The Avalokitesvara Trust invited me to conduct workshops in village schools across the remotest parts of Ladakh, with the most breathtaking views. The trust also sets up small libraries with reading rooms in these regions, where books I had illustrated were part of the reading list. I worked as an art facilitator in the Hanle Gompa School, at Changthag on the Indo-China border, Siddhartha School, Stok village and Lamayuru Gompa School & Government School in Lamayuru.
Education consultant Riddhi Shah and I spent 2 months with 300 children from these schools. While she focussed on conversational english and math through games I worked on storytelling through art. We delivered sessions about cultures from other parts of India through different art activities. As a tribute to the region I spent a few hours every evening working on a wall mural which depicts their way of living. This wall is a part of a classroom in the Lamayuru Gompa School.
More Info: Art workshops in collaboration with the Avalokitesvara Trust at Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir.
Year: 2013
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Riddhi Shah [Educator | CSR Consultant]
