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Hate watch: TN Police debunk Sudarshan TV’s communal ‘Fake News’ The channel had claimed that a student was beaten for wearing a ‘rudraksha’ mala
19-Oct-2021
Suresh Chavhanke owner ‘editor’ of Sudarshan News” has been publicly snubbed by none other than Tamil Nadu Police’s senior officer Dr.P Vijaya Kumar I.P.S., Superintendent of Police of Chengalpattu district, for sharing fake and maliciously distorted news. This is Fakenews @TwitterIndia https://t.co/Q6Eo5Elz8X — Vijayakumar IPS (@vijaypnpa_ips) October 18, 2021 CJP is dedicated to finding…
What happens when a ‘school’ drives to the students? Many children in rural Bengal are deprived of online education, but an initiative has begun to show the way
28-Jul-2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on education, especially for children from less privileged backgrounds. In this story we take a look at how a school on wheels is attempting to solve the problem in villages in West Bengal. As the Covid-19 pandemic raged, around 1.5 million schools in India were shut, disrupting…
New amendment to Gujarat’s education law violating minority rights? The law has been challenged before the HC
23-Jun-2021
On March 31, the Gujarat State Assembly passed the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, 2021 making the appointment of teaching faculty and principal of minority educational institutions a centralised process. State government records suggest that there are 397 secondary and higher secondary schools run by religious and linguistic minority organisations in Gujarat. Further…
CJP Khoj celebrates Women’s Day On March 8th, International Women's Day, Khoj organized an online session
10-Mar-2021
CJP’s secular educational programme Khoj recently celebrated International Women’s Day, in an online session, with a group of young children from Bombay’s BMC schools. Khoj has been creating dialogues with young minds for years, through classroom exercises, so that they identify their individual rights and deepen the values enshrined in the Indian constitution. Know more…
No access to online classes, Akash ‘sir’ to the rescue! Meet a class 12 student who is making sure village children don’t suffer because of the digital divide
27-Jan-2021
Akash was hoping to study hard and go to college this year, however the Covid-19 lockdown 2020, turned his life upside down. A student of class 12, this is the most crucial academic year for Akash. However, it is one of the worst years he says. He does not own a mobile phone, and is…
#CJPWednesdays CJP’s Khoj is propagating the ideas of an inclusive society in young minds Our secular educational programme motivates children to explore who they are freely
16-Dec-2020
CJP’s Secular Educational Programme Khoj has been creating dialogues with young minds for years, through classroom exercises, so that they identify their individual rights and deepen the values enshrined in the Indian constitution. Know more about khoj and support us. Visit cjp.org.in Related: An Introduction to KHOJ KHOJ: Self Portrait and Problem Solving KHOJ: Maps…
खोज की प्रथम ऑनलाइन कक्षा का रोमांचक व सुखद अनुभव 20 नवंबर को विश्व बाल दिवस के अवसर पर ऑनलाइन कक्षा लेने का पहला अवसर
24-Nov-2020
खोज प्रकल्प का धर्म निरपेक्ष शैक्षणिक कार्यक्रम जो अब तक अपने एक लम्बे कार्यकाल में सरकारी व गैर सरकारी स्कूलों में प्रत्यक्ष रूप में छात्रों के समक्ष जाकर कार्य करता रहा है, उसको भी इस कोरोना काल में ऑनलाइन कक्षा लेने का पहला अवसर मिला, क्योंकि स्कूल बंद हैं और स्कूलों की पढ़ाई भी ऑनलाइन…
Khoj Celebrates International Human Rights Day CJP's Secular Educational Program keeps the spirit of Constitutional Values alive among students
11-Dec-2019
CJP’s Khoj recently celebrated International Human Rights Day with a bunch of young students from a school in Mumbai. Students came together, enacted plays, sang and danced in harmony reiterating the basic rights of an Indian Citizen. Khoj continues to promote constitutional values among young minds. Support CJP’s Secular Educational Program Khoj. Know more about…
Khoj Workshop receives overwhelming response from young women CJP's Educational Program for a plural India
18-Nov-2019
CJP’s conducted a two day workshop with a bunch of young bright students studying at Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. The Workshop talked about Gender, Caste, Democracy, Identity, Violence, Discrimination and the values of constitution and was met with overwhelmingly positive response by the students. Khoj will continue to promote constitutional values among young minds. Related:…
KHOJ: Ahinsa aur Shaanti Program on Gandhi Jayanti CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
16-Oct-2019
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti this year KHOJ organised an event titled “Ahinsa aur Shaanti” at Nadkarni Park School in Wadala for over 50 students from the Marathi, Urdu and Hindi medium schools. These students participated and performed in the event. KHOJ is an Education for a Plural India movement. It is an innovative…
KHOJ celebrates teacher’s day CJP's Educational Program for a plural India
10-Sep-2019
CJP’s Khoj is a secular educational program that teaches constitutional values to children. This is a Teachers’ Day celebration organised by Khoj in a school in Mumbai. Related: An Introduction to KHOJ KHOJ: Self Portrait and Problem Solving KHOJ: Maps and Personal Histories KHOJ: Rights and Duties
Khoj: Discover a New Approach to Education A timeline of the Khoj Programme and the False Case against Khoj Founders
14-Feb-2019
This timeline showcases the genesis of the Khoj project and its evolution. Khoj aims to inculcate among young minds a culture of appreciation for diversity and a commitment to secularism and equality. The timeline also shows how Khoj founders have been targeted by a vindictive state using baseless allegations made by a political stooge. …
KHOJ: Maps and Personal Histories CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
18-Dec-2018
This is one of KHOJ’s teaching modules. Each child in the class is given one map and the session involves dotting specific locations on the map that are the spots that have impact on the child’s life in and around his/hers home, school family and community life. Find out more in this video.
KHOJ: Self Portrait and Problem Solving CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
29-Oct-2018
This introductory KHOJ module aims at drawing out the emotional world of a child. Through sketches and words that describe those images and emotions we ask them to draw things they like and dislike. Through which the teacher gleans what situations make the young angry, hurt, lonely, happy or sad. To know more about this…
An Introduction to KHOJ CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
19-Oct-2018
KHOJ is an Education for a Plural India movement. It is an innovative educational approach, which has been evolved over 20 years of actual engagement inside classrooms with thousands of school students in the 10-13 year age group (Std. V – Std. VII). KHOJ is based on the premise that the young are as capable of…