The document summarizes the efforts of a group of students from Bright Day School in Vadodara, Gujarat to promote moral values in their community through street plays. The students brainstormed ideas with their mentor teacher, scripted four plays addressing issues like respect for elders, corruption, child marriage and more. They performed the plays for 750+ students and teachers at their school, as well as for local residents and students at another school. The performances succeeded in sparking discussion around reviving forgotten values and social issues. The principal praised the students for taking responsibility to create positive change in society through this initiative.

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4. STEP 1: FEEL “ Dare to reach out your hand into darkness to pull another hand into the light” Norman B. Rice And We dared to reach out, but there were doubts. How ? Where ? What ? Through Nukkad natak /street plays At different Schools, Societies, On Roads Sensitizing Children, People about diminishing moral values ie. Respect for elders, teachers…… relation of guru & shishya, our culture corruption, child marriage, dowry system, condition of farmers…., knowledge of vedas Whom ? And we thought of Children, Men, Women, Society at large.

5. For this we first explored and discussed with our school students, teachers and members of the non teaching staff.

6. With a thought of bringing a change we discussed with Mentor teacher – Rajeev Dashputre and came to the conclusion of reviving the moral values, love & respect for elders and teachers etc…… Whenever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. -Albert Schweitzer

7. STEP 2: IMAGINE Limitations live in our minds. Our possibilities become limitless if we use our Imagination Students discussed many ideas with the mentor teacher of How to showcase these ideas & to put to the people .

8. And based on brain storming session, we decided to showcase our ideas Sensitizing children, people about diminishing moral values ie. Respect for elders, teachers…, Relation of guru & shishya, Our culture Corruption, Child marriage, Dowry system, Condition of farmers, knowledge of vedas through Nukkad Natikas / Street Plays .

10. . ‘ Charity begins at home’ , we gathered all the teachers and students Std. VI onwards of our school and performed the plays. Once the script was ready, we learnt the dialogues

11. (The plays also depict the way modern children speak of their parents. We could hear the whispers of our support staff, ‘My son also does the same…’ ) We assembled the members of our non teaching staff – caretakers & peons and performed the plays

12. Our group of students then went to a nearby society met the Pramukh of the society and took his permission to perform in his society and he readily agreed. We performed the plays in the society . We were happy to see a large crowd of women, few men, grandparents and few college students as audience.

13. We were appreciated by the Principal, Teachers and Students of that school too. Our group also performed in a nearby school

15. How we were changed We have started thinking about the problems of the society with a different perspective, we felt the problem can be solved, if we take small initiatives at our own level. We thought : If not now, then When ? If not we, then Who ? We felt, ‘I CAN’ , if we can do such wonder, just imagine what can we all do together ?