Quiz held to deepen Constitutional awareness among students

C. Subramaniam, former Minister for food and agriculture, turned his residential lawn overnight into a farmland to prove that the Mexican variety of a crop could beryllium grown successful India.

This determination became an important chapter in a important movement that India witnessed later. Any guesses what the harvest was and which is the question being referred to? 

Wheat and greenish revolution. 

Here is different one. Who were the archetypal parliamentarian mates successful India? If you bash not cognize the answer, present is simply a clue. Former Indian President K.R. Narayanan was the couple’s nephew. 

The answer is Dakshayani and Raman Velayudhan. In fact, Dakshayani Velayudhan was the lone Dalit pistillate to be elected to the Constituent assembly.

These were some of the galore questions asked astatine the grand finale of the archetypal variation of the nationwide Constitution Quiz held by #ReclaimConstitution, a citizens’ collective, with the purpose of deepening Constitutional consciousness among students.

From the six finalist teams, students of Shri Ram Centennial School, Patna, emerged as winners. Jyoti Public School, Lahli, Haryana, were the runners up.

Pocket variation of Constitution released

The quiz held successful Bengaluru culminated after a intimately contested preliminary circular which saw information from implicit 1,600 students from much than 200 schools crossed 20 States and 5 Union Territories.

The lawsuit besides saw the merchandise of a pouch variation of the Constitution of India by Justice Abhay Oka, erstwhile justice of the Supreme Court of India.

Talking to the students astir the value of processing a technological temper, Mr. Oka said, ”Unless you develop scientific temper, you cannot unrecorded a dignified and meaningful life. Scientific temper is investigating everything astir you connected the ground of science. You can’t forget that we person made advancement lone with the assistance of science.”

“By saying superstitions are bad, you are not acting against immoderate religion...No religion tin past without reforms,” helium added. 

Philatelic accumulation held

The lawsuit also witnessed a first-of-its-kind philatelic exhibition titled “Makers of Our Constitution”. A curated postulation of uncommon postal stamps, covers, cancellations, and archival materials were showcased at the exhibition. 

Other guests of honour at the lawsuit included journalist P. Sainath, erstwhile ambassador to UNESCO Chiranjiv Singh, and Special rapporteur to the United Nations Ashwini K.P.