Design for Change 2012

Satya Bharti School, Bari Khas

Bite Kal K

o Wapas L

aayen,

Lokgeet Ko Na Bisra

yen

* We have become success to changed villagers view regarding folk music.* We got success in activating the FOLK MUSIC in the village.* We brought an awareness about the importance of Lokgeet .* We motivated them to make a FOLK SONG Committee and Sarpanh’s support for our program* We sensitized the youths of village that they can also feel the same joy in folk music as they feel in modern absurd music.* Women have become much strengthen regarding the folk music after the competition.* Some conflicts have also become end after the program as all villagers have come with each other on one stage.

Bachho ne jab kiye jatan, Naache hokar sabhi magan.

Why the idea was chosen1- The young generation is busy in their own works and the old people are feeling themselves to be ignored in their society and family .2- At present the villagers inclination is towards the western culture, music and they have been neglecting the local traditions and beliefs .3- The villagers are spending their maximum time on television, mobiles and DVD for entertainment and there is no more Choupal, Sangeet Mandali, Noutanki, Dhola, Aalha & Bhajan Mandali. like in past days.4. Their is one more fact that in past days during their routine work people were used to hum these songs. In result their work speed become fast and they never felt tired.5. They are also very helpful in maintaining the brotherhood atmosphere in the rural societies.

The village Bari Khas, situated 33 km. from Dist. Shahjahanpur. Maximum population of this village is illiterate. It is a backward and poor village due to having a number of social, economical, educational types of problems like other villages But these problems are in the knowledge of people and system and many programs are being launched to remove them. Hence the DFC team has decided to focus on any untouched issue. After thinking a lot an striking idea came in their mind to save promote the TRADITIONAL SONGS. They noticed that the villagers are at the edge of forgetting the old traditional local songs and the young generation is taking interest in absurd Pop and movie songs.

“Jo

dein b

eetein

kal se ta

ar,

Bahayen Lokgeet ki b

ayaar.”

.

Action plan –* To meet with the people who are interest in Folk songs.* To prepare a list of singers and instrument players through survey.* To arrange Musical instruments.* Awareness Rallies.* Street plays.* Youth motivation. * To show the video CDs having the programs of national fame folk singers.* Formation of FOLK SONG COMMETTI.* Sarpanch’s support.

Students decided to bring back the friendly environment and joyous moments in village with the help of incredible FOLK SONGS .They also decided to make old age people happy and save young generation from the grip of absurd songs. They thought that by doing so they can save their village and invaluable traditions from the shallow impact of modern society. But they knew that for it they will have to bring the villagers together.

Survey by DFC team

Brainstorming was done on the results of the survey. DFC team prepared the list of folk singers of their own village along with neighborhood villages.They met them and told about their campaign. Chart, posters & slogan writing were done. Team had arranged the traditional musical instruments like Dholak, Harmonium, Manjeera, Tong, Dhapli etc.

First day was spent on

planning out

the strategies of the

campaign, preparing

slogans, charts

,posters & drawing a

route map for the rally.

4 teams having each four students were formed. Leader has distributed each team their work like slogan writing, poster making, networking, finalization of route map etc.

Campaign weak

from 17th to

24th Sept 12

Preparation for Change

Kadam Kadam Milaye Ja

Collection of Folk Songs

# First of all team had tried to sensitize the villagers about the folk music and songs.# A general meeting with selected folk musicians and singers was held .

# All were agree to support the DFC campaign.# DFC team collected some lyrics and CDs of folk songs.

Apni maati apna gawn ,

Lokgeet humari

parchawn

Lokgeet ko gayenge, Inko pehchan dilayenge

@ Through street plays team had become success to leave a massage among the villagers that without folk music the life of village is always incomplete.

@ Folk music give a hidden energy to work them properly and remain them fresh.@ A team of villagers under the presidentship of sarpanch was formed . @ Folk song programs were organized respectively of men and women.

@ Next day a competition of folk songs between men and women team was organized.@ DFC team told them that the existence of village tradition is based on this art.

Street Play Women Folk Singing

Men Folk Singing

17th Sept 12Setting up of the idea.Team formation.Writing Slogans, preparing charts, pamphlets & posters.Planning for success & change.18th SeptSurvey in the village.Meeting with villagers.Brainstorming done on the survey results.19th Sept 12A rally was taken out in the village to aware the community about the ill effects of unmannerly songs.During Rally the students with musical instrument met with Community members to get their support.

20th Sep 12A play titled ‘Badalta SAAZ ,Bigadta AAJ’ was organized in village to highlight the ill effects of pop music and absurd modern songs and to show that how due to their ignorance the Folksongs have been loosing its importance and shine. A video CD having the famous folk singers’ songs was also shown to the villagers.After it students distributed pump lets to villagers to spread awareness about Folk music.

Day to Day

21st Sep 12All the folk singers assembled at the choupal of village. A huge mob of villagers was also present their to see a unique program after a long time in their village. Group of female sung some popular folk songs, Birha etc in the leadership of Smt Urmila whereas men team sung Chawpayi, Bhajan, Chhand, Dhola, Aalha etc in the leadership of Mr Budhpal without caring their disputes. The atmosphere had become so exiting and enjoyable that people had started to dance on the rhythm of folk musical instruments. Even aged and women had become wanton.

22nd Sep 12A huge public meeting was organized in the village. DFC team organized a Folk Musical Competition of Ladies and Gents, in which both groups performed excellently. Ultimately the team of men win the competition.These moments were full of joy and excitement. The villagers enjoyed the whole program with full enthusiasm. At the time of closing respected persons of village Mr. Subhash, Mr Mahesh, Mr Lalaram, Mr Ramesh, Smt Rajbeti, Smt Pushpa Devi, Smt Kusuma, Smt Lounga Devi etc appreciated the effort of DFC team and promised to cooperate in the campaign with full zeal.

Lokgeet ki taraang ,Khushi ki umaang

Getting villagers’ support

24th Sep 12The village Sarpanch appreciated students effort to bring back LOKGEET and Folk Music in village and also promised to support the Mandali.DFC team formed a Lokgeet Mandali with the help of local singers and instrument players in the leadership of Mr Budhpal. Sarpanch had promised that in the coming fair of village he will organize a big competition of folk music to promote the DFC team efforts.

Campaign in Print Media

FUTURE PLANNING@ DFC team will held a symbolic Song competition during annual

games event.@ Lokgeet Mandali will promote

these type ofCompetition in the village.

@ The mandali will call the inter district folk artist in

the village during fair.

@ After a DFC team’s motivation the community has come in support.

@ On the name of competition each and every villager has become exited.

@ Massages through rally and street plays have cast a great epact on the villagers and they have become ready to save their traditional music and songs.

@ Today each and every villager of that village wants more programs on folk music.

School Leader- Miss Gitika ThapaMentor Teacher- Mr Vedpal SinghStudents:Kanchan, Roshani, Shivangi, Suraj, Shyama, Pranjal, Suvidha, Kuldeep, Priyam, Paras, Vinay, Sachin, Suman, Gurdeep, Harshit, Rakesh, Surjeet, Vishal, Alok, Hariom, Chandni, Vivek, Ankit, Gurujant.

Together to bring back LOKGEET