Education

Hichki,Oh! That hiccup in my throat!

Hiccups are continuing since  I saw “Hichki”( “Hiccup” )the Bollywood saga about the harsh reality of the sharp divide between “have and have nots” in our society and in our schools. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE Act) is being blatantly violated by private schools in our country. As per RTE Act, […]

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Childhood Obsessions are good!

“My kids love dinosaurs! Ok I am being modest ….they are obsessed, really  really obsessed”, they know all the dinosaur types and names, God why can’t I remember how many are there in all?, said a Mom who loved dinosaurs too, a long time ago! “My daughter has an obsession for cars and has many […]

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Wish rape culture dies a sudden death ….and never raises its head ever again!

I couldn’t sleep yesterday after reading  a  heart rendering article by Mitali Saran “Statutory warning: Countries with such low levels of humanity could die”. She talked about humanity dying and our country being very very sick. Feelings of regret overtook me as I had purposefully avoided reading the detailed news on Kathua and Unnao rape cases […]

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