The Launch of Baal Chaupaal

The launch of Baal Chaupaal in New Delhi, India on the 19th of May was a great success!

We, the USA team made Baal Chaupaal open to the public here on the same day at Hindi Mahotsav, a national meeting of Hindi USA, an organization geared towards teaching and promoting Hindi throughout the world. It was very well received!

Celebrations continue as we try to send Baal Chaupaal to all those who have requested it.

We have to move on….towards our goal..

 We are currently accepting submissions for the 2nd issue of Baal Chaupaal. Please submit all articles/poems/artwork to baal@arkindia.org latest by June 15th. Articles in bothe English and Hindi are welcome. Please make sure to include your full name, email, postal address, and phone number. Children authors, please do not forget to include your grade, and adults your occupation/ place of work.

 Thank you all again and please let us know if you would like a copy of the first issue.

Regards

The Baal Chaupaal team

Invitation for Launching of Baal Chaupaal on May 19, 2012

 

Dear All,

It is with great pleasure that we announce that our first issue of Baal Chaupaal is officially out! Many of you are aware of the Baal Chaupaal (BC) story, but we felt that it would be beneficial to provide some additional information!

BC Vision: To provide a forum where children can exchange ideas and feelings through writing and/or art to foster a world of love and care for all.

BC Mission: To enable children worldwide the opportunity and medium in which they can express themselves through writing and/or art, regardless of ethnicity, socio-economic background, and religious orientation. The BC organization provides an open and unbiased platform for both privileged and underprivileged children to explore and create literary and artistic works for publication globally. We aspire to be the premier publication for the children, by the children and a portion of our proceeds will go towards promoting access to education and healthy lifestyles to children. 

What Makes BC Unique?

1.      It is the first global magazine for the children, by the children;

2.      Contains child-centric articles by adults;

3.      It provides spaces for articles from under privileged children, privileged children and professionals working on children issues.

4.      The editorial board consists of children from privileged and under privileged section and professionals working on children issues. 

5.      It is the first of its kind to promote participation by underprivileged children, or those who reside in homeless shelters, orphanages and slums;

6.      Available to underprivileged children free of charge;

7.      Proceeds will go towards promoting access to education/healthy lifestyles to children throughout the world!

BC was created to promote children’s literacy throughout the world, including those children residing within low-income/slum areas. We do not solicit any sponsors to support our cause. The people that worked on bringing the magazine together were volunteers; all of whom share a passion for helping children from all walks of life thrive in the present as well as in the future. In keeping with our mission, the magazine will be available to underprivileged children free of cost.  

I would like to invite you for launching of Baal Chaupaal. Please find enclosed a copy of BC.

Venue: Hamdard Public School, Talimabad, Sangam Vihar, New Delhi

Date & Time: May 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Regards,

Leena

Baal Chaupaal Editorial Board

Ark Foundation

PS: Please confirm your participation to baal@arkindia.org

Invitation for articles/poems/artwork

Dear All,

Greetings from Baal Chaupaal!

We are currently accepting submissions for the 2nd issue of Baal Chaupaal. Please submit all articles/poems/artwork to our attention no later then June 15th. Both English and Hindi articles are welcome. All submissions and questions should be directed to: baal@arkindia.org

Thank you all again

Leena

Baal Chaupaal

Volunteers for Baal Chaupaal Editorial Board

Dear Friends,

We are ecstatic at just how receptive everyone has been to Baal Chaupaal! We are in the process of planning for subsequent issues of our magazine and are in need of three volunteers who can join our Editorial Board. The three positions are summarized below:

1) Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator: We are looking for someone to head the PR/marketing effort predominantly within India. Our focus is on schools, nonprofits, child-centric organizations, as well as the general public.

2) Publication Coordinator: This role will be based out of New Delhi and will be responsible for coordinating and overseeing the magazines production. This role will require interaction with BC's publisher and other members of the Editorial board to help design the layout of the magazine as well as follow up with deadlines, etc.

3) Editorial Coordinator: The Editorial Coordinator will work with other Editorial Board members in reviewing and editing of various articles and poems. Articles are published both in English and Hindi.

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the positions listed above, kindly send an e-mail to our attention with a brief summary of your background, requested position, and reason for interest to: baal@arkindia.org

Thank you again for your support!

Leean

Baal Chaupaal

first issue of Baal Chaupaal is officially out!

April 30, 2012

Dear friends,

It is with great pleasure that we announce that our first issue of Baal Chaupaal is officially out! Many of you are aware of the Baal Chaupaal (BC) story, but we felt that it would be beneficial to provide some additional information!

An Idea Conceptualized

BC was officially formed in October 2011 by Ms. Pankhuri Jha in collaboration with some key members of Ark Foundation, New Delhi, India. Pankhuri, now an 11th grader attending High School in New Jersey, conceptualized the idea of BC under their guidance after volunteering at Ummeed Aman Ghar, an all- boys shelter in New Delhi, India during the summer of 2010. Together with Ark Foundation, BC was created to provide a medium in which children from across the globe, both privileged and underprivileged, would be able to express themselves through literacy and art. BC is currently in the process of filing for 501(c)(3) non-profit status within the United States of America.

Ark Foundation was created in the mid-1990's by research scholars from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. It brings a holistic approach for educating children, with its programs extending to cover both health and environmental issues. Ark began its work in 1995 and received formal registration under the Society Registration Act (1860) in 2002. 

Our vision: To provide a forum where children can exchange ideas and feelings through writing and/or art to foster a world of love and care for all. 

Mission: To enable children worldwide the opportunity and medium in which they can express themselves through writing and/or art, regardless of ethnicity, socio-economic background, and religious orientation. The BC organization provides an open and unbiased platform for both privileged and underprivileged children to explore and create literary and artistic works for publication globally. We aspire to be the premier publication for the children, by the children and a portion of our proceeds will go towards promoting access to education and healthy lifestyles to children throughout the world.

What Makes BC Unique?

1.      It is the first global magazine for the children, by the children;

2.      Contains child-centric articles by adults;

3.      It is the first of its kind to promote participation by underprivileged children, or those who reside in homeless shelters, orphanages and slums;

4.      Available to underprivileged children free of charge;

5.      Proceeds will go towards promoting access to education/healthy lifestyles to children throughout the world!

How can you Support Baal Chaupaal?

BC was created to promote children’s literacy throughout the world, including those children residing within low-income/slum areas. We do not solicit any sponsors to support our cause. The people that worked on bringing the magazine together were volunteers; all of whom share a passion for helping children from all walks of life thrive in the present as well as in the future. Our first publication consists of 70 colored pages of prose, poems and essays, and is available at the purchase price of Rs. 50 (outside India: US $3.00).

The magazine may be purchased by several methods, including personal cheque or money transfer. To obtain a copy of the magazine, please email your mailing address and phone number to baal@arkindia.org  

1.      Cheques may  be written in favor of  Ark foundation, Vasant Vihar branch, New Delhi, India.

2.      For money transfer, the details are: Ark Foundation  A/c No: 006501074551 , RTGS/NEFT IFSC Code: ICIC0000065  , ICICI Bank, Vasant Vihar Branch, New Delhi,  India.

In keeping with our mission, the magazine will be available to underprivileged children free of cost.  

We also welcome and thank those friends who would like to support BC by making a direct donation.

To learn more about BC please visit: http://baalchuapaal.blogspot.com.

We hope that you, our friends, enjoy the first issue of BC, and thank you again for your support in making BC the premier publication for the children, by the children.

Regards,

The Baal Chaupaal Editorial Board

Baal Chaupaal is officially out!

April 30, 2012

Dear friends,

It is with great pleasure that we announce that our first issue of Baal Chaupaal is officially out! Many of you are aware of the Baal Chaupaal (BC) story, but we felt that it would be beneficial to provide some additional information!

An Idea Conceptualized

BC was officially formed in October 2011 by Ms. Pankhuri Jha in collaboration with Dr. Shaheen Ansari, Chairman, Ark Foundation, New Delhi, India. Pankhuri, now an 11th grader attending High School in New Jersey, conceptualized the idea of BC under Dr. Ansari’s guidance after volunteering at Ummeed Aman Ghar, an all- boys shelter in New Delhi, India during the summer of 2010. Together with Ark Foundation, BC was created to provide a medium in which children from across the globe, both privileged and underprivileged, would be able to express themselves through literacy and art. BC is currently in the process of filing for 501(c)(3) non-profit status within the United States of America.

Ark Foundation was created in the mid-1990's by research scholars from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. It brings a holistic approach for educating children, with its programs extending to cover both health and environmental issues. Ark began its work in 1995 and received formal registration under the Society Registration Act (1860) in 2002. 

Our vision: To provide a forum where children can exchange ideas and feelings through writing and/or art to foster a world of love and care for all. 

Mission: To enable children worldwide the opportunity and medium in which they can express themselves through writing and/or art, regardless of ethnicity, socio-economic background, and religious orientation. The BC organization provides an open and unbiased platform for both privileged and underprivileged children to explore and create literary and artistic works for publication globally. We aspire to be the premier publication for the children, by the children and a portion of our proceeds will go towards promoting access to education and healthy lifestyles to children throughout the world.

What Makes BC Unique?

1.      It is the first global magazine for the children, by the children;

2.      Contains child-centric articles by adults;

3.      It is the first of its kind to promote participation by underprivileged children, or those who reside in homeless shelters, orphanages and slums;

4.      Available to underprivileged children free of charge;

5.      Proceeds will go towards promoting access to education/healthy lifestyles to children throughout the world!

How can you Support Baal Chaupaal?

BC was created to promote children’s literacy throughout the world, including those children residing within low-income/slum areas. We do not solicit any sponsors to support our cause. The people that worked on bringing the magazine together were volunteers; all of whom share a passion for helping children from all walks of life thrive in the present as well as in the future. Our first publication consists of 70 colored pages of prose, poems and essays, and is available at the purchase price of Rs. 50 (outside India: US $3.00).

The magazine may be purchased by several methods, including personal cheque or money transfer. To obtain a copy of the magazine, please email your mailing address and phone number to baal@arkindia.org  

1.      Cheques may  be written in favor of  Ark foundation, Vasant Vihar branch, New Delhi, India.

2.      For money transfer, the details are: Ark Foundation  A/c No: 006501074551 , RTGS/NEFT IFSC Code: ICIC0000065  , ICICI Bank, Vasant Vihar Branch, New Delhi,  India.

In keeping with our mission, the magazine will be available to underprivileged children free of cost.   

We also welcome and thank those friends who would like to support BC by making a direct donation.

To learn more about BC please visit: http://baalchuapaal.blogspot.com or www.baalchaupaa.org 

We hope that you, our friends, enjoy the first issue of BC, and thank you again for your support in making BC the premier publication for the children, by the children.

Regards,

The Baal Chaupaal Editorial Board

Name & Address for Baal Chaupaal (BC)

Dear Friends,
Our first issue of Baal Chaupaal will be available by April 29, 2012.
 

We are excited to have received several articles, both from children and adults from different parts of the world
Baal Chaupaal (BC) is creating a database for sending magazines to those who wish to read it. If you would like to know more about BC please visit- http://baalc...huapaal.blogspot.com/
If you wish to get a copy of Baal Chaupaal, please let us know your details as outlined below so that we can Courier it to you.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGlwUkZ4WEdDUXA0T2M2aERoN0Z1ckE6MQ
 

If you have difficulty opening the link, please email the above details to baal@arkindia.org
1. Name
2. Postal Address
3. Email Address
4. Phone no
5. If Adult: Name of organization/ Institution
6. If child: School/college name
7. About Yourself

Thanks and regards,
The Baal Chaupaal Team
http://baalchuapaal.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/groups/Baalchaupaal/

 

Baal Chaupaal: Baal Chaupaal

Baal Chaupaal: Baal Chaupaal: Hi friends, Greetings from Baal Chaupaal! It is with great enthusiasm and delight that I write to you on behalf of "Baal Chaupa...

Baal Chaupaal

Hi friends,

Greetings from Baal Chaupaal!

It is with great enthusiasm and delight that I write to you on behalf of "Baal Chaupaal", an upcoming, new, and unique magazine for and by the kids throughout the world.

What makes Baal Chaupaal unique?

1. First magazine that will have articles written mainly by the kids, for the kids..

2. First that will have articles written by underprivileged kids ( from homeless shelters, orphanages, slums, etc…)

3. First that will be available to the underprivileged kids for free…..

4. Global magazine…as we aspire to reach across the world

We have received numerous articles so far, not only from adults and privileged kids, but also from underprivileged kids, but more articles are always welcome. We are very excited about the launching of this magazine in the next few weeks, hopefully simultaneously in India, USA, and NZ.

We, at Baal Chaupaal want to encourage "learning by writing” not only among children, but also among adults as we know that the art of writing stimulates imagination and allows us to put our thoughts in an organized manner on paper!

In today’s era of technology, we seem to be losing the art of writing which is scary and a big threat for our future generation. We want to try and prevent that through this magazine of ours.

As you are probably aware, the word Baal means “child.” “Chaupaal”, on the other hand can be defined as a place of secular nature that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to everybody present there. The hub of community life in villages, chaupaal is sometimes just a simple, raised platform, shaded by a large tree. In fact, chaupaal can be any place where people sit and discuss their problems, celebrate their pleasures, share their pains and sort out their disputes.

Many thanks to all those have contributed! Once again, we invite and request you and your family, friends, and colleagues to submit any kid oriented articles (motivational/fiction/non-fiction/poems/drawings/paintings/your experience as a kid) to one of the addresses below:

Baal@arkindia.org

Friends, in this endeavor of ours, we need, and look towards all of you for your love, help, and support.

Thank you very much for your time!

Regards

The "Baal Chaupaal" team.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Baalchaupaal/

Editorial Coordinator for Baal Chaupaal (BC)

Dear Friends,

We are looking for a volunteer who can assist Baal Chaupaal Editorial Board as an Editorial Coordinator of the Baal Chaupaal. 

We have received more than 60 articles from children in US, New Zealand and different parts of India. We have also received painting and photographs clicked by children. 

The responsibility of an Editorial Coordinator will be:
• Reading all the articles for selection for printing
• Put them in their categories
o 25 % articles from under privileged children
o 25 % articles from privileged children
o 25 % articles from adults
o 25 % articles from editorial board members.
• Ability to work as a team because editorial board consist of following groups:
o Editorial Coordinator – 1
o Content & News Editor- 2 adults, 2 children from under privileged section and 2 children from privileged section
o Assistant Editors: 2 adults, 2 children from under privileged section and 2 children from privileged section

• Closely working with Magazine designer & Publisher
• Negotiating for publication cost and managing it.
The interested person should send his/ her CV to baal@arkindia.org

Thanks and regards,
Navin
For Baal Chaupaal

Baal Chaupaal: Invitation for Articles/ Stories for Baal Chaupaal...

Baal Chaupaal: Invitation for Articles/ Stories for Baal Chaupaal...: Dear Friends, Greetings from Baal Chaupaal! https://www.facebook.com/groups/Baalchaupaal/ It is with great enthusiasm and p...

Invitation for Articles/ Stories for Baal Chaupaal

Dear Friends,

Greetings from Baal Chaupaal!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Baalchaupaal/

It is with great enthusiasm and pleasure that I write to you on behalf of "Baal Chaupaal" an upcoming, new, and unique magazine for and by the kids throughout the world.

Baal Chaupaal aspires to be the global voice of children, and it plans to do so by encouraging "learning by writing” not only among children, but also among adults. We know that the art of writing stimulates imagination and consolidates ones’ understanding of various subjects. In today’s era of technology, children are losing the art of writing which is scary and a big threat for our future generation. We want to prevent that through this magazine of ours. Unique in nature, Baal Chaupaal will have articles written by both privileged and underprivileged kids, not only from India, but eventually from across the globe.

As you are probably aware, the word Baal means ‘child.’ “Chaupaal”, on the other hand can be defined as a place of secular nature that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to everybody present there. The hub of community life in villages, chaupaal is sometimes just a simple, raised platform, shaded by a large tree. In fact, chaupaal can be any place where people sit and discuss their problems, celebrate their pleasures, share their pains and sort out their disputes.

We wish to invite and request you and your family, friends, and colleagues to submit any kid centered articles (motivational/fiction/non-fiction/poems/drawings/paintings) to Baal@arkindia.org.

Friends, in this endeavor of ours, we look towards all of you for your love, help, and support.

Thank you very much for your time!

Regards

The "Baal Chaupaal" team.

Our Board members:

Editorial Coordinator:

Priyanka Phalswal, MSW, Jamia Millia Islamia

Director, ROOH: for child rights, New Delhi

News/Content Editors

1. Cuckoo Choudhary, MD, FACP

Assistant Professor of Medicine,

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2. Annie Romanos

Ark Foundation

Forest Lane, Raumati South, New Zealand

3. Navin Singh

Ark Foundation

Ashram, New Delhi

Student editors

1. Siddharth Bansal, 12th standard,

Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India

2. Pankhuri Jha, 11th Grade,

Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey, USA

Assistant Editors

Leena Kumari, M.A.

Project Officer at Gender Resource Centre, Ark Foundation,New Delhi, India

Baal Chaupaa: A magazine for children voice

Baal Chaupaal- a magazine by children about their issues, likes and dislikes. The language will be Hindi and English. Later on we may consider other languages like Urdu, Bengali or Marathi etc. But we will start with either Hindi or English.

This magazine will be published in India but it doesn’t mean that it will be for Indian children only. We will work to make this magazine a voice for and of all the children from any part of the world.

Content

25 % articles will be written by under privileged children

25 % by privileged children

25 % by professionals or writer working on children issues

25 % Editorial board