A visit to the Rural Technology Park and Goethe Zentrum was scheduled for the fourth day. We reached school at around 9 a.m, and a briefing was given for the trip to the Rural Technology Park. At 10 a.m, we left from our school for the National Institute of Rural Development. The Rural Technology Park represents the technology, development and innovation of the rural people. There, we were shown various units through a PowerPoint presentation.
Through the projector they showed us how to make a solar heater, a rotary mobile charger, a bicycle mobile charger, IKYA red relighting tubelight, conical tiles, LED solar panel, Agro waste chulha and a Ecoflo treadle pump. We were even shown the working of a biogas digester, a solar panel, handmade paper making unit and vermicompost.
It was almost 1:30 p.m when we were given a packed lunch, and at 3:30 p.m we reached Goethe Zentrum. After a short presentation on the various Indian 'shouts' during the flying of a kite (DHEEL! LAPET!, etc) that were translated to German as best as they could be, we played a game of Kho-kho that the German students enjoyed. Our German buddies were given the opportunity to do the rangoli outside the Goethe Zentrum on the road. They loved playing with the colours and proudly presented a lovely result that they would not stop taking pictures of. To celebrate the first festival of the year, Sankranti, we went to the terrace of Goethe Zentrum to fly kites. At 6 p.m, we had some snacks and then left for our homes after a long, tiring, but of course, an exciting day.
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