‘Kaafila 2.0’ inspires budding poets, storytellers

Nagpur | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

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“There are a lot of things you learn about yourself and your passion when you unlearn your school habits. “I have seen everything in my life- from extreme riches to extreme poverty- and it has taught me more about myself with each passing day,” she said.The programme was conducted by Shubham Kukreti and Shreya Chokkra. The pain and power of unrequited love seemed to be the topmost choice of muse among the poets Sagarika Bhelkar and Nandini Trivedi as they poured out their feelings of heartbreak.Simran Dhameja narrated her story of clearing CA entrance exam after repeated failures and how she embraced them to soar higher. Schools were traditionally made to teach discipline to prisoners and war refugees, and this is not a proper method to teach children because passion cannot be disciplined,” she said.Mrs India runner up Ekta Bhaiyya spoke about her struggles with her dark complexion and how India is racist against its’ own complexion. In an attempt to cover up for the mess I made, I realized that more than learning, I like teaching and that is how I became a teacher,” he said.Another speaker was Kareen Khan, who talked about the concept of ‘learning through unschooling’ and pointed out the flaws in the education system today..