An experience of rural life for urban students under government’s ‘Gramanubhava’

Students participating in Gramanubhava, an initiative aimed at familiarising the urban children with rural life, in Mysuru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram

In an initiative aimed at familiarising the urban children with rural life, Department of  School Education has come out with a first-of-its-kind initiative called Gramanubhava (Experiencing Rural Life).

Of 160 schools and PU colleges identified in the city limits of the State including 16 high schools and PU colleges within Mysuru urban limits have been selected for the implementation of this programme.

A total of 3,466 students studying in Class 9 and Class 11 from Mysuru have been identified to take part in this one day rural exposure visit which was formally flagged off  by District Minister in-charge Yathindra Sidharamaiah on Sunday during the celebration of Karnataka Rajyotsava at Oval Ground Mysuru.