The National Council Of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), in its preamble to the revised arts curriculum that covers fine art, dance, music and theatre for schools, states that children must be exposed to the best professional artistes in immersive experiential ways.

Theatre and arts organisation Junoon is working hard towards fulfilling this aim. Two years ago, they initiated an inclusive programme to enable children from less privileged backgrounds to experience theatre across the country. Realised with support from the Lal Jamal Fund and local partners in cities like Patna, Bikaner, Ludhiana, Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Delhi and Agra, it has reached 5,400 children across seven cities from over 20 different NGOs and government schools.