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Dec 30, 2022

women … malayalam cinema … 2022

Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey!, starts the song of one of the most endearing movies i watched in 2022. Set to a catchy tune, it is an anthem around a name that I respond to (part of the name thats me). And the song tells a tale, of how young…

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women … malayalam cinema … 2022
women … malayalam cinema … 2022

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Dec 9, 2022

beyond the binary of ability and disability

ability (n.) late 14c., “state or condition of being able; capacity to do or act,” from Old French ableté “ability (to inherit),” from Latin habilitatem (nominative habilitas, in Medieval Latin abilitas) “aptitude, ability,” noun of quality from habilis “easy to manage, handy”. Also in Middle English, “suitableness, fitness.” …

Idpd

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beyond the binary of ability and disability
beyond the binary of ability and disability
Idpd

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Nov 17, 2022

Like so many other things, photography has changed the way we see things, mark moments and make…

Like so many other things, photography has changed the way we see things, mark moments and make memories. The camera built within the mobile phone, has grown in sophistication over the years and democratised image making. …

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Like so many other things, photography has changed the way we see things, mark moments and make…
Like so many other things, photography has changed the way we see things, mark moments and make…

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May 19, 2022

the joy of mastering the granny square and turning a corner

the crochet bug bit me some time ago. i loved the effortless ease with which my friends worked on different patterns. …

Crochet

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the joy of mastering the granny square and turning a corner
the joy of mastering the granny square and turning a corner
Crochet

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May 19, 2022

Adieu Chachen

There are some losses which are inevitable, even expected, and yet, when it happens, it leaves one grappling with a bundle of emotions. Chachen was fading slowly over the last two years, and in the last few weeks we knew the end was near. …

Memories

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Adieu Chachen
Adieu Chachen
Memories

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Apr 20, 2022

Birds and I

I have been making my acquaintance with birds for a few years now. I felt the connection with birds more acutely during the pandemic. The silences, as it were, accentuated my senses and I listened carefully to the different birdsounds around me. …

Birds

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Birds and I
Birds and I
Birds

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Feb 10, 2022

Beyond Board Assessments — preparing children for ‘life’…

So ICSE and ISC bit the bullet and released the results for the first time ever MCQ based and bifurcated Board Exams. CBSE is playing the wait and watch game… A bunch of students are relilved that they’ve cleared the nightmare. Another bunch are upset that the scores have been…

Exam Oriented Education

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Exam Oriented Education

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Jan 23, 2022

Silence is not an option

There are times when silence is not an option. As Sabika Abbas Naqvi reminds us: To all those who chose to stay silent remember: “Iss zulm mein jo khamosh rahe, Zalim bhi wahi, qatil bhi wahi” (If you stay a mere silent spectator in the face of this oppression, You…

Womens Rights

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Silence is not an option
Silence is not an option
Womens Rights

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Dec 11, 2021

A mirror to education in our times

Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? T.S.Eliot in “The Rock” Two men who held a mirror to the education system were born in May. This year, May 7 marked…

Education

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A mirror to education in our times
A mirror to education in our times
Education

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Oct 25, 2021

Killing them softly with MCQs — How the Board assessments in India are failing children

“I enjoy learning.” “I am curious about learning new things.” “As I am growing, I find I am interested in learning more about some things than others.” My teen daughter said this with quiet conviction some months ago. Nothing would gladden the heart of a parent and teacher more than…

Education

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Killing them softly with MCQs — How the Board assessments in India are failing children
Killing them softly with MCQs — How the Board assessments in India are failing children
Education

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