–UrbanIssues(Part2)(Venue:Classroom1)1:Streetlight:Problemsrelatedto

safetyissuesinParappanaAgrahara,Bengaluru-DeekshaM.,PurushottamV.,Tejas

2:Star-gazinginSultanpalya-PranathiUdupa,Geetaamrita,andVishakha.

3:Todestinationsviapotholes.-AnirudhaGH,PSrihari,andSuhasSrivathsaHR.

4:Softwareengineers’workroutineanditseffectsontheirhealth.-AkshithaShivakumar,AravindSwamy,andSwathi.V.

5:Q&A+Discussion

VALEDICTORY:1. Openforum(35

mins)2. Thanksgiving(10

mins)3. Groupphoto(15

mins)Collectyourcertificatesbygroupasyouleave.

(Venue:

Auditorium)

Plenarysession

TEA

[SESSION11]Topic–Transportation(Venue:Classroom2)1:EastorWest,BMTCisthebest!-

BindushreeR,BamipriyaR9thStandard,


andDharaniP.2:Moneyorchildsafety?-ApoorvaAmargol

andLenaSosaViji3:Transportationisasreliableasrunning

waterinBengaluru!-AkashMadisetty,BindiyaD.,andNivedithaSaiS.K.

4:Bridgingthegap:Understandingproblemsbetweenmodeoftransportandstudents-BhavanaP,AasiyaKhatoon,andPradeepKumar.

5:Q&A+Discussion

[SESSION13]Topic–Technology(Venue:Classroom2)1:TechnologyinFarming-PremaM.,

PavithraT.,andSanthoshU.2:Massmediaisanalternativeto

Schools.-FalakNaazandRabiyaTabassum.

3:Someimpactsofgadgetsonschoolchildren-Pavanakumar,Sandhya,andIshwarya.

4:Solvingproblemsinoursurroundingsthroughtechnology-NiteeshV,NitishKumarKN,andAbhishekR.[

5:Q&A+Discussion

(everyoneattends)LS

IGYS-2018ENDS!


FULLLISTOFABSTRACTSBYSESSION

PLENARYTALKS

[DAY1]CONFERENCEKEYNOTERe-imaginingGlobalandLocalGeographiesofNeeds-SusanRoberts,ProfessorofGeographyandAssociateProvostforInternationalization,UniversityofKentucky,USA

Thinkinglikeageographercanhelpyouseethingsdifferently.ThistalkinvitesInternationalGeographyYouthSummitparticipantstoconsiderwhatcanhappenifwemovefromamorestandard“geographyofbasicneeds”orexpert-definedapproachtotheworld,toanapproachthatstartswithquestionsaboutwhogetstodefinewhatdailyneedsare,andforwhom?Wecanlearnsomethingsfromthestandardwayofthinkingaboutbasicneeds,butitdoesrestona“one-size-fits-all”idea.And,oftenthisbasicone-size-fits-allapproachissimplymappedonaworldpoliticalmap,withcountriesshowntobevariouslymeetingornotmeetingthebasicneedsoftheirinhabitants.Instead,mytalksuggeststhatifwestartthinkingaboutneedsfromwhatwealreadyknowaboutourselvesandourowncommunities,ourhomesandneighborhoods,insteadoffromaworldmap,wecanthinkaboutbasicneedsquitedifferently.Wemaynotgetsimpleanswers,butwecanuseourgeographicalimaginationsto:

• betterunderstandthediversewayspeoplegoaboutdefiningandtryingtomeettheirdailyneeds;

• seethemultipleconnectionsbetweenourownexperiencesandtheplacesweknowwell,andotherpeopleandplaces;andthinkabouthowtocreatea

[DAY2]PLENARYTALKThetaboogeographiesofmenstruation.-FizaBanu,MisbaKhanum,andSairaShaik,10thstandard,Citizen’sHighSchool,Bengaluru

Inourso-called‘modern’societywomenarestillfacingchallengesofmenstrualtaboos.Whydomostofthewomenfeelembarrassedtospeakaboutthistopic?Someofthebeliefsaffectthewomen’semotionalstate,lifestyle,andhygiene.Wechosethistopicbecauseweourselveshavefacedmanyproblemsduringourmonthlyvisit.Wewerenotreadytoacceptthesecustoms.Wesurveyedaround20womenandgirlswhoareourclassmates,teachersandmothersinourneighborhood.Ourquestionsrangedfromspecific(e.g.:Whyareyounotallowedtoenterthekitchen?)tomoreopen-ended(e.g.:Whatdoyoufeelaboutperiods?).Fivewomenhesitatedtospeakwhiletheotherswereresponsive.Theygenuinelybelievedthatmenstrualbloodisimpureandthattheycontaminateholyplaces.Theysaidthatduringmenstruationtheywereforbiddentodothingsliketouchingplants.Weconductedanawarenesscampaign.Wespoketoourclass-matesandthewomeninourneighborhoodaboutthebiologicalprocessofmenstruation.WeattendedtheworkshopKidsEducationRevolutionwherewespoketomanypeopleabout


morejustworld.

thistopic.WealsomadeanonlineprojectcalledBalajanagraha..Wewishedtotalktoboysaswellregardingthistopic.However,manyboysweremakingfunofus,thoughwetriedtoconvincethemthatitisacommonprocess.Weencouragedthemtospeakopenlyaboutmenstruationasitleadsastepforwardempoweringwomen.

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP1[Max.participantcapacity:20]Atlas!-AnanthiBalakrishnan,Founder&Director,CilreEducationalProductsandServicesPrivateLimited

Whenyouleavehome,howdoyouknowwhichwaytogotoreachschool?Gostraight,takethe3rdrightand2ndleftafterthatandyou'llreachthepark.Everyday,weusedirectionsandmapstoreachourfavoritedestinations.Understandingmaps,directions,andusingthemfornavigationisacrucialskillthatweneedtodevelop.Thisworkshopintroducesyoutomaps,map-makin,andhowtheyareusedinnavigation.Withalittlebitofhistory,somegames,andactivitiesyouwillexplorethefascinatingfieldofcartography(cartographyisthescienceandartofmakingmaps).Youwillmakemapsandlearnaboutnavigationobjectssuchasacompass.

WORKSHOP2[Max.participantcapacity:30]Experiencingaglaciallandscape-NithinRai,Fellow,SuriSehgalCentreforBiodiversityandConservation,AshokaTrustforResearchinEcologyandtheEnvironment,Bengaluru-MuthathaRamanathan,ResearchAssociate,TheInstituteofGeographicalStudies,Bengaluru

Haveyoueverexperiencedalandscapejustlookingatamap?Apapermap,notamaponacomputerscreen.

InthisworkshopyouwillgetanopportunitytoexperienceatrekthroughaglaciallandscapeinNorwaythroughphotographsandacontourmap.Learnhowsimpletoolsofvisualrepresentationcanallowyoutofeellikeyouareinthelandscape.


WORKSHOP3[Max.participantcapacity:40]Functionalmovementharmonythroughcreativemovement-MrinaliniSekar–CreativeMovementFacilitator,Madurai.

Wemoveabout,conductingourdailylivesinapartofourgeographicspace.Geographerscallthisspaceactivityspace.Thismovementisnotjustroutine.Thereisalotmoretoit.Throughthephysicalmediumofeverydaymovementofourbodieslikewalking,sitting,doing,inthisworkshopweshallexplore:

• Ourdailyphysicalmovementpatterns• Alteringmovementpatternstoaltermindsets• Examiningourhabitsandpracticestounderstand

ourselves• Emotionsandhowwecarrytheminourbodies• Learningtoexpressfreelyinaconstructivemanner• Graceineverydaymoving,translatingtowardsgraceful

livingOnthepathofselfdiscoveryinanenvironmentofmusicandmovement,lacedwithlaughter.Whattowearforthisworkshop:

• Notightclothing.• Pleasewearlooseclothingthatallowsfreemovement.• Avoidtrailingwearsuchasdupattas,sarisetc.

WORKSHOP4[Max.participantcapacity:35]Understandinglatitudeandlongitude-ChandraShekharBalachandran–Founder&Director,TheInstituteofGeographicalStudies,Bengaluru

Latitudesandlongitudesareanightmaretomoststudents!(Andteachers,too!).Inthisworkshop,youwillhelpsolveaproblemusinglatitudesandlongitudes.Withthis,youwillfindthattheselinesarenotboringatall!Instead,theyareveryinterestinganduseful!

Youwillalsoseesomeoftheconnectionbetweenlatitude/longitudeandOsamabinLaden,healthproblemsofITindustryworkersinBengaluru,USagriculture,andnationalsecurity.


WORKSHOP5[Max.participantcapacity:35]Geographyandpower.-HeidiJNast–Geographer,andProfessorofInternationalStudiesandCriticalEthnicStudies,DePaulUniversity,Chicago,USA.

Thisworkshopwillanticipateideascontainedintheplenary“TheTabooGeographiesofMenstruation”andhelpyouunderstandhowgeographyshowspowerandhowgeographyisusedtoexercisepower.Afterthisinteractiveworkshop,youwillneverlookatgeographythesamewayagain!

21July2018–PAPERSESSIONS

21–7–2018–10:30-11:20–Papersessions 21–7–2018–11:30-1:10–Papersessions

[SESSION1]Topic–Recreation–(Venue:Classroom1)Horses:AnIntegralPartofKodaikanal.-ManyaSekar,7thgrade,Home-schoolingstudent,Madurai

“Horseslendusthewingswelack.”-PamBrown.

HorseridinginthehillstationofKodaikanalisaverypopularactivityfortourists.Thehorsesgosetdistancesaroundthelake,accompaniedbyhorsemen,andthentravelback.AsIhavebeenvisitingKodaikanalandridingthesehorsessinceaveryyoungage,Iwascuriousaboutboththehorsemenandtheirlivesandthehorsementhemselves.Idecidedtodoaphotoessayaboutthis.Iinterviewedsomehorsementofindoutthingssuchas,whyhorseridingissopopularinKodaikanal,whattypesofhorsesthereare,andalotmoreaboutthehorsementhemselves.Itookmanypicturesofthehorsemenandthehorsesastheywentabouttheirdayandattendedtotheirdailyneeds.IexploredtherecreationaluseofgeographicspaceandIexaminedthe

[SESSION5]Topic–Migrationissues–(Venue:Classroom1)Challengesofintercitymigration.-AnanyaKulkarni,10thStandard,CHIRECInternational,Hyderabad

Relocationispartofthehumanexperience.Humansspreadoutontheglobethroughfindingnewhomesinnewplaces.Thedifficultiestheearlyhumansfacedweredifferent,thoughnotentirelydifferentfromtheoneswefacetoday.ImovedfromBengalurutoHyderabadthreeyearsago,andIfacedmultipleobstacleswhiledoingso.Myexperienceofchangingmylocationmademewonderhowpeopledealtwithshiftingmultiplecities.Thisstudywasconductedinmyapartmentcomplexofabout300houses,inHyderabad.Manyfamiliesandindividualsmoveinandoutofthiscomplexeveryyear.Allfamiliesgothroughchanges,andmovingcitiesiscommon.Thestudyconductedwasfocusedonfindingoutmoreabout


21–7–2018–10:30-11:20–Papersessions 21–7–2018–11:30-1:10–Papersessionseconomicdynamicsinvolvedforthehorsementobeabletomakealivelihoodwiththeirhorses.Ienjoyedlearningaboutthehorsemen’slivesandinteractingwiththehorses.

GeographiesoftheIndianPremierLeaguecricket-AdithyaSwamyaar,Class8,DelhiPublicSchool,Bengaluru–South

Asyouknow,IPL[IndianPremierLeague]isaprofessionalTwenty20cricketleagueinIndiawhichareplayedeveryyear,duringAprilandMay.InIndiathepre-monsoonseasonsetsinduringMarch.AsAprilbegins,itbecomeshotterinmostpartsofthecountry.AlltheIPLlocationsexceptBengaluruwillhavemaximumtemperatureclosedto40degreeorevenbeyondthat.Toavoidtheintensedaytimetemperatures,IPLmatchesareplayedaftersundown.Pre-Monsoonshowersare,however,arisk.EachteamrepresentsanIndianstate.Thematchesareplayedindifferentstadiums.Somestadiumshaveinstalledsolarpanelsonthetop/roofforlightingthestadium.Thisreducesthecarbonfootprintofthestadium.IfeelproudthatBengaluru’sChinnaswamyStadiumistheworld’sfirstsolarpoweredcricketstadium.TheIPLgivesampleopportunitiestooverseasplayerstoshowcasetheirtalent.ManyoverseasIPLcricketerslovecomingtoIndia,andplayingcricketherebecauseofthehugefanfollowing.Theyalsorelishdifferentkindsoffoodthattheygethere.ShaneWatsononcesaidthatheisabigfanofIndianvegetariandishesastherearelotsofamazingoptions.Inthispresentation,IwillalsoshowseveralmoreconnectionbetweenIPLandGeography!!!

Playgroundasasharedpublicspace:someissuesweface-ShravanithS.,PunithM.,andNihar,8thSTD,VidyanjaliAcademyForLearning,Bengaluru

howthesepeopledealtwiththeproblemsandovercamethem.

Livelihoodchangesofevicted/relocatedpeople-HarikumarVenkatramani,MontessoriDirector,CASCADE–BeasantNagar,RELIEFFoundation,ChennaiSriramSampath,HeadofData,SkidosLab,Copenhagen

EvictionofpeoplefromslumsandtenementshasbecomeapracticeinmajorcitiesinIndia.Themajorreasonswhyevictionsaredoneintheoryincludedevelopingandinfrastructureprojects,largeinternationalevents,urbandevelopmentand‘beautification’initiatives,realestateforces,absenceofstatesupportandpoliticalconflicts.Inthispaper,weanalyzeandpresentthelivelihoodchangesthattheyencounterduetothechangeinGeographyoflocation.Theseincludeshelter,food,education,andemploymentneeds.Theaimofthepaperistoseehowthesechangeshavecomeaboutandrelatethechangeingeographytothem.Thestudyisconductedbasedontheresponsesandviewsofslumdwellerswhowereevictedintherecentpast.Thedataistobecollecteddirectlyfromtheevictedpeoplethroughasurveyattheirnewresidences.Thesurveydetailswillbeanalysedforcommonpatternsandthesuggestionsandinferenceswillbebasedonthat.

LanguageissuesinChandapura-HarshithaK(10thStd),ArunSrikanth(8thStd),andShaliniC.(9thStd),SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru.

Languageisveryimportantinourlives.Indiaisadiversemulti-lingualcountry.


21–7–2018–10:30-11:20–Papersessions 21–7–2018–11:30-1:10–PapersessionsPlayingisoneofourdailyneedstorefreshourselvesandtomaintaingoodphysicalandmentalhealth.Ifchildrenarephysicallyandmentallyfittheyareassetstothedevelopmentofourcountry.Thegroundisapublicplaceinalocality,weshouldallhaveaccesstoit.Relatedtothiswehavetwoconcernaboutusingtheplayareainourlocality:

• Intimidation–• Somepeoplewon’tletustoplayinthegroundasitdisturbs

themanddamagestheirwallsandwindows.• Severalolderboyswhoplaytherewon’tletusyoungerboys

play.• Dumpingonthefield–Thegroundisverydirtybecausepeoplelitter

anddumpgarbagethere.Inordertoimprovethesituation,wespoketotheCorporator(localelectedrepresentativeincitygovernment)regardingthisissue,hesaidthatactionwillbetakenregardingthisandtheyshallmakesurethegroundisnotmisused.Wealsospoketotheolderboyswhodidnotallowustoplaythere,buttheydidnotlistentous.Intheend,theCorporatortooknoaction,theplaygroundcontinuedtobeusedasadumpinggroundforlitteranddumpgarbagebythepublic.Sotherewasnochangeandwedidnotgetanysolutionforourproblem.Thisisnotone-timejob.Soweplantokeepontryinguntilwesucceed.Forfurtheraction,wefriendshavedecidedtocleanthegroundourselves,tospreadawarenesstothepeoplenottolitterordumpgarbagethere.

Migrationsfromoneregiontoanotherhasledtolanguageproblemamongpeople.Forexample,HindiiswidelyspokenamongpeoplefromNorthernpartsofIndia,butmostofthepeopleresidingintheSouthernpartsofIndiadonotspeakHindiandhavetheirownregionallanguages.Thismakesitdifficultforthemtocommunicatewitheachother.Mostpeopleconfinetheirlanguagelearningtotheirmothertongue.Manyproblemshavetobefacedbyaforeignerorpersonunfamiliarwiththeregionallanguageespeciallywhenitcomestotheusageofpublictransportation.Eveninourownschool,thereareteacherswhostrugglewithstudentswhoknowonlyonelanguagenotfamiliartotheteacher.WeintendtoconductourresearchbyinterviewingdifferentpeopleandobservationstofindoutaboutthedifficultiespeopleinChandapuraandinourschoolfaceonthisissue.


[SESSION2]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part1)–(Venue:Classroom2)Casestudyofachildlabourer-ManarSyedAsgar,Class9,VidyanjaliAcademyforLearning,Bengaluru

ChildlabourisawidespreadprobleminIndia.Thirty-threemillionchildrenfrom5-14yearsofageareengagedinchildlabour.(Sourcehttps://www.moneycontrol.com)Childrenneedtolivealifeappropriatetotheiragegettingeducation,play,andprotection.However,inthecaseofmanychildren,theybecomeworkerstosupportthemselvesandtheirfamilies.ThroughacasestudyofJagan(namechanged)aged12yearswholivesnearmylocalityinBengaluru.IfoundoutaboutPrakash’sbackground,whatmadehimworkatsuchanyoungage,difficultieshefacesetc.Heistheonlypersonwhoearnsinhisfamilyashelosthisfatherwhenhewas10-year-oldandeverybodydependsonhisearnings.Childlabourersaremoreinplaceswherethereismoreneedforsuchlabourerssuchhotels,restaurants&eat-outs.Theyaremoreinsuburbanareaswheretheeconomicstatusofpeopleislowerthanthepovertylevel.Jaganisanexampleofthegeographiesofmigrantchildlabour.Ispoketohismotherandhisemployertomakethemawareaboutwhatconstitutionsaysonchildlabour.Ihaverequestedhertosendhimfornighttuitionssothathecouldgetabetterjobaftercompletinghiseducation.

UnityinDiversity-MeghanaM.(10thStd),KavyaSC(9thStd),andMohithS(8thStd),SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

Indiaisadiversecountryhavingdifferentlanguages,lifestyles,religion,caste,socialclassandsoon.Ifnotunified,thiscanleadtoamajor

[SESSION6]Topic–Interactionwiththeenvironment–(Venue:Classroom2)Howwecanrespectoursurroundings-LubnaAsif,HemangJhamb,andPrakharVerma,Class9,ArmyPublicSchool,KKamarajRoad,Bengaluru

Weoftenseepeoplemisusingtheresourcestheyhavebeenprovidedbytheenvironment.Ourcampaignaimedtowardsmakingpeoplemoreawareabouttheirtreatmenttowardstheenvironmentandimprovingitforthebetter.WewentaroundacolonyinCambridgeLayoutcalled‘GoldenJubileeAirForceOfficersColony’.Wewereshockedtoseethewaychildrenweretreatinganimallife,showingdisregardtowardstheplantlifeandlitteringthecompound.Wedecidedthatachangehadtobebroughtabout.Wetookthefollowingmeasures:

• Wespreadawarenessabouthowpreciousourenvironmentisandhowitmustn’tbemistreated.

• Wecleanedthecompoundandinformedtheresidentstousethegarbagebins.

• Wefedthedogsandencouragedresidentstofeedthemonaregularbasis.

Theresidentswerereceptivetoourcampaignandrespondedpositively.Wewerehappytoseeachangeintheresidents’attitudetowardstheirsurroundings.Theynowrespecttheenvironment.Peoplehavestartedthrowingtheirgarbageinthebinsplacedinthecompoundanddogsarenolongermistreated.

Holesthattakeawaysouls-NoyaAlmira-Grade(Grade9),SyedSufiyaan(Grade8),andMeenakshiK(Grade7),GreenfieldPublicSchool

Today’smajorprobleminBengaluruiswaterscarcity.Thisleadsto


problem.Asweallseeinoursurroundings,thereisalackofunityamongstourselves.Forexample,illiteratepeoplearesufferingduetotheirdisadvantage,whileoftenthepoliticalleadersareseentobeexploitingthem.Thiscouldbetheresultofalackofunityinoursociety.Daytodayissuesweallfacelikewaterscarcityincertainareas,inequalityinthedistributionofserviceslikeeducation,medicalsupport,andsoon,canbesolvedbycomingtogetherandworkinginunity.Wewouldliketostudyaboutthislackofunityleadingtoalotofproblemsandwewouldalsoliketohelppeopleandbringunityamongthepeoplebyspreadingawarenessandalsoshowingthroughourstudythatitispossibletosolveproblemsifeveryoneworkstowardsit.WeplantodoourresearchinHeelaligewherewerecognizedseveralproblemsrelatedtoroads,drinkingwater,etc,whichcouldbesolvedbypeopleiftheyunite.Weintendtodoourstudythroughinterviewsofvariouspeopleincludingtheelectedmembersintheareatounderstandtheconflictsarisingoutofpeoplenotunderstandingeachotherandoutofalackofunity.Wealsoplantospreadawarenessabouttherelevanceofunityamongthepeople.

Beautyisnotinourface,itisintheheart:Discriminationbasedoncolor-MonicaR,PoojaG,andSinchanaT.,SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

Indiabeingalargecountrywitharangeofclimatesacrossthenationandhostsverydiversepopulation.Peopledifferfromeachotherinvariouscharacteristicsandamongwhichskincolorhappenstobeone.Withthesedifferencescomediscrimination.Wehaveobservedthatpeoplewhogetdiscriminatedonthebasisofcolorfacevariousissuessuchasdepression,anxiety,lackofselfconfidence,etc.,especiallybecauseIndiansocietytendstofavorfairskin.Somepeoplealsochoosetogoforskin-lighteningtreatmentsaswellasextensiveuseofcosmetics.Inextremecases,itcouldevenbedetrimentaltotheirhealth.Theseandotherfactorslimitthegeographiesavailableto

largenumberofborewellsbeingdug.Theseborewellsinturnhavestartedtotakemanyinnocentlives.Boreswhichyieldedwaterandsubsequentlygotdepletedareleftuncovered.Smallchildren,withoutnoticingtheholedugfortheborewell,slipinandgettrapped.Humansearchforwaterhasfinallyendedindisaster.Sincetheholesaretoodeepitisquiteimpossibletosavelife.Thefireforcesandmedicalteamfindsitdifficulttorescuechildren.Weundertookasurveyinourneighbourhoodandfoundoutthenumberofborewellsdug,abandonedandleftopen.Wealsocollecteddataregardingthelawsthatcitizensneedtoobey.“I-amseriouslylookingintothisissuebecauseithastakenupaninnocentlifeinmydistantfamily”,saysMeenakshioneoftheauthorsofthispresentation.WevisitedJanagrahaCentreforCitizenshipandDemocracywherewegatheredinformationaboutthetermsandconditionsforsinkingborewells.Wesharedthisinformationwithcitizensofourneighbourhood.

Weatherconditionsandtheirimpactsonfarmers-VaishnaviC.,Sidhesh,andNithyaS.,10thStandard,SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

Weatherplaysanimportantroleinourlifeespeciallyinthelivesoffarmers.Nowadays,weatherconditionsarechangingalotduetomanyhumanactivities.Itisnotstable.Duetothis,farmersaresufferingalot.Theyarenotgettinggoodresultsfortheirhardworkbecauseofunpredictablechangesintheweather.Furthersincetheweatherisalsocloselyrelatedtothegeographyofalocation,ourresearchaimtounderstandtheimpactofthelocationandweatherrelatedchangesinthedecisionsmadebyfarmersincultivation.WechooseMuthanallurforourresearchastherearemanyfarmerslivinginthisarea.Duetoalackofrainfall,farmersarefacingmanydifficultiestogrowthecropslikepaddyandragi.Ragi


theperson.Ourstudydealswithunderstandingtheviewsofpeopleaboutskincolor,theimpactofcolordiscriminationonpeople,andtheexistenceofdifferentsourceswhichpromotescolordiscrimination.Weplantodoourstudymainlythoughinterviewsandsecondarydataanalysis.

SurveyofservicesinSathnurVillage-SairaGuha,SahanaRamesh,andRitikaRaghunandan,Class8,PoornaLearningCenter,SathnurVillage.

SathnurvillageissituatedintheBengaluruUrbanDistrict.ItisdifferentfromYelahankaNew-Town,RTNagarorIndiranagarwhichareurbanized.SathnurVillagehasmostlyduplexes,orsmallcomplexes,whiletheotherthreepredominantlyconsistoflargeapartmentcomplexes.Ourgroupconsistsofpeoplethatliveinurbanareas.WechosetolearnaboutSathnur,soastolearnaboutthetypesofservicesthatdifferentpeopleneed.Wesurveyed10differentfamiliesfromacrossSathnurabouttheservicestheyrequireanduse.Weaskedaboutschools,publictransport,hospitals,garbagecollection,electricityandpublic-placesindetail.WeeventalkedtotheSathnurGramPanchayataboutwhattheirpeoplewant.Evenjustwalkingdownthestreetssomethingsbecameevident.First,thatthepollutionlevelsinSathnurarelow,andsecond,thatroad-killofdogsandsmalleranimalsisaseriousproblem.Peoplecommentedonthelackofplaygroundstoo.WethenconsultedtheSathnurPanchayatontheseproblems,learningthattheyhadplanstobuildaparkaroundtheSrinivasapuralake.Theythoughtthathavingacentralparkwouldbringthecommunitytogetherasone.DuringourtimewiththePanchayat,wediscussedrainwaterharvesting,schools/colleges,hospitals,garbagecollection,andelectricity.WecollecteddataaboutwherethepeopleofSathnuracquiretheirdailyresourcesandmedicines,wetheninformedthePanchayatabouttheproblemspeoplewerefacing,anddiscussedpossiblesolutions.

doesnotneedmorewatersuppliesbutitneedswateratleastoncein8-10days.Paddyneedsmorewatercomparedtoothercrops.Thenatureofcropsisalsoafactorwhichdecidesthemethodoffarming.Someofthesourcesofwaterandmethodsemployedbyfarmersforirrigationarebydripirrigation,sprinklerorborewell.Weplantododetailedinterviewsoffarmersandanalysisofdataforfindingoutthechangesinweatherasapartoftheresearch.

Gogreenbeforethegreengoes!-ShivakumarMN,SudeepP,andPradeepJ.,8thStandard,Vidyanjaliacademyforlearning.Bengaluru.

Bengalurucitywasformallyknownasagardencity.Nowitislosingitsgreeneryduetourbanization.OnesuchexampleisVijayanagar.Thishasanadverseimpactonthelocalresidents.WeinterviewedtheresidentsofVijayanagarwhowerelivingthereoverlast20-30years.Whattheyseeatpresentisclimaticchangesandwaterscarcity.Wetriedtoconvincethepeoplethroughenvironmentalsong,whichdescribesnottocutthetreesinsteadtogrowmoretrees.Wecounseledpeopletoprotestagainsttheactofcuttingtrees.Wemadepamphletsandposterstosavetreesanddistributedinneighboringhouses.Weconductedarallytobringawarenesstosavetreesandtohavefora“GREENFUTURE”.InVijayanagarweshouldatleastsavethetreesthatwehaveandplantmore.


[SESSION3]Topic–Pollution–(Venue:Classroom3)Littermakestheworldbitter-SaniaSagheer,SanjanaS.Valase,andShruthiVarshini.,8thStd,VidyanjaliAcademyforLearning,Bengaluru.

Everydaytonsofsolidwastearedisposedimproperly.Thiscauseshazardouseffectsonourenvironment.Therearethingswhichcanberecycledandputtousebutwearethoughtlessandareunawareoftheconsequencesitcanhaveonoursurroundings.InTanneryRoad,Bengaluru,thereareopen-airsiteswithoutanyproperdumpingstationwherethegarbageiscollected.Dumpingandburningofgarbagegiveunpleasantodourandpollutetheair.Thisishappeningbecausepeopleareignorantabouttheconsequences.BruhatBengaluruMahanagaraPalike(BBMP)isirregularincollectinganddisposingthegarbage.Thefoulsmellintheopenareasattractfliesandmosquitoes.Thisisaffectingthehealthofthepeople.Thecowsgrazingthegarbagealsofallsickandtheirmilkisinfected.Thisinturnaffectsmanyinfants&people.WecarriedoutasurveyongarbagedisposalinTanneryroad.Wewentdoortodoor,interactedwiththeresidentsnearthedumpsitesandtheotherpeopleintheneighborhood.Wecreatedawarenessaboutthedangerousconsequencesandilleffectsoninfantsandpeople.Wedistributedpostersonwastesegregationintheirrespectivehouses.WetookphotographsoftheaffectedsitestotheBBMPofficeandrequestedtheofficialstoregularlycollectthegarbage.

Plasticisspreadinglikeaplague-RKirthiSoumyaAmrutha,ReshabRana,andManthanBGennur.,Class8,VidyanjaliAcademyForLearning,Bengaluru

Plasticbagsareeverywhereinourenvironment.Theycostverylittleandarealsoveryconvenient.However,theygreatlyaffecthumanhealth.Globally,severalcitieshavebannedplasticbagsandsomehaveenforcedstrictlawsaboutthis.

[SESSION7]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part2)–(Venue:Classroom3)Geographiesof(il)literacy-TharaM,ShwethaK,andSinchanaR.,9thStd,SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

IlliteracyrateishighinIndia.Thechildrenofilliteratesattendgovernmentschoolswherethereisnopropereducation,whichleadstoincreasingilliteracyrateinourcountry.Also,inthepast,girlswererestrictedfromgoingtoschoolsandtobeknowledgeableunlikeboys.Recentlysomeofparentsareallowinggirlstogoschoolbut,iftheschoolissofartheystillhesitatetoleavethegirls.Wealsoassumethatilliteratesarenotgettingequalrightsandequalrespect.Itisimportanttorealizethatwehavetogiveequalrightsandrespecttoallhumanbeings.Illiteratepeoplemovefromplacetoplacefortheirjobsbymigration.Theycannotgotoeveryplacesandgetallpositionseasilywhicharerestrictedtothem.Societyalsolooksdownuponthem.WeplantointerviewIlliterateandliteratepeople.Wewillalsotrytofindthepercentofliterate&illiteratepeopleinourareaandtheinitiativesbythegovernmenttoincreasetheliteracyrate.WewillalsotrytomeetShriShivanna,MLAofAnekaltopresentourstudytohim&understandhisviews.

ComfortableclothingvsSociety’snorms-HemaS.(9thStd),RakshanT.(8thStd),andSoumyaM.(8thStd),SujanaConventSchool,Bengaluru

Dressingistotallyanindividualchoiceandcomfort.Oursenseofdressingplaysahugeroleindefiningwhoweareandchoose


InBengaluru,despitetheban,peoplearestillusingplasticbags.Thishascreatedlargetrashheap.OurresearchisallaboutthecloggingoftheNagenahalli,Bengalurudrainage.Thisdrainageisinthisconditionbecausepeopledon’tcareandontheotherhandthegovernmentisnottakinganystrictaction.Asaresult,itcausesafoulodourandclogsthedrainagepipes.Themostvitalthingthathastobechangedisthatweneedtoenforcestrictlawsagainsttheusageofplasticinalltheforms.Asplasticisalsodumpedeverywhereonthestreetsithasalsocausedchaosforsmoothmovementofthetraffic.Weconductedasurveyinthislocality.Somepeopleagreedtheconsequencesofplasticusagearebad.Otherswerenotawareofit.TofindasolutionforthisissuewehavedecidedtomeettheareaMLC*todiscussourinitiativeregardingthedrainageproblemsinNagenahalli.*MemberoftheLegislativeCouncilofthestate;theLegislativeCouncilistheupperhouseofthestate’sbi-camerallegislature.

Plasticinourneighborhood-AadithyaSSankar,andN.V.JishnuSatchidanand.,9thStandard,ArmyPublicSchool,KKamarajRoad,Bengaluru.

Inourareathereisadumpofgarbagemainlyofplasticcovers.Duetothatgarbagetherearealotofproblemsfacedbyanimals(especiallycows)andtheneighbourhoodindailylife.Thepeopleintheneighbourhooddonotbotherwhiletheythrowtheirplasticcoversfilledwithwaste.Wehavespokentoamilkman,aBBMP(BruhadBengaluruMahanagaraPalike,theCitygovernment)workerandaneighbourabouttheplasticdumpinthearea.Inoursurveywehavefoundoutthemainproblemsandalsohowtopreventthem.Aftercreatingcontinuousawarenessthepeoplehaveslowlystartedchangingthewayofdisposingoffthegarbage.Wehopethatonedaythisareabecomesacleanplaceandwewillcontinuouslyworktowardsitbymakingtheauthoritiesaware.

dressesaccordingtotheevents.Intoday’sgenerationeveryonewishestodressupaccordingtotheircomfort.Supposewewearamoderndressandvisitatemple,whatcanbethethoughtofpeopleaboutyou.Societyrespectswhenwewearproperdress.Dressingisimportantinhumanlife.Everypersonknowshowtodressaccordingtowheretheycomefrom.Itdependsontheoccasionthatweareattending.Hence,dressingdirectlydependsontheeventsweareattending.Oursenseofdressingplaysahugeroleindefiningwhoweareandhowweare.Wemustdresstocomfortourselves.Societystereotypeandpassjudgementhenceitcompelsustofollow.Indiansweartraditionaldresstoretainitsculture.Casualdressinggivesfirstplacetopersonalexpressionandconformity.Inourresearchwearetryingtolookatspaceslikeschool,hospital,templesthathowpeopledressaccordingtonormsorcomfort?

Gender-basedreligiousdiscrimination-ShifnazM.(9thStd),NareshR.(9thStd),andKavanaR.(8thStd),SujanaConventSchool,Bengaluru

Genderinequalitymeanstreatingpeopleunequallybasedontheirgender.Thoughthisissueaffectseveryone,anoverwhelmingmajorityofitsvictimsarewomen.Thisisduetodeep-rootedsocialandculturalvalues.Itisaveryoldissue.Genderinequalitycutacrossreligions,socialclasses,educationalandemploymentsectors,etc.Itisunfairandaffectsitsvictimsverydeeplyatapersonallevel.ItalsohampersthegrowthoftheIndianeconomy.Sowewillbeinterviewingpeoplefromurbanaswellasruralareas.Weareconductingourresearchat13thcross,ChennakeshavaNagar,HosaRoad,Bengaluru(urban)andKrishnagiri,Kandili,Sandagoop,TamilNadu(rural).

DowrySysteminourArea-SheemaBanu,SanjeedaKhatoon,andZahraAnsar,Class10,


GarbageManagement-SpoorthyB(10thStd),DeekshithaK.(9thStd),andUdhayG.(9thStd),SwamyVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

Withtheincreasingpopulation,managingthegarbagehasbecomeamajorprobleminourcountrybothintheruralaswellasurbanareas.Ourstudyaimstodelvedeeperintothisissue.Weplantobeginbyunderstandingtheexistingsystemofgarbagemanagementindifferentlocationswithinourneighborhood.Bydifferentlocations,wemeanresidential,marketandslums.Furtherwealsowouldliketoproposesomesolutionsforeffectivegarbagemanagementandlookintothepossibilitiesofhowstudentslikeuscangetinvolvedinthematter.Weknowbygeneralobservationfromourlocalitythatinthecaseofaninefficientgarbagemanagement,notonlythepeoplebutanimalsalsosufferfromserioushealthissues.Weknowofcasesofanimalslikedogsandcowsinsearchoffoodendingupeatingplasticwastedumpedontheroadsleadingtotheirdeath.Themethodofdisposingthegarbageisalsoamajorconcerninourstudyaswerealizeitisalsoimportant.Simpledumpingofcertainwastepollutesthesoilwhileburningofwastecreatesairpollution.Itisthusnecessarytofindabetterway.Asapartofcontributingtosolvingtheissue,weintendtoworktowardscreatingawarenessamongthepeopleaboutgarbagemanagementintermsofsegregatingthewaste,tomakeasquareshapedclosedboxtypeareawherepeoplecanthrowtheirgarbageandalsoconversewiththemunicipalauthoritiestoinitiateanefficientmanagementsystem.

CrescentHighSchool,Bengaluru.Therewasagirlinourareawhosemarriagewasfixedbutonthedayoftheweddingthegroomrefusedtomarryherbecausethebride’sfamilydidnotgivedowry.Itissosadtoseethateventodaypeoplearestillpronetotakeorgivedowry.Wewanttounderstandtheissueofdowryinourarea.

Ourhypothesisisthatinourareapeoplewhohavemigratedfromruralareasaremorepronetodowry.Wesurveyedvariouspeopleabouttheproblem.Theysaidthatitisbecauseofilliteracyandunemployment,andthatthesepeoplethinkofmarriageasabusinessdeal.Peoplewhodonothavegoodeconomicconditionsinourareatreatdowryasasourceofincome.Wehavetoresearchaboutruralpeople’scultureofdowry,whydotheythinkdowryisimportantformarriage.Thegeographicalaspectsrelatedtothistopicaremigrationandrelationshipamongfamilyandsociety.Weaskedviewsfrompeopleofage45-50inwhichtheysupportedgivingdowryastheyconsideritasapartofmarriage,theircustom,andculture.Weintendtofindmoreaboutdowrysysteminourareaandtakeactionstoreducethesamebyspreadingawarenessthatdowryisillegal.

[SESSION4]Topic–Waterissues(Venue:Classroom4)WatersourcesinSathnurvillage,Bengaluru-NikitaPatil,SangamithraS.,MadhavanKannan,Class8,PurnaLearningCentreSchool,Bengaluru

Wesawwatertankersinourschoolandfoundoutthatourschoolpaysmoneyforthat.Wedecidedtofindoutwhatishappeninginother

[SESSION8]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part3)–(Venue:Classroom4)Clothingandgeography.-AnushaSBhat,PoojaTRathore,OmMishraA.,Grade10,VidyanjaliAcademyforLearning,Bengaluru.

Thecolorfulaspectofeverycultureisitsattractivegarments.We


placeswithinourcommunity.Weconductedanoralsurveywithresidentsinindividualdwellings,anapartmentcomplex,retailshops,arestaurant,aclub,andafactory–representingdiverserequirements.Wemadedirectobservationoftheplace,itslakes,drains,theninterviewedtheGramPanchayatOfficer.Ourquestionswereaimedatknowingthesourceofwaterfordifferentneeds,thelevelofsatisfactionoftheresidents,theeffectontheenvironment,andhowthesituationhaschangedwithtime.Theneedforwaterismetthroughprivateborewellsorprivatetankers.Waterintwosmalllakesintheregionisusedforirrigationattimes.Packagedmineralwateristhemainsourceofdrinkingwater.Peopleweresatisfiedwiththequantityandqualityofwater,eventhoughtheyhavetospendextraforpackageddrinkingwater.Basedontheexperientiallearningoftheold-timeresidentsoftheplace,wegottoknowthelevelofwaterinborewellhasdroppedby1000feetormore;peoplewereworried.Rainwaterharvesting.watertreatment,andre-useofwateraredoneminimally.Intheabsenceofadrainagesystem,someofthestormwaterdrainsrunningalongresidentialstreetswerecloggedandsmelling.Wemaynotabletodependongroundwaterforlong,thoughnotallpeopleareaware.TheGovernmentthinksKaveriwaterisasolution,thoughonlytimewilltell.

SocialstressoverwaterinCholanayakanahalliandGangaNagar,Bengaluru-Samuel,Monoj,andMd.Fardeen,Class10VidyanjaliAcademyforLearning,Bengaluru

Welearntthat2/3oftheearthiscoveredwithwaterandhumanbodyconsistsof70%water.Nolifecanbesustainedwithoutwater.Duetoitsscarcity,waterhasbecomeamajorreasonforsocialstressintheapartmentsofCholanayakanahaliandresidencesofGanganagar,twolocalitiesinBengaluru.

havemanyendangeredspeciesofanimalsandbirdsinIndiawhichweneedtoconserve,butwhatwedonotknowisthattherearemanytraditionalattiresofIndiawhichareendangered.Manyofthesetraditionalattiresarebasedonthegeographyofaplace.Forexample,Keraliteswearasimplecottondressbecauseoftheheat.Fromourresearchwefoundoutthatmanypeopledonotknowabouttheirtraditionaldresses.Toencouragepeopletoweartraditionaldresses,wewenttomanyplacessuchassupermarketsandmallsanddistributedpamphletsabouttheimportanceofwearingtraditionalclothesandalsotomakethemawareandpassittothenextgeneration.Eightyfivepercentofourintervieweesdidnotwanttoweartheirtraditionaldressesinpublicplaces.Thereasonisthattheyarehesitant.Fromthisresearchwelearntthatwehavetopasstheoldtraditionstothenextgenerations.

Mentalhealthissuesinaneighborhood.-YasmeenMS.(9thStd),ShivrajJ.(9thStd),andMalaJ.(8thStd).,SujanaConvent,Bengaluru

Individualdealwithvariousissuesintheireverydayliveslikecommentsontheirpersonality,caste,gender,colour,etc.whichcanleadtoill-effectsontheirhealth.Wearegenerallyhesitanttotalkaboutmentalhealthissues.Mentalhealthproblemsbringstigma.Thosesufferingfrommentalhealthissuesareoftensuppressed.Theyalsoseemtoisolatethemselvesandbehaveinastrangemannerwhichisnotseemtobenormalforthemajorgroup.Locatingthisissueinourareaisnotthateasy.Spaceswhichareconsideredtobehelpfulsometimesturnawaythosewhoseekhelp.WehavetakenupthisprojecttointerviewandcollectdatafromC.K.Nagar,13thCrossroad,andSriSaiLayoutnearHosaRoad,Bengaluru.Whilegatheringdatawearealsotryingtospreadawarenessamongpeopleabouthowtheycanseekhelpfortheir


Themainsourceofwaterfortheseareasarebore-wellsandBWSSB(BengaluruWaterSupplyandSewerageBoard).Wehavewitnessedmanyfightsandargumentsduetoshortageofwatersupply,whichcreatessocialstressamongtheresidents.Thevariationsingroundwatertableandcontaminationofwaterduetomixingofsewageanddrinkingwaterarethemaincausesofwatershortage.Thisresultsinserioushealthissuesandpollutestheenvironment.Thisdistractsthelifeofthepeople.Forourresearch,wesurveyedthepublicinboththeareas.WemetthescientistMr.ARShivKumarwhohasbeenusingrainwaterharvestingasasourceforhisdailyactivitiesfor23years.Afewchangesthatneedtotakeplaceinourareasareimprovementofpipelinesystem,regularcheckingofbothsewageanddrinkingwaterpipelines,andpreventingleakagesinpipelines.Wecreatedawarenessamongthepeopletoinstallrainwaterharvestingintheirhousesandapartments.Wecametoknowthatwiseusageofwaterwillleadtosustainabledevelopmentandkeepingourenvironmentcleanmakesushappyandhealthy.

PollutioninAdyarRiver,Chennai-LeoMichaelsandKanishkGokul.,Class10,Homeschooling,Chennai

Waterscarcityisamajorproblemthesedays.Whenweusewater,mostofitendsupgoingdownthedrain,thentovariouswaterbodies,andfinallyintothesea.Therefore,waterscarcityismainlyitslackofre-usabilityandaccessibilitytocleanwaterwhichisimportantforourdailyneeds.Theuntreatedsewagethatweletintowaterbodiesundoubtedlyreboundsandaffectsus.WeliveclosetothehighlypollutedAdyarRiverinChennai.WehadinitiallythoughtthattheAdyarRiverwasoneofthemostpollutedwaterwaysinChennai.Instead,wefoundthatitisoneoftheleastpolluted.ThetwomostpollutedwaterwaysaretheBuckinghamCanalandtheCooumRiver,respectivelyreceiving60%and30%of

mentalhealthconditions.Wearealsotryingtotellthemabouttheimportanceofcounsellingformentalhealthissues.

Geographiesofacarpenter’strade-NavaneethaN.,PoornimaJ.,andPriyankaD.,9thstandard.BengaluruEnglishHighSchool,Bengaluru

Oneofourteammember’sfatherisacarpenter.InourneighborhoodofNagnathapurawecanseemanycarpentryshops.Thisinspiredustoknowmoreaboutthisworkandwhytherearesomanycarpentryshopsandalsoknowaboutcarpentrysowechosethistopic.Inourareathecarpenters’generallyworkoncommercialandresidentialprojects.Wevisitedmanycarpentershopsandindustriesinourarea.Carpentryisfrequentlyafamilyprofession,passeddownthroughthegenerations.Carpentersgettheirwoodthroughacomplexchainofsupply,oftenfromothercountries.Aftervarioustaxes,thecarpentersmake5–10%profit,butusuallynoloss.Theyealsofacemanyhealthissuessuchasdermatitis,respiratoryproblems,andinjuries.

[SESSION9]Topic–UrbanIssues(Part1)–(Venue:Classroom5)LPG-themostcommonlyusedcookingfuel-RiyaHiraG.,PraveenKumarR,andSurajKumarR.,9thstandard,BengaluruEnglishHighSchool,Bengaluru.

Liquefiedpetroleumgas,commonlyknownasLPG,isacombustiblegas.Itiswidelyusedasacookingfuel.Nowadays,withtechnologicaldevelopment,peoplehavemanychoicesforcookingfuel.YetweassumethatLPGismorecommonlyused.Wearevisitinghouses(completed20tillnow)andfoundthat65%


untreatedsewagedaily,whiletheAdyarRiverreceivesonly10%.Garbage,debris,andsewageletoutintotheAdyarriverfromhouses,constructionsites,andinstitutionsnotonlyrestrictwaterflowbutalsopollutethegroundwaterandthesea,affectingthemarinelifeandusinthelongrun.Weplantogetprimaryinformationfromsitevisitstotheriveritself,andsecondaryinformationfrompeoplewhohavealreadydoneworkontheAdyarriver.Wepresentourstudyintheintheformofadocumentary.

EvaluationofwaterusageinSuriyurvillage,TiruchchirapalliDistrict,TamilNadu-J.LokeshwaranandV.Abinaya,MScprogram,DepartmentofGeographyBharathidasanUniversity,Tiruchirappalli,TamilNadu

Demandforwater,anessentialresource,isrisingrapidly.Yet,wedon’trealizethevalueofit.SuriyurisaremotevillageinTiruchchirapalliDistrictwhichispresentlyfacingadomesticwatercrisis.WeevaluatdewaterusageinSuriyurusingprimarydatathroughremotesensingandGIS(GeographicInformationSystems).Thisstudyassessesthewaterusedforthedomesticpurposesandsuggestswaysforsustainablewaterusetoavoidfuturecrises.

ofpeoplebuycylindersfromtheblackmarket.Wewantedouttofindoutwhytheyusetheblackmarket.WehavealsovisitedaLPGsupplystation,therewehavelearnthowemptycylindersarefilled.LPGhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Weobservedthatchildreninourneighborhoodarenotawareoftheaccidentsthatmaycausefromtheirmishandlingofcylinders.ThisencouragedustoeducatepeopleabouttheaccidentsandprecautionarymeasurestohandleLPGcylinders.

GST:IssuesfacingconsumersandshopkeepersaroundHosaRoad,Bengaluru-SriSanataniS.,GouthamS.A.,andManuP.,9thStandard,SujanaConventSchool,Bengaluru

GST(GoodsandServicesTax)wasintroducedinIndiaon1July2017.Ithasreplacedmanyothertaxessuchasservicetax,ValueAddedTax,etc.GSTisdividedintoCGST(CentralGST)andSGST(StateGST).Duringourresearch,weareinterviewingshopkeepersaswellasconsumersinourneighborhood–CentralJailroad,C.K.Nagar,ElectronicCity,BengaluruandManjunathLayout,Naganathpura.WeassumedthatGSTisgoodfortheeconomicgrowthofourcountry.However,wefoundthatpeoplethinkthatGSThasaffectedtheminbothpositiveandnegativeways.

Istheworldadustbin?-R.NeerajBharadwaaj,7thGrade,Cascade,Chennai

Anenvironmentwithlesspollutionisadailyneedforeverybody.ButdoyouknowthatChennaicityalonegeneratesabout8200tonsofmixedgarbageeveryday.Thisgarbageissimplydumped


andburntintwomajordumpyardsinthecity–PallikaraniandKodungaiur.Thiscausesair,water,land,andvisualpollution.Thisisaserioushealthhazardforthehumansaswellasforanimalsandplantsthatliveclosetothedumpyard.Thesolutionforthissegregatingourwasteatsource,compostingoforganicwasteandrefuse,reducingandreusingplasticproducts.Ifwepracticewastesegregationtheamountofwastegeneratedbyeachhouseholdwillbegreatlyreduced(byupto96.88%).SoIwantedtoimplementthisinmyneighborhoodofseventyfivefamiliesandwantedtoknowhowmanyarewillingtosegregatetheirwaste.Soconductedasurveyinthecolony.Unfortunately,60familiesdeclinedmysurveyforvariousreasons.Ithoughtthatprovidingawarenesswouldnotworkbutshowingaworkingmodelwouldwork.Iinstalledtwobinsinfrontofthecolonyandstartedtodocompostinginthecolony.AftermyfirstyieldofcompostisdoneIwillstarttoplanttreesinthecolonywiththecompostwhichwillincreasethegreencoverofthecolony.


22July2018–PAPERSESSIONS

22–7–2018–9:30-11:10–Papersessions 22–7–2018–11:15–12:55–PaperSesions

[SESSION10]Topic–Social,culturalissues(Part4)(Venue:Classroom1)Parentsfromunder-privilegedbackgroundareresponsiblefor

childlabour

-Lakshmi,Arvind,andGirish,Grade9,SharadaShriPublicSchool,

Bengaluru

Wearegoingtoschoolandwegainknowledgebutsomechildreninourcommunitydonotgeteducation.Wethinkthatthesechildrenarenotgettingeducationbecauseoftheirparentsandtheirpoverty.Inourlocality,wesawachildworkingingarageformoneyandwethoughtthathisparentsareresponsibleforthis.Wearegoingtoprovethisbytakinginterviewsofparents,childrenandprincipalsinourarea.

Theeconomyinourareaisgrowingbetter

-Chandana,Srinidhi,Apoorva,Grade10,SharadaShriPublicSchool,

Bengaluru

Onceuponatimeweusedtoliveinasmallhousewherewehadverylittlespaceandweweregivingrenttohouseowner.Butnow,wearelivinginacomfortablehousewithwellventilatedroomsandfacilities.Weownanewcarandabike.

[SESSION12]Topic–UrbanIssues(Part2)(Venue:Classroom1)Streetlight:ProblemsrelatedtosafetyissuesinParappanaAgrahara,

Bengaluru

-DeekshaM.(9thStd),PurushottamV.(9thStd),Tejas(8thStd),ujana

ConventSchool,Bengaluru

Streetlightshelptoensuresafetytoeverybodypassingonthestreet.Itisanessentialpublicservicethatprovidesasaferenvironmentatnighttimetothepeoplelivinginstreetandaswellaspedestrians.InmanyIndiancitiescrimeisincreasingdaybyday.Oneofthereasonsislackofstreetlights.Duetodarkness,parentsdonotallowtheirchildrentogooutandplayintheevening.Whentherearenostreetlightsmanyaccidentsoccurbecauseoflowvisibility,itisdangeroustowalkatnight,andparticularlyaffectwomen’ssafety.Italsomakesthepeoplefeelinsecureabouttheirsafety.InourresearchwearegoingtointerviewpeoplefromVeerappaReddyLayout,3rdMainRoad,ParappanaAgrahara,Bengaluruastheydonothaveproperstreetlights.WehavealsopostedalettertoBengaluruElectricitySupplyCompany(BESCOM)officersinordertoknowthereasonbehindthelackofstreetlightsinourarea.

Star-gazinginSultanpalya

-PranathiUdupa,Geetaamrita,andVishakha,Grade9,VidyanjaliAcademy



Similarly,peopleinourareahavestartedlivingintheirnewlyconstructedhouses.Therefore,wethinktateconomyinourareaisgettingbetter.Forresearch,weconductedinterviewswithourgrandparents,parentsandneighborsinourcommunitylivingtheirfrompast10years.Also,wewillbetakingsomereferencefrominternet.WeareconductingthisresearchinHoskerhalli,Bengaluru.

Violenceinourcommunityisduetoilliteracy

-Qurratulain,Tanziya,andSaniyaKhan,Class10.CrescentHigh

School,Bengaluru.

Webelievethatilliteracyisacauseofmisunderstandingamongpeople.Thisoftenleadstoviolence.Wesurveyedliterateandilliteratepeopleinourcommunity.WehavealsointerviewedMLAsandcouncilorsinourcommunity.Lackofpatiencetounderstandeachotheristhemainreasonforfightingamongthepeoplesurroundingus.Weshouldspreadawarenessamongthepeopleaboutilliteracyinourcommunitythenonlyitwillimprove.

Theeconomyofhandembroideryinourlocality.

-AfreenTajandArbinFathima,Class9.CrescentHighSchool,

Bengaluru.

Inourlocality,thereisagirlwhoislivingwithherbrother.Herworkishand-madeembroidery.Shehasexperienceinthedesignsandherdesignsarebeautiful,butthepeopleofthisgenerationdon’tvaluethat.

forLearning,Bengaluru

Developmentofcivilizationhasrenamedtownsascities.Theconceptofstar-gazinghasgonemissingbecauseeverybodylivesamechanicallife.Thereasonsbehindtheinvisibilityofstarsaretallbuildingswhichobstructstheviewofthenightsky,lightpollution,altitudeoftheparticularcityandclimaticconditionsofthecity.Thus,peoplehaveforgottentoenjoythenightsky.Weconductedsurveystocheckifthepeopleinmyadjoiningareaandschoolknewthetermstar-gazing;andtofinddifferencesbetweenurbanandruralareaandreasonswhytheylikestar-gazing.Tobuildinterestandknowledgeaboutstar-gazing,schoolscanconductworkshops,wheretheneighbor-hoodcanalsotakepart.Wegatheredinformationandnoticedthat‘streetlights’wasusedasthecommonword.Wecameupwithasolutiontoreducelightpollutioncausedbystreetlights.Wesimulatedthestreetlightstobeparalleltothegroundwithareflectivefixtureaboveitsheadtocreatethescatteringofthelightoveralargerareaofthegroundandavoidingthelighttoreachtheatmosphereabove.Thiswilldrasticallyimprovetheeffectofsky-glowonstar-gazing.ToimplementthismodelwevisitedtheBBMPofficialsinchargeofourareaandrequestedthemtoconsiderourideasandinstallstreetlightsthatwedesigned.

Todestinationsviapotholes.

-AnirudhaGH,PSrihari,andSuhasSrivathsaHR.,Grade10,Vidyanjali

AcademyforLearning,Bengaluru.

Transportationisoneofthebasicnecessitiesofahuman.IncreasingpotholesintheroadsinandaroundCholanayakanhalliandVNagenahalli



Peopleprefermachineworkbecausetheyfeelready-madeclothesaremoreattractive.However,handembroideryhasperfection.Peoplebargainforhandembroiderybutspendthousandsonready-madeclothes.Wewanttounderstandwhypeoplebargainonhandembroidery,andwhichtheyfindisbetterandwhy.Peoplesaythathandembroideryisdifficultbutiscomfortable.Somepeoplesaythattheywanttheseclothesonlyforspecialoccasions.Mostpeoplesaidsomeinterestingfactsonhandworkinourinterviews.Thecleverentrepreneursmakeuseofhandembroideryandsellathugeprices,buttheybuythehandembroideryforsmallamounts.Mosthandembroidershaveleftthislineofworkbecauseofthis.Wewanttoincreaseawarenessabouttherightsofembroideryworkers.Wewanttotellpeoplethatmachineworkisbetterthanhandembroideryandsupportthem.

haveturnedtransportationhazardous.TheBrihadBengaluruMahanagaraPalike(BBMP–thecitygovernment)issupposedtotakecareoftheroads.Duetocorruptcontractorsinthelocalgovernment,thepotholesareneglected.Potholestroublethepedestriansandthecommuters,causinguneasiness,unhygienicconditions,andslowertraffic.Wehaveresearchedabouthowthesepotholesaffectpeopleintheirdailylives.Tofindthisoutweinterviewed10pedestrians,10autodriversand10streetvendors(N=30).Wehavegotsomesurprisingresultsabouthowtheseaffectthemdirectlyandindirectly.WewroteanRTIrequestregardingtheworkdoneinCholanayakanahalli.Wealsofilledafewpotholesinourlocalityandmadeourfriendscontributeinfillingthepotholes.WealsotookimagesofpotholesanduploadedthemontheBBMPappforpotholes.

Softwareengineers’workroutineanditseffectsontheirhealth.

-AkshithaShivakumar,AravindSwamy,andSwathi.V.,9thStandard,

BengaluruEnglishHighSchool,Bengaluru.

Wechosethistopicbecauseweareinspiredbyourneighbors’livingstandardswhoareworkingintheITfield.PeopleworkingintheITfield,theirworkingroutineisdifferentfromotherworksbecausetheyhaveclientsinothercountries.Theyhavemanyhealthissuesbecauseofthestressfultensionintheirwork.Thosewhoarecomingfromotherstates,theirbasicneedslikeshelter,food,socialnetworkareverydifferent.WealsowanttoexplorethetransportationmodesofITpeople.Ajobandgoodhealtharebothdailyneedsformostofus.Weinterviewedseveralsoftwareengineersandafewdoctors.Wefoundthatsoftwareengineers’irregularhabitscontributetoseveralhealthproblemssuchaslowerbackpain,anxiety,stress,carpeltunnel



syndrome,heartdisorders,insomnia,andeyeproblems.

[SESSION11]Topic–Transportation(Venue:Classroom2)EastorWest,BMTCisthebest!-BindushreeR,BamipriyaR9thStandard,andDharaniP.,9thStandard,SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

Travellingisanecessarypartofourlife.ManypeopleinBengalurutravelbyBengaluruMahanagaraTransportCorporation(BMTC)buses.Manyothersuseprivatevehicles,addingtothepollutioninthearea.WearegoingtostudyabouttheeffectivenessoftheroutesandthefrequencyofbusesalongtheroutefromChandapuratoElectronicCity,theaccessibilityofpeopletothesebuses,andtheeffectivenessoftheservices.Throughthisresearch,wewanttofindanswerstothefollowing:

• Arethebusesreachingontherighttime?• Whatarethedifficultiesfacedbythepassengerswhile

travellinginBMTCbuses?• Whatarethefactorswhichpreventssomeonetotake

BMTC?Asthepartoftheresearch,weplanto:

• interviewBMTCpassengersandsomenon-passenger,• observethetimings,crowd,andfrequencyofthebuse,• drawamapshowingtheroutesofthebuses,• theavailabilityofthebusesatdifferenttimings,and

spreadawarenessamongthepublicaboutthe

[SESSION13]Topic–Technology(Venue:Classroom2)TechnologyinFarming-PremaM.(10thStd),PavithraT.(9thStd),andSanthoshU.(8thStd),SwamiVivekanandaRuralEnglishMediumSchool,Chandapura,Bengaluru

Inthe21stcentury,farmersinIndiaareusingchemicalfertilizerswhilesomeareoptingfororganicfarming.Thereisalsoimprovementintermsoffarmersusingmoderntechnologyinagriculture.Theseincludesprinklers,drips,GPS,andsoon.Thetechnologynotonlyhelpsfarmerstoimproveproduction,butalsoreducetheamountoflaborinthefield.WeintendtoconductourstudyinHeelaligethroughinterviewsandsecondarydatacollection.Weplantointerviewfarmersandifpossibleagriculturalofficers.WechoseHeelaligeasourareaofstudybecausetherearemanyfarmersresidingintheareatowhichwehaveaccessto.Theaimofourstudyistofindoutthekindofresourceslikechemicalfertilizers,organicresources,moderntechnology,governmentschemesandsoonusedbydifferentfarmersduringfarming,thereasonsforusingthoseresources,andthechallengesfacedbythefarmersinresortingtotheefficientuseofmoderntechnologyintheirwork.Wealsoaimtofindatrendinthedistributionoftheseresourcesintermsofwhouseswhichkindoftechniquesandwhichkindofland.Wealsointendtohelpthefarmersinwayspossibletousaftergettingto



importanceofusingpublictransport.

Moneyorchildsafety?-ApoorvaAmargolandLenaSosaViji,9thStandard,VidyanjaliAcademyforLearning,Bengaluru.

OurschoolisinaruralpartofNorthBengaluru.Manychildrencommutetoschoolandbackontwo-wheelers.Weobservedsometeachers,parentsandstudentsnotwearinghelmetswhiletravelingontwo-wheelers.Thisisdangerousandcouldleadtolossoflifeandlimbincaseofanyaccident.Weinsistedtothemothers,totietheirkidsandthemselvesatthewaistusingtheirshawltoincreasesafety.Creatingawarenesstowearhelmetfortheriderandpavilionridersisveryimportant.Safetyismoreimportantthanluxuryofridingatwo-wheeler.Inthisproject,wetriedtofindouthowmanyparentsaredroppingchildrenoffattheschoolgatesontwo-wheelers.Howmanyagreethatitistheirdutytowearahelmet?Wepreparedpamphletswithamessageurgingparentstouseahelmet.Inourschoolassembly,wespokeaboutimportanceofwearinghelmets.Also,weapproachedourschoolmanagementtohaveapolicyandinsisttheparentstodroporpickupstudentswithhelmetsonlyandtoprovidearacktokeepstudentshelmets.Weinterviewedthetrafficinspectorandcollectedinformationaboutthemishapshappeningfornotwearinghelmets.Wealsovideographedchildrengoingwithparentswithoutwearinghelmets.Wehavesubmittedallthedatacollectedinourresearch.Whenweconsolidatedourresearch,weunderstoodhowmuch

knowtheirdifficultiesaftertheresearch.

MassmediaisanalternativetoSchools.-FalakNaazandRabiyaTabassum.,Class10.CrescentHighSchool,Bengaluru.

Educationisveryimportanttousandwehavemanysourcestogainknowledge.Wearegoingtocomparemassmediaandschoolswitheachother.Wefeelthatmassmediaisabettersourcetogainknowledge.Nowwewanttoproveitbecausemanypeopleofourcommunityhavetravelingissues,economicproblems,safetyissues,parents’opinions,andpermissionsthatmakeschooladifficultoption.Anothermajorreasonisthatstudentsareboredinnormalclasses.Somassmediaisbetter.Wearegoingtocollectdatabysurveyfromourfriends,teachersandcommunitypeople.Wearegoingtospreadawarenessamongpeoplethatwecangainknowledgeathomeinspiteofhavingtheproblems.Mostofthepeoplesaidmassmediaisbetterbecausetheycangetknowledgethroughmassmediaevensittingathome.

Someimpactsofgadgetsonschoolchildren-Pavanakumar,Sandhya,andIshwarya,8thStandard,GovernmentModelHigherPrimaryBoysSchool,Dommasandra,Bengaluru

Todaymanychildrenareusingmobilephonesandothermoderntechnology.Notallofthemareusingtheseingoodways.Moderntechnologyimpactslearningbothpositivelyandnegatively.Childrenarenotabletolivewithoutmobilephonesandarespendingincreasingamountsoftimeonthem.Thisdistractsthemfromtheirstudies.Inourresearchstudywewanttofindinformationabouttheimpactofmoderntechnologyontheeducationalachievementof



patienceandinitiativeareneededtomotivatepeoplefortheirownsafety.Humanresourceisveryimportantforacountry.

TransportationisasreliableasrunningwaterinBengaluru!-AkashMadisetty,BindiyaD.,andNivedithaSaiS.K.,Grade8,VidyanjaliAcademyforLearning,Bengaluru

Transportationplaysavitalroleindailylifeofpeopletotravelfromoneplacetoanotheraswellastocarrythingsfromplacetoplace.Themostimportantneedforthepoorpeopletotravelfromoneplacetoanotherplaceispublictransport.Ifyouthinkthatpublictransportisavailableineveryarea,thenyouarewrong.Aswehaveobservedinourlocality,L.R.Bande,nearR.T.Nagar,Bengaluru,therearenopropertransportfacilities.Peoplefromourlocalityhavetotravel2kmforthenextbusstopandtheautostationwhichis1kmaway.Mostoftheautodriversrefusetocarrypassengerstothebusstop.Thoughtherearefacilities(apps)tobookacab,low-incomepeoplecannotaffordthecost.Veryfewareevenawareofthethistechnology.WeconductedinterviewsaboutthisissuewiththepeoplewhoareinneedofbusesfromL.R.BandetootherareasofBengaluru.Theysaidtheyarefacingdifficultiestoreachtheirdestinationsduetolackofbuses.Thisisleadingtoalotofmentalandphysicalstressamongthepeople.Realizingthecrucialneedforbusesespeciallytothepoorpeople,wehavewrittenalettertotheBMTC(BengaluruMahanagaraTransportCorporation)requestingthemtoincreasenumberandfrequencyofbusesinourlocalityfortheconvenienceofthepublic.

adolescents.Afterwecompletethisstudywewillraisecommunityawareness,particularlyamongparentsandheadsofschools,abouttheimpactsofmobileusageonchildren.

Solvingproblemsinoursurroundingsthroughtechnology-NiteeshV,NitishKumarKN,andAbhishekR.,9thstandard,SHAMSHighSchool,GSPalya,Bengaluru

Ourresearchisabouttheproblemsfacedbythepeopleinoursurroundingswhichcanbesolvedbytechnology.WearedoingourresearchinG.S.Palya,E-city,andKonnappanaAgraharaareasofBengaluru.Theproblemsfacedbythepeopleinoursurroundingsare:

• dumpingofgarbageatstreetcorners,• flowingofgarbageintotheroads,and• mosquitobitesintheevening.

Ourdatashowedthattopreventmosquitoproblemspeopleusemosquitorepellents.ThosewhocannotusethistechnologytrytogethelpfromtheCitygovernment.Topreventthedrainageproblem,newmethodofconstructionhasbeenintroducedinG.S.Palya.Butithasnotbeenintroducedinotherareas.Toaddressthegarbageissue,peoplearenotusinganytechnology,butwefeelthatwecangiveawarenesstothemthroughsocialmedia.Wehaveaskedmanypeopleabouttheconsequencesoftheexistingproblemsandonlysomepeopleareknowledgeableaboutit.Wearetyingtogiveawarenesstopeoplethroughourresearch.



WearewaitingfortheBMTCauthoritiesresponseandhopingfortheproblemtobesolved.

Bridgingthegap:Understandingproblemsbetweenmodeoftransportandstudents-BhavanaP,AasiyaKhatoon,andPradeepKumar.8thStandard,Citizens'EnglishHighschool,Bengaluru

Plentyofmenworkasautorickshaw(orauto)driversinourarea-Tanneryroad.Manyoftheirchildrenarestudents.Manystudentsatourschooldependonautosforcommutingtoschool.Wethinkitbecomeseasierforthestudentstoaccessautossincethesearewidelyavailableinthearea.Also,wedonothaveaschoolbus.Throughthisproject,wewishtounderstandtheneedsofautodriversandthecommutingrequirementsofstudentsofourschool.Wearesurveyingstudentsfrom5thto8thstandardstofindoutthedependencyofstudentsonautosandtheirexperienceofit.Wewilldiscussissuesoftimings,areaandgeneralexperienceofusingautostounderstandtheroleofautosinstudents'lives.Weplantointerviewtheautodriverstounderstandtheirneedsandchallenges–howtheygotintotheprofessionandifthejobhelpsthemforearnwell.Wewillinterview7driverswhotransportschoolstudentsand3driverswhoearnoutsidetheschooltrips.Usingourstudyweaimtohelpstudentsandautodriverstobetterunderstandeachother'schallenges.Wefeelthatthiswillhelpmakethecommutingexperiencebetterforboththedriversandthestudents.


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