The SAT Chat Show

Handicaps and Disabilities Cont.

Issues of access to facilities, insurance, jobs and schooling.

• Disabled People: Mitali Lotwala (Student)
• NGOs & Experts: Ileshkumar S. Rava (Special Needs Teacher), Ranjit P. Gohel (President, MEET International)
• Civil Society & Teachers

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on the Adult Continuing Education Centre in the Amritsar Central Jail; tip of the day - wash your hands; story of a blind man, Ranchhodbhai; vox pops on what dalit people dream; helpline - information about breast cancer

The SAT Chat Show

Handicaps and Disabilities Cont.

Issues of access to facilities, insurance, jobs and schooling.

• Disabled People: Mitali Lotwala (Student)
• NGOs & Experts: Ileshkumar S. Rava (Special Needs Teacher), Ranjit P. Gohel (President, MEET International)
• Civil Society & Teachers

The SAT Chat Show

Handicaps and Disabilities

Issues of access to facilities, insurance, jobs and schooling.

• Disabled People: Mitali Lotwala (Student)
• NGOs & Experts: Ileshkumar S. Rava (Special Needs Teacher), Ranjit P. Gohel (President, MEET International)
• Civil Society & Teachers

Tankshal

Mallika Sarabhai in conversation with Mr. Akil Paul (Director, Sense International, expert on deafblind people)

Special: Adult literacy for the neo-literates.

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Hostel Blues

What are the concerns surrounding students who attend boarding schools? Parents worry that attending boarding school will affect their child's likelihood of being married because of the social stigmas that surround hostel students. Teachers are concerned with students who do not follow the rules and regulations of the hostels.

• Hostel Residents: Makwana (Student, M. A.), Jayesh T. Gilaner (Student, M. A.), Atul Kahale (Student, N.I.D.)
• Wardens & Teachers: Kamlesh Patel (Gujarat Vidyapith Sports Incharge & Ex. Hostel Incharge), Rameshbhai Barot (Gujarat Vidyapith B. Ed. Hostel Rector), Pradip Sonar (Gujarat Vidyapith Hostel Principal), Sister Annapaul (St. Xavier's Ladies Hostel), Sukhversha Chopda (N.I.D. Head Dean)
• Civil Society

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on teachers who care for children affected with cerebral palsy at a special school; art story on Jahanngir Jani; vox pop on hostel problems; helpline on physiotherapy entrepreneurship ; tip of the day - making bird baths; word of the day AASASH (relaxed)

Tankshal

Aditi Desai in conversation with Minal Doshi (Managing Trustee, Setu Developmental Intervention Centre, expert in child psychology)

Success Story: Savita Chauhan and her tea store.

Economic Empower: A government scheme for adult literacy.

Success Story: Kashmira Patel, self taught dress designer with a mission.

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on Girish who has spent the last ten years working with villages and backwards classes; heritage story on Kavi Dalpatram Chawk; vox pop on examination styles; helpline - what to do about sagging jowls; tip of the day - donate soccer balls anonymously; word of the day AKONU (reserved)

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Sex Education

Many states in India are banning sex education on the grounds that “it is against our culture”. It is unclear whether sex is against our culture or knowledge of it. So what does the youth think about this?

• Students: Hitesh Srimali, Valmik Shukla
• NGOs & Experts: Hemangini Gaikwad (Educator), Parul Patel (Educator), Shylup Parikh (Principal, Anjuman Islam School)
• Civil Society & Parents

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on Mr. Nazarit; heritage story on Vishala Museum; vox pops on exam styles; helpline - information on birth control pills and how it affects the body; tip of the day - using paper efficiently, word of the day - TAGGARD

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on people in Pune who only use a cycle on the first Sunday of every month eschewing vehicles which add to global warming; heritage story on Shreyas Folk Museum’s vessel collection; art story on Gajendra Shah’s new exhibition; word of the day JAKHHAD

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Exam Stress Cont.

The pressure of coming first is putting a stress on students as young as three years old, with dreadful consequences, sometimes even suicide. Who is responsible?

• Students: Varun Thomas (St. Xavier Loyola, student)
• Experts: Prashant Bhimani (psychologist), Sukhdev Patel (social worker), Sunil Trivedi (DPS School, principal), Anju Musafir (MGIS, principal)
• Civil Society & Parents

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on transforming farming with organic fertilizers; heritage story on Ahmedabadni Gufa; vox pop on the pros and cons of school uniforms; helpline on skin care; tip of the day – be kind to one person every day; word of the day KHALATO

The SAT Chat Show

Exam Stress

The pressure of coming first is putting a stress on students as young as three years old, with dreadful consequences, sometimes even suicide. Who is responsible?

• Students: Varun Thomas (St. Xavier Loyola, student)
• Experts: Prashant Bhimani (psychologist), Sukhdev Patel (social worker), Sunil Trivedi (DPS School, principal), Anju Musafir (MGIS, principal)
• Civil Society & Parents

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on a women’s dairy movement that is transforming rural Madhya Pradesh; power breakfast with Chef Khanna; celebrity morning with psychologist Ratna Bilwani; helpline on career counseling for courses in the polytechnics; tip of the day on raising issues using SMS's; phrase of the day CHALTA BALADNE AAR NA GHONCHAY (don’t curb a running horse)

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English versus Gujarati Cont.

Which medium of instruction is best – English or Gujarati? This has been a much debate in Gujarat for over 40 years, and while lip service is paid to Gujarati, why are English medium schools mushrooming?

• Students: Kalini Khandwala
• NGOs & Experts: Kalini Khandwala (Educator), Bhakti Tekchandani (Teacher), Diptiben Shah (Founder/Director of English Tutorial School)
• Civil Society & Parents

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English versus Gujarati

Which medium of instruction is best – English or Gujarati? This has been a much debate in Gujarat for over 40 years, and while lip service is paid to Gujarati, why are English medium schools mushrooming?

• Students: Kalini Khandwala
• NGOs & Experts: Kalini Khandwala (Educator), Bhakti Tekchandani (Teacher), Diptiben Shah (Founder/Director of English Tutorial School)
• Civil Society & Parents

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on Indrani who helps rehabilitate the children of sex workers in Kolkata; heritage story on Center for Environment Education; helpline on blood cancer; vox pop on illegal vehicle driving without licenses; word for the day HAJIYO (yesman)

SAT PRABHAT

Good news story on volunteers learning Braille to help the blind; a story on a welder who teaches the poor outside his welding shop; helpline question on how to bring up children without a gender bias; vox pop of youth on the need for tuitions outside school; heritage story on Sarkhej Roza; word of the day: THUNGO (snacks); Tip of the day – save electricity