Khoj Articles

Khoj Workshop receives overwhelming response from young women

Khoj Workshop receives overwhelming response from young women

CJP's conducted a two day workshop with a bunch of young bright students studying at Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. The Workshop talked about Gender, Caste, Democracy, Identity, Violence, Discrimination and the values of constitution and was met with overwhelmingly positive...

CJP spreads the message of peace, helps those affected by hate

CJP spreads the message of peace, helps those affected by hate

This Week, CJP conducted an interactive Khoj Workshop with fifty women and initiated an interfaith meeting at Ramakrishna Mission in view of the Babri Masjid Judgement. The CJP team in Assam also visited the survivors of Nellie Massacre in Borbari, 40% of whom have...

KHOJ: Ahinsa aur Shaanti Program on Gandhi Jayanti

KHOJ: Ahinsa aur Shaanti Program on Gandhi Jayanti

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti this year KHOJ organised an event titled "Ahinsa aur Shaanti" at Nadkarni Park School in Wadala for over 50 students from the Marathi, Urdu and Hindi medium schools. These students participated and performed in the event. KHOJ is an...

KHOJ celebrates teacher’s day

KHOJ celebrates teacher’s day

CJP's Khoj is a secular educational program that teaches constitutional values to children. This is a Teachers' Day celebration organised by Khoj in a school in Mumbai. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNVjGkA1hgc Related: An Introduction to KHOJ KHOJ: Self Portrait...

KHOJ: Rights and Duties

KHOJ: Rights and Duties

This session is expected to evolve a lasting understanding and grasp within young minds of what his/her rights are as an individual. Our Rights and Teachers Rights, Rights and Responsibilities and Rights and Duties. A critical part of the discussions involve...

KHOJ: Maps and Personal Histories

KHOJ: Maps and Personal Histories

This is one of KHOJ's teaching modules. Each child in the class is given one map and the session involves dotting specific locations on the map that are the spots that have impact on the child's life in and around his/hers home, school family and community life. Find...

KHOJ: Self Portrait and Problem Solving

KHOJ: Self Portrait and Problem Solving

This introductory KHOJ module aims at drawing out the emotional world of a child. Through sketches and words that describe those images and emotions we ask them to draw things they like and dislike. Through which the teacher gleans what situations make the young...

An Introduction to KHOJ

An Introduction to KHOJ

KHOJ is an Education for a Plural India movement. It is an innovative educational approach, which has been evolved over 20 years of actual engagement inside classrooms with thousands of school students in the 10-13 year age group (Std. V – Std. VII). KHOJ is based on...

KHOJ: Hate Hurts, Harmony Works

KHOJ: Hate Hurts, Harmony Works

You have probably heard rumours about KHOJ, an education NGO run by activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad. But, what is KHOJ? Watch this video to learn all about our initiatives as well as our response to a whole host of false allegations. You will discover that...

Celebrating Human Rights

Celebrating Human Rights

December 10 is celebrated every year as International Day of Human Rights. But even as privileged people hold galas and fund raisers to celebrate the day, the survivors of atrocities or the oppressed classes barely get the opportunity to express their feelings or...