LUCKNOW, Nov. 23 -- Laughter, games, and hands-on learning replaced textbooks and heavy school bags in government upper primary schools across Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, as students of Classes 6 to 8 experienced the first of the state's 10 planned 'Bagless Days'.

Designed under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the initiative gives children a break from routine classroom pressures while introducing skill-based and experiential learning, an official said.

At a school in Kamaalpur, Block Rajpura, Meerut, students learned about good and bad touch using posters, props, and videos under the guidance of assistant teacher Sehba Jamal. In Fatehpur, children at a primary school in Asti enjoyed games, puppet shows, group discussions, musi...