Thiruvananthapuram:
It was quite an unexpected meeting. While visiting the stalls at the Revenue District Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Work Experience, IT Fair 2011-12 put up at St Mary's Higher Secondary School, Pattom, Minister VS Sivakumar accidentally met his daughter Gouri Nair.
"Though he knew that I too participate in the event, both of us got wonder-struck when he entered our stall," said a thrilled Gouri.
Gouri and her friend Karthika P Madhu, both Plus-I students of the Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, have displayed a still model, based on various problems faced by women, at the Fair.
"Though the topic is about women's issues, it is not a feminist point of view. Nowadays many atrocities against women are happening and their security at times falls under threat. We are expressing our concern on such issues," she said.
Low-wage labour, domestic violence, intrusion into privacy, molestation and domination of rich over poor are some issues showed in the model. There were also newspaper cuttings on several problems faced by women.
The science exhibition brimmed with the concerns of students in various matters which threaten nature such as the menace of waste management, global warming, energy conservation, electricity generation and air pollution.
Amid the whole collection exhibits, there were some items which stood apart for its variety of presentation. The model of 'vertical farming', made by Anjitha S and Malu V J of St Chrysostom's school, Nellimoodu, about utilising minimal space for cultivating plants in apartments, attracted the crowd. The vertically-spiraling structure has various layers for farming. "Even bonsai trees can be planted in various compartments aligned vertically. Space utilisation along with promoting agriculture can be accomplished through this," says Anjitha.
"Though he knew that I too participate in the event, both of us got wonder-struck when he entered our stall," said a thrilled Gouri.
Gouri and her friend Karthika P Madhu, both Plus-I students of the Carmel Girls Higher Secondary School, have displayed a still model, based on various problems faced by women, at the Fair.
"Though the topic is about women's issues, it is not a feminist point of view. Nowadays many atrocities against women are happening and their security at times falls under threat. We are expressing our concern on such issues," she said.
Low-wage labour, domestic violence, intrusion into privacy, molestation and domination of rich over poor are some issues showed in the model. There were also newspaper cuttings on several problems faced by women.
The science exhibition brimmed with the concerns of students in various matters which threaten nature such as the menace of waste management, global warming, energy conservation, electricity generation and air pollution.
Amid the whole collection exhibits, there were some items which stood apart for its variety of presentation. The model of 'vertical farming', made by Anjitha S and Malu V J of St Chrysostom's school, Nellimoodu, about utilising minimal space for cultivating plants in apartments, attracted the crowd. The vertically-spiraling structure has various layers for farming. "Even bonsai trees can be planted in various compartments aligned vertically. Space utilisation along with promoting agriculture can be accomplished through this," says Anjitha.
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