The non-formal Santal school Rolf Schoembs Vidyashram (RSV) was established in 1996. It has educated children of several Santal villages in Birbhum District by using a pioneering and model method of education. The Sanghas of the two Santal villages Ghosladanga and Bishnubati have combined their ideas and idealism to make such a school possible.
“The goal is to prepare some model students in our villages, so that others will be inspired to follow them.” – Boro Baski, “Long-term success of non-formal Adivasi school in West Bengal”
Recommended reading
Boro Baski and Kumkum Bhattacharya (eds.). Celebrating Life: The Santal Experiment in Freedom. Ten Years of a Non-Formal Santal School (1996-2006). Sattore: Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust, 2007. Rs. 100.
Copies are available from:
Dr. Boro Baski
Ghosaldanga Bishnubati Adibasi Trust
P.O. Sattore 731 236, Dt. Birbhum
West Bengal
India
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Das Buch ist eine Übersetzung, Aktualisierung und Erweiterung der englischsprachigen Schrift: Celebrating Life – The Santal Experiment in Freedom, Ten Years of a Non-Formal Santal School (1996-2006).
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