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Rajasthan govt school students launch own newspapers
At a government school in Tonk, Rajasthan, students from Classes 10 to 12 produce their own newspapers to counter the lack of access to news in their village. PM Shri Government Senior…
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At a government school in Tonk, Rajasthan, students from Classes 10 to 12 produce their own newspapers to counter the lack of access to news in their village. PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School, Raholi, publishes 'Raholi Shiksha Samachar' in Hindi and 'Raholi Education Times' in English, both in print and online. Students handle news gathering, photography, writing, editing, and layout, with teachers acting as mentors.
Principal Dr Yogendra Singh Naruka, a journalism graduate, started the initiative in 2023 using his own funds after noticing few students received newspapers at home. The print edition comes out monthly or quarterly, funded voluntarily by teachers. Copies are distributed free to students to read about school activities and achievements.
The Indian Opinion
This is a heartening tale of resourcefulness, but it also quietly indicts India's rural news gap. The narrative that 'government schools cannot innovate' takes another hit, here teachers and students did it without separate government funds. Yet the real test is sustainability: voluntary teacher funding cannot last forever. Will the state education department now step in to scale this model, or let it remain a one-school wonder?
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, ndtv.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
