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'A Report on workshop in Sikkim State' Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi in collaboration with Purvottar Hindi Academy, Shillong organized a three days workshop in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Duga from 16th to 18th Jan 2013. Initially the participants were introduced with the tutor so that their exist an amiable relation between for all for the upcoming days. Thereafter the participants were introduced on the medium of Grassroots Comics and this orientation helped the participants to grasp the essence of the medium as well resolved their queries of how to use the medium of comics as an alternate medium of comics. Then there was an extensive discussion on the issues and problems of the area and how children as change agents can help resolve them with any medium or step and more so now with the medium of comics. The participants raised the issues of their village Duga, the positive and negative aspects of being a tourist place, child participation, on values of Mahatma Gandhi like honesty, truth, unity in diversity etc. The participants were also orientated through games sessions on some drawing skills like making human faces, human body, facial expressions which they enjoyed a lot. They were also engaged in a session wherein they were asked to make sketch of each other with 4 minutes time. Thereafter they presented the same and the session helped them open up to the medium of drawing and brought them closer to each other. After lunch the participants also wrote stories on issues though having varied themes but affecting their lives. The stories were cross checked by the RP and finalized. Then the participants were briefed on the method of transforming their stories into rough visual scripts. The day ended with participants coming to know on the concept of Comics Grammar. They were asked to prepare the rough visual scripts at home. Next day started with the participants sharing and checking their visual scripts from the RP and being briefed on the measurement they started their final artwork. By noon their completed their wallposter comics along with inking of the same. Shri R. K. Pradhan, Chief Guest of the closing ceremony, speaking on the occasion he appreciated the work of the children in three days as the comics were exhibited in the school campus. He said, “I am privileged to be part of this programme and being amidst children I have learnt something new today. Purvottar Hindi Academy welcomed all with a Fulam Gamosha and Dr Akelabhai, Coordinator thanked all on behalf of GSDS and PHA for allowing to organize the workshop in the school premise in a distant land. The children also spoke on the occasion and thanked all including the RP to introduce them to a new world of communication. The closing function was conducted by Dr Aruna Uphadayya. On the occasion the Principal of the school TB Chetri also thanked GSDS and PHA for organizing the workshop and hoped that in near future also the school will be privileged to have and conduct similar workshop in the school. The children also did cultural show for formally closing the programme and did some dance and songs in traditional form.