THARPARKAR: Premiere of the documentary ‘Main Tharparkar Hoon’ was held on Thursday night in desert Thar. The documentary aims at encouraging young talent to further explore the subject of science. The documentary screened at the village Malhnor Vena, which explores the current scenario of the academic and scientific approach of Thari students, was based on Thar’s Science and Math Festival organized by Thar Education Alliance. After the screening, the teachers, students, villagers and many social activists shared their opinions regarding the state of education in Thar and discussed ways to enable such scientific approaches in Thar. The documentary has been filmed in the surroundings of Thar with the objective of promoting education in the area. Talking to Daily Times, Founder TEA, Partab Shivani said, “As it is an era of science and technology, an individual can’t establish himself in any field without the basic knowledge of science”. He added that, keeping these basic factors in mind, TEA decided to conduct tests of mathematics and Science subjects in primary, middle, secondary and higher secondary level students from both private and public institutions. A two-day event was arranged in which students developed different scientific models, sessions were also conducted and those students who performed best were rewarded with awards of tablets and laptops. Published in Daily Times, June 23rd 2018.