Bihar: Talk show held on water crisis

PATNA: Bookworms from different age groups thronged the ongoing book fair at Gandhi Maidan. Apart from buying books and novels of different genres, the visitors also enjoyed the talk shows organized at the venue.
The main attraction in the talk show on Monday was a speech delivered by renowned environmentalist Rajendra Singh on the topic of ‘Tapti Dharti, Ghattha Pani (boiling earth, reducing water)’.
Singh said 390 districts of the country face drought and 190 floods every year. He blamed the education system for making an individual capable of personal achievement but and not doing social welfare. “The education system does not teach us about the effects of harvesting, but only that of pollution,” said Singh.
Another talk show was organized on the theme of transgender literature and its challenges. Raveena Bariha, a transgender author who runs an NGO in Chhattisgarh, elaborated on the history of the existence of transgenders in India, mainly highlighting their inevitable significance in Hindu mythology.
Reshma Prasad, who runs NGO Dostana Safar, said, “Romantic elements in the discussions around the transgender is always eliminated. As a result, our personal rights are ignored in literature,” she said.
Giving instances from various books written on their community, Raveena explained how they have been perceived by the society. “There has been crisis in the discussion about genders in our society. The government of India views us only through our physical capacities and our social and emotional rights are always ignored,” said Raveena.