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Rajasthan govt school students publish newspaper to fill rural news gap
Students at PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School in Raholi, Tonk, produce two newspapers, 'Raholi Shiksha Samachar' in Hindi and 'Raholi Education Times' in English, in print and online. Pupils from Classes…
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Students at PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School in Raholi, Tonk, produce two newspapers, 'Raholi Shiksha Samachar' in Hindi and 'Raholi Education Times' in English, in print and online. Pupils from Classes 10 to 12 handle news gathering, photography, editing and page layout. Principal Dr Yogendra Singh Naruka, who studied journalism, started the initiative after noticing that very few students in this remote village received newspapers at home.
The first issue appeared in 2023 using Naruka's own funds. Teachers now voluntarily cover the publication costs; the school gets no separate government money. The print edition is released monthly, quarterly or on special occasions, and copies are distributed free to students.
The Indian Opinion
This story punctures the lazy narrative that government schools are innovation deserts. One teacher's journalism background and passion have sparked a student-run paper that teaches skills beyond textbooks. But the lack of state support raises a pointed question: will the education department recognise and fund such grassroots models, or leave them to teacher charity? The test will be whether this can be replicated in other rural schools.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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