Monday, April 2, 2012

Invitation for Articles/ Stories for Baal Chaupaal


Dear Friends,

Greetings from Baal Chaupaal!


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

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