'Desi efforts'-Lakshmibai College principal Pratyush Vatsala on cow dung on class room controversy

Principal of Delhi University’s Lakshmibai College, Pratyush Vatsala says, "Those are portacabins in the canteen block, on the second floor. A few classes are held there as last option. Infrastructure has also come up in last 10 years. Still, the number of students is high. Those rooms look a little neglected. There are fans. We were sitting with EVS faculty to find out some local solutions.So, we started a study to control heat stress.Researches have been done on cow dung earlier as well. So, in that background, since there was no plaster in portacabins and it is located on the second floor, we thought of preparing something with cow dung by mixing it with mud to see the cooling effect. We decided to have a study. As far as my video is concerned, it was a holiday. To ensure that the children do not get disturbed in the middle of their classes, we did it in those days. I thought I, too, should join in. So, I went ahead. I shared it on our internal faculty group. I wrote that these are some "desi" efforts to ensure that there is some comfort in those rooms. I can't say who shared it from the Faculty group and with what intention."
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