Street play on girl child performed
PANAJI: Children’s Rights in Goa (CRG) in collaboration with Dnyanprassarak Mandal's College (DMC), Assagao, took the message of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' to slums in Candolim, Calangute, Arpora, Baga and Mapusa as well as to Tatodi (for the Vanmare community) through a street play performed by lecturers, students and ex-students of DM’s College, Assagao and CRG staff and members. 10 performances were organised in the last three weeks.
The street play used humour and music to convey the dark future if we continue to engage in sex selection. A scene in the street play shows an auction in which the man making the highest bid gets the wife as there is a surplus of males and a shortage of females.
The harmful effect of child marriage on the health of young girls was also highlighted so also the menace of substance abuse. The play highlights the role of education in empowering girls and women and ends with the message of .
The street play was developed by the entire team under the leadership of Associate Professor Prashanti Talpankar.
