Her radiant eyes dimmed, her smile faded, and her voice trembled. Tears flowed down her cheeks as herheart overflowed with […]
Language of Discrimination in Schools
“Ma’am, our teachers address the local children with ‘Aap’ and address us as ‘tu’. (For the English word ‘You’, addressing […]
A tête-à-tête with Manoj, an enterprising tea vendor!
Referred to as ‘Lala’ by his customers, Manoj runs a tea stall adjacent to one of the thousands construction sites in […]
Resilience
Sharing an experience of a lifetime. An attempt to explain ourselves the meaning of the term – “Resilience”. I learnt […]
The 2019 food security policy to support India’s migrant families
“One Nation, One Ration Card Scheme” (ONORC) was introduced by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution as […]
Corporal punishments and societal attitudes
Legal protections can be important safeguards against Corporal punishments. However legal safeguards shall be availed of in the very extreme […]
Corporal punishment is part of India’s “learning crisis”
Bill Gates recently said that his biggest disappointment in India was its education sector. He added though that he was […]
Corporal punishment destroys our well being
Corporal punishment is the “lowest”-intensity form of child abuse that builds the foundation for large-scale and severe violence that afflicts […]
Without profound change in society our schools will never be safe
Following the killing of seven-year old Pradyuman at a private School in early September[1] last year and the public outcry, […]