A social outfit in steel city has come forward to help students of government schools who find it difficult to express their thoughts through writing.

Nischay has rolled out a programme called “Nanhe Rachnakar” under which clubs are being set up in schools to conduct regular writing workshops.

At the workshops, students will not only be taught how to write but also to think about some important social issues issues and express their thoughts effectively through words.

The outfit has already formed a club in two schools— Middle School at Nildih in Birsanagar and St Peter’s English School in Karandih. The outfit aims to form such clubs in 10 schools.

Nischay that works on spreading awareness on menstruation hygiene among students in rural areas, has taken up the new initiative to instil confidence among students from rural and underprivileged backgrounds.

“Many students of state-run schools cannot express properly,” said Tarun Kumar, the secretary of Nischay. “They are submissive to a lot of problems, even to something as crucial as child safety. The idea is to give social topics to students on which they can brainstorm, think and come up with creative copies that express their imagination and thoughts. The world might be different if seen from the perspective of these young minds.”

Some of the topics that students will write on are respecting elders, stress-free exam, pet care, pollution, water conservation, importance of mother tongue, environment conservation, my dreams and my favourite subject. Regular practise will also improve their command over the Hindi language.

Nischay founder Poonam Maahanand said: “The activity will also attract them towards Hindi literature. For students, knowing a language is of utmost importance. No matter what they study, they will have to communicate their knowledge to the world. Many think that knowing only Hindi as a language is a drawback.”

Principal of St Peter English School, Kalpana Biswas, said, her students had already started telling their stories. “Perhaps till now, they lacked a proper platform to express their thoughts,” she said.