Faculty Perspectives
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The First of May | Louis Paul Boon
On International Workers’ Day, A Giridhar Rao shares a translation of ‘The First of May’, prose poetry by Louis Paul Boon.
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Children’s Literature: Broadening Perspectives, Encouraging Initiatives
Sonika Parashar highlights the need for initiatives like KathaVana that support making children’s literature an integral part of every child’s life.
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On getting back our sense of kinship and intimacy with the environment
On Earth Day (April 22), Saswati Paik highlights the need to strike a balance between development and moving towards a sustainable environment.
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Redoing Gender and Self
Vishnu Prakash K reflects on his journey towards understanding education and change.
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Documentation of Traditional Ecological Knowledge by Adivasi Children
Aswathy Arun, Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli shed light on the activity-based learning (ABL) worksheets created for Adivasi children of Bastar, to enhance their understanding of the surroundings and nurture pride in their rich cultural heritage.
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Unravelling Womanhood: Insights from Personal Reflection
On International Women’s Day, Sonika Parashar, through a chance conversation and collaborative reflection, underlines the important role schooling, teachers and peer groups play in shaping a child’s gender identity and sense of self.
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From Mother Tongue to Other Tongues: English-medium Schooling in Karnataka
On International Mother Language Day, A Giridhar Rao emphasises Kannada learning. This will also make children learn English better.
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Has Artificial Intelligence Conquered Mathematics?
The short answer is no, but Mohan R and Nandita Jayaraj discuss some sure signs that a new era of mathematics is approaching.
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Mother-Tongue Education is Key for Indigenous Languages
Anvita Abbi, in conversation with A Giridhar Rao at the Hyderabad Literary Festival (HLF 2024), highlights how Indigenous languages show us unique ways of being human.
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The Backgrounds of Our Lives: Education during COVID-19
Sindhu Mathai on background sounds in online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Field Practice | MA in Education: Why it is more than just practice
It’s a practical experience crafted to prepare education professionals to improve the quality of education in India, highlights Kinnari Pandya, faculty member, MA in Education.
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Schooling in Crisis, Questioning Our Future
What happens to childhoods and schooling in conflict zones? Saswati Paik describes the catastrophic consequences.
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Education for Peace, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development
Giridhar Rao on UNESCO’s 2023 Recommendation which addresses some of humanity’s most urgent concerns.
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Collaboration at the Core of Contemporary Global Education Development
Kinnari Pandya emphasises the need for teaching and research on collaboration to bridge the gaps between education-research-practice, to build on global education development.
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Multilingualism on Constitution Day of India
Giridhar Rao on the importance of the Constitution’s linguistic accessibility for a multilingual democracy like India.
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The Atticus Finch Challenge
Sindhu Mathai on how a powerful theatre performance based on a literary classic provides contexts for difficult, meaningful discussions.
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Sunny M Kapicadu on Mechanisms of Caste and its Annihilation
Vijitha Rajan opening up pathways to critically analyse caste through engaging activists in classroom discourse
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Biodiversity and Linguistic Diversity Correlate!
A Giridhar Rao joins in celebrating the linguistic diversity of the indigenous world, as part of the Forests of Life festival.