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MUMBAI:
MTV's social side is getting active. 'Speak your Mind' a
documentary that focuses on creating awareness on issues
faced by young people in Asia, has zeroed in on the problem
of child labour in India.
The
programme has the MTV crew meeting up with kids rescued
from bonded labour, kids in rehab centres and child labourers
who have planned a new life after freedom from bondage.
Hosted by film star Raveena Tandon, the show that airs this
Sunday at 11:30 am visited the Experimental Theatre Foundation
in Mumbai, which uses theatre as a medium to spread awareness
about child labour. The crew has also travelled to Parbhani
in interior Maharashtra to witness a project undertaken
to provide unique education programmes for rescued kids.
The show also travels to Delhi, to a rehabilitation centre
- South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude - which conducts
rehab programmes, and also conducts raids in factories,
homes and restaurants.
MTV Speak Your Mind will also air on 1 September
at 5:30 pm and 4 September at 10:30 pm.
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