{"id":5520,"date":"2020-04-12T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2024-10-23T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T17:59:18","slug":"a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/04\/12\/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words\/","title":{"rendered":"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5520\" class=\"elementor elementor-5520\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/04\/12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 12, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On any other day, the students of Calcutta Rescue education centres would be in their schools, learning, playing and having fun with their friends. But in the lockdown period, they are forced to stay at home. However, students are trying their best to communicate with the teachers regularly either through their own phones or the CR area helpers\u2019 or their neighbours who have access to smartphones. They chat in Whatsapp groups, have video conference calls, asks for study tips and share their thoughts about the current situation as well.\u00a0 So when the teachers asked them to share a glimpse of their lives under the lockdown- they did it through art.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4e44c e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d4e44c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da8effd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da8effd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Arpita-Mondal-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5523 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Arpita-Mondal-1.jpg 549w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Arpita-Mondal-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 549px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 549\/370;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Arpita-Mondal-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Arpita-Mondal-1.jpg 549w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Arpita-Mondal-1-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a88a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a9a88a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arpita Mondal, aged 11, wants to share with you a picture she drew of her life during the lockdown in Kolkata. She is sharing a single room with her whole family in a slum in the Dilerjung neighbourhood in the North of the city. She said: \u201cWe are inside our small room. My mother is cooking and father is scolding my brother because he is very naughty. I am helping my sister in her studies and doing my homework given by my CR teachers. We cannot go out during this period.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf2214 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdf2214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226a6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226a6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the window of his family home in a slum in North Kolkata, 10-year-old Aryan Shaw has never seen the sky looking so clear.That is because the three-week coronavirus lockdown has drastically reduced the amount of pollution in the city. Aryan said: \u201cI can see a clearer sky now but only from within my small home. I want to go to school and play with my friends.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759669f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"759669f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aryan-Shaw-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5524 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Aryan-Shaw-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5524\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3736016 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3736016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d028a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d028a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"643\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5525 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi-768x598.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/643;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5525\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi.jpg 960w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/somnath-doloi-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e379d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e379d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In another morning, Somnath Doloi, 14, would have been taking part in creative activities such as art, dance, drama and sport that Calcutta Rescue organises for all its students on Saturdays. These are doubly important for youngsters like Somnath, who lives in a slum near Tala Park School where there is little opportunity to do such things.But these are not normal times, so Somnath has used his artistic talents to show how he is feeling about not being able to go to school during the COVID-19 virus lockdown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf6e4a e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdf6e4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e089dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e089dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Life is very hard now for the parents of Firdaus Parveen as neither of them is able to work to earn money for food and other essentials. Firdaus has captured them by the door of their little home a few days ago, staring out into an uncertain future.Firdaus recently took her Madhyamik exams, board exams for 16 year-olds, and hopes for a bright future herself thanks to the education she is receiving from Calcutta Rescue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f1f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7f1f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"646\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Firdous-Parveen-Board-Mechhua-1024x802-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5526 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Firdous-Parveen-Board-Mechhua-1024x802-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Firdous-Parveen-Board-Mechhua-1024x802-1-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Firdous-Parveen-Board-Mechhua-1024x802-1-768x602.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; 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Where are our heroes?\u201d Those are the questions posed by Mou Das, 14, as Kolkata enters its third week of lockdown. Only Mou\u2019s grandmother, who ekes out a living by selling vegetables near their home in Nimtala, is bringing in any money to feed the family at present. Mou said: \u201cI can\u2019t think beyond the moment. We are somehow managing but I don\u2019t know how long my granny can work and we will be able to fight the situation.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6704f64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6704f64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ff0326\" data-id=\"0ff0326\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd5228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dd5228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Hundreds of other kids in slums are being supported through this crisis by the team Calcutta Rescue, who are providing them with food, distance learning and psychological support.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22806e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22806e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfe1b18\" data-id=\"cfe1b18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9d4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9d4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>If you are moved by the children\u2019s arts you can help this effort by making a donation now via our website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab9092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab9092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Souvik, the Boys Club leader, explains,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur boys are becoming more aware and are challenging patriarchal norms in their homes and society. They can recognise misogynistic attitudes and speak out when they witness such behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Students, both boys and girls, along with their teachers, held a protest march near the Talapark Education Project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t stay silent when such things keep happening in our society,\u201d said Rohan, a member of our Boys Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree. Raising our voices against these horrors is the first step. We must remember these crimes and work in our communities to prevent them,\u201d added Soham. \u201cI hope more boys join us in protesting violence against women.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words April 12, 2020 On any other day, the students of Calcutta Rescue education centres would be in their schools, learning, playing and having fun with their friends. But in the lockdown period, they are forced to stay at home. 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