KSLF 2022 | The Joy of Learning | Children's Day | November 14, 2022

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”. -Benjamin Franklin

Youth have always been an integral part of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival, KSLF, which is run by the Khushwant Singh Foundation, KSF. This is in keeping with the ethos of Khushwant Singh who was a mentor to generations of young people, writers and journalists.

The Joy of Learning contests have been held annually since inception in 2012. From a few schools in and around Kasauli, it has grown to over a 1000 schools and 10,000 students across Himachal. With the onset of online, it is gradually spreading its wings across the country.

Our mission at the Joy of Learning has been to encourage and draw out ideas, and not just knowledge, that will help create a generation that will care for our fragile planet, that will nurture our young girls in a country of unequal opportunities, and will realise their own potential in whatever field interests them.

We believe that meaningful learning for life is a creative process. Knowledge and skills cannot be downloaded, only to press control, alt, delete, once the exams are over. The most valuable learnings are from life. And Khushwant Singh has some memorable lessons on “Dealing With Adversity”, “How to Live Long and be Happy”, “Some Codes to Live By”, and more. To quote Socrates, “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel”.

Joy of Learning have partnered with the Himachal Government, India’s top education magazine, Education World, and more. Programs are conducted by a dedicated team of KSLF volunteers.

This year The Joy of Learning masterminds 3 programs:

The Joy of Words
The Joy of Ideas
The Joy of Change - The Kodaikanal Gandhi Peace Prize

The Khushwant Singh Foundation supports the Higher Secondary School in Ghanol village outside Kasauli. From providing shoes to kids who walk 2 hours each way to school and back home, to creating a library of English books. Scholarships are given across the board for art, sport, music, personality development, as well as studies.

A library has been set up for them as well. With books in English to help develop a love for a language that is a key to raising their socio-economic status. Scholarships are given not just for studies, but also in the creative arts, sport, and other endeavors.

We encourage curiosity and questioning, integrity and courage to live a truthful life.

Our mission at the Joy Of Learning for youth is to encourage and draw out ideas, and not just knowledge, that will help create a generation that will care for our fragile planet and also look after the girl child.

This continues the ethos of Khushwant Singh who was a mentor to generations of the young.

Khushwant Singh believed that knowledge stemmed from curiosity. But the most valuable learnings were from life. Living in India taught him that the girl child in the country was neglected and needed nurturing.

Some of this spirit of nurturing the young has been infused into KSLF. Annual scholarships are given to poor daughters of landless laborers around Kasauli.

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