Time to re-imagine assessment models in Indian schools  

Time to re-imagine assessment models in Indian schools   

We are in the midst of one of the most crucial epochs of transformation that our education system has witnessed in decades, not least during the pandemic. The pace of reforms is aligned with the clarity with which the ecosystem is changing. The emphasis on a future-proof, modern education system that is relevant to the times […]

Climate Change And Its Impacts

Climate Change And Its Impacts

World leaders, business tycoons as well as common people have still a chance to alter the direction of the climate change Climate change is a significant variation of average weather conditions. It may become warmer, or may be having more humidity or moisture, or even dryness. So these are all the changes that we observe […]

Snowfall: Myths and Reality

Snowfall: Myths and Reality

So, it is winter time, and kids are over the moon and eagerly waiting for snowfall. I used to have the same level of excitement for snow during my childhood. The intensity of the cold during “Chillai Kalaan” (the 40-day harshest period of winter) wasn’t bothering me that much, instead, it was giving me contentment […]

Lal Ded’s Vakhs Became A Doctrine May We Call It ‘Lalism’?

Lal Ded’s Vakhs Became A Doctrine May We Call It ‘Lalism’?

There are some people who carry an unnatural wish for being a big name or a self-limiting belief of being more important and knowledgeable than they really are. So when such people evaluate any literary work they give irrelevant commentaries. This has happened with Sufi poetry also, especially with Lal “Vakhs”. Unfortunately, the mystic word, […]

Students Must Avoid These Mistakes In Board Examination

Students Must Avoid These Mistakes In Board Examination

Students appearing for the board exams must be aware of some common mistakes they tend to make in the examination hall. While hard work and preparation are the keys to excelling in the board examinations, it is equally important how you act in the examination hall and write your exam. It is often observed that many […]

A few lines on Wasif Ali Wasif’s ‘Majboori’

A few lines on Wasif Ali Wasif’s ‘Majboori’

Being compelled is not a bad thing, and to be honest, it is not a good thing either. Being under compulsion is an undeniable truth. The man is under duress. He wants to break the compulsion, and nature intends to keep him under the compulsion. Both are compelled by their thought processes. Every speck in […]

The Desire For A Happy Ending

The Desire For A Happy Ending

One of the earliest tales I heard as a child that instilled in me the notion of love as a savior was the one about Cinderella and how the prince saved her from her stepmother and sisters. It also reinforced my hopeless romantic belief that no matter what I will develop into a Cinderella who […]

Winter break and traumatic tales of private teachers

Winter break and traumatic tales of private teachers

If the government can solve other educational issues, why don’t they look into why private teachers are being treated indifferently? As the winter arrives here in the valley, private educational institutions become a hot topic. For one reason or another, they are always on top of the list of discussions in our homes. From parents […]

Learning needs courage, not talent

Learning needs courage, not talent

We usually hear a word nowadays that we call talent. We are just spinning this word everywhere, no matter whosoever does whatsoever, if they succeeded in their work we pin the word “talented” over them. If the one who becomes a winner is talented then what about those who just compete with these winners? It […]

PLAYING WITH FITNESS

PLAYING WITH FITNESS

Our children are at risk of obesity due to bad eating habits People have not only spoiled their health through their bad eating habits but they have also put their children’s health at risk. Obesity invites deadly diseases. Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the first part of the fifth report of […]