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Pather Panchali and the Story of the Kurava…. 2 May 2011 | 06:34 pm
The ICSE English syllabus in Class V has a chapter called – A hot summer afternoon. I was astonished to find that my son simply did not like the story and it appeared that in the school too, the chapt...
Giving back to society….Looking beyond our own eco system 2 May 2011 | 06:32 pm
In the past, ageing was a cause of worry. Health problems, children who have flown out of the coop, insecurities of old age used to haunt the elderly. However, all that is now a thing of the past. Hea...
Unsung heroes – Security guards in schools 25 Apr 2011 | 06:03 pm
Many of us parents wax eloquent about security systems in schools, fire protection systems required in schools but none of us ever bother to even say a “Good Morning” to the security guard at the scho...
Bad Ads and their impact on Children 25 Apr 2011 | 05:59 pm
The quality of some of the advertisements in the recent past has become so appalling that one wonders why there is no action being taken from any quarter. Worst are the ads that feature children and e...
Grand parents – Revisiting Parenthood 18 Apr 2011 | 07:50 pm
Grandparents today fall in two categories – those who stay at home in a joint family set up and take care of their grandchildren even as their children are busy in the office; the others who stay away...
Karnataka is the new Tiger state of India 11 Apr 2011 | 06:00 pm
The news that Karnataka is the new Tiger state of India as per the Tiger Census 2010 is indeed great news. In a world where the man-animal conflict is assuming dangerous proportions and where the gove...
Azim Premji University 6 Apr 2011 | 01:49 am
Bangalore has added another feather in its cap with the setting up of the Azim Premji University. This is corporate governance in all its glory. What is particularly striking about this institution is...
Parenting tips from Sudha Murthy 28 Mar 2011 | 06:04 pm
It is very rare to have popular personalities speak on parenting or about schools. Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, well know designers, had once asked Jaya Bachchan (one of my favourite actresses) about ...
Proposed PPP Schools – At last, the Government wakes up! 22 Mar 2011 | 04:50 pm
The government has agreed to attach more importance to the track record of private entities than the financial bids submitted by them for setting up schools under the public-private partnership mode (...