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Krishna Kumar
The writer, professor of education at University of Delhi, was director of NCERT from 2004 to 2010
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Rice and digital learning: The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted children’s livesSubscriber Only
July 11,2020 03:50:05 AM
The 15 children of Bihar whose parents will now get rice and money to feed them will soon learn the magic of rote learning when they hit the truncated Grade I online syllabus.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
New pedagogic edifice that Hari Vasudevan helped shape will endureSubscriber Only
May 14,2020 04:00:42 AM
His interest in people is rare in our ethos now. So was his acute awareness of the past, of how it impinges on life today across the world.
Thu, May 14, 2020
They carry on with their duties, no matter what crisis engulfs the worldSubscriber Only
April 24,2020 01:16:33 AM
Anyone who sees people in pain and discomfort on a daily basis cannot avoid the feeling that he or she is carrying a burden. The range of human misery a doctor encounters daily and attempts to address by choosing appropriate remedies is vast and therefore, stressful.
Fri, Apr 24, 2020
Gandhi’s philosophy remains relevant in resilience, imagination of young IndiaSubscriber Only
February 12,2020 01:00:42 AM
In circumstances when faith in values is facing repeated blows, it helps to remember and study Gandhi. Indeed, it is hard not to miss Gandhi these days, as a source of solace and the energy to maintain one’s faith in values.
Wed, Feb 12, 2020
The primary teacher who uses the child’s language has a great advantageSubscriber Only
November 21,2019 03:55:33 AM
Without exception, all policy documents favour the mother tongue as the best medium of education, especially in the early grades.
Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Bhavkhedi: Absence of remorse disturbing sign of indifference to violence against DalitsSubscriber Only
October 09,2019 03:26:10 AM
Remorse and guilt are important emotional resources available to a society or a nation for recovery after going through a trauma. In the case of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes, public recognition of their trauma is rarely granted.
Wed, Oct 09, 2019
The girl from BarabankiSubscriber Only
August 16,2019 00:58:26 AM
The Barabanki girl conveys the spontaneous confidence that only the very young can feel in a complex political situation. Her truth-telling recalls Gandhi’s scepticism about the state’s ability to protect democracy.
Fri, Aug 16, 2019
Once upon a stage called DelhiSubscriber Only
July 10,2019 01:02:20 AM
In the 1970s, theatre in the city helped define a wider political imagination. Now, the young must accomplish that task without the aid of the likes of Girish Karnad and Habib Tanvir.
Wed, Jul 10, 2019
Divide and rule is the winning ideology this election, only we call it polarisationSubscriber Only
May 18,2019 00:32:22 AM
Divide and rule might have served as a strategy during certain phases of colonial rule, but it did not work in every case. Its contemporary use demonstrates the persistence of the temptation that India’s colonial rulers had felt during their stay.
Sat, May 18, 2019
Education is important for development, but it doesn’t become an election issueSubscriber Only
March 15,2019 00:04:16 AM
The gains of education are long-term and call for sustained efforts. Outcomes are often illegible to the electorate and too complex for political parties to take credit for them.
Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Schools without a differenceSubscriber Only
January 25,2019 00:05:39 AM
Navodaya Vidyalayas exemplify a government initiative that has lost its purpose.
Fri, Jan 25, 2019
How to name itSubscriber Only
December 05,2018 00:55:00 AM
More than a sense of power has fuelled the urge to rename places like Allahabad, Faizabad and Mughalsarai. It is also the impulse to erase a part of heritage.
Wed, Dec 05, 2018
Failing the girl studentsSubscriber Only
October 22,2018 05:13:04 AM
The Supaul incident highlights the decline of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya — an education scheme that has waited in vain for a long-term policy to guide its progress.
Tue, Oct 23, 2018
When a language’s silence speaksSubscriber Only
September 20,2018 00:55:13 AM
The absence of a word for activism in Hindi points to an unspoken resistance — of the distance between privilege and populism, society and state
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
The curriculum tabooSubscriber Only
July 07,2018 00:00:38 AM
Schools, colleges and other educational institutions desist from engaging with caste in the false hope that education will remove the social inequality.
Sat, Jul 07, 2018
Girl On The CoverSubscriber Only
May 30,2018 00:27:58 AM
Why a photo of a Pakistani girl on a booklet in Bihar need not embarrass officials
Wed, May 30, 2018
No room for questionsSubscriber Only
May 15,2018 00:05:23 AM
When spiritual leaders fall from grace, schools founded by them lack the acumen, ability to help students come to terms with the situation.
Tue, May 15, 2018
Should we have defended Sanjay Leela Bhansali?Subscriber Only
February 15,2018 00:12:19 AM
Liberals must question themselves. There is nothing liberal about portraying women jumping into fire in a manner that doesn’t cause revulsion.
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
No CCTV, pleaseSubscriber Only
January 27,2018 00:24:05 AM
Cameras in classroom is the wrong answer. We lose all chances of reform if we isolate and pillory the teacher
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
A Gentle Learning CurveSubscriber Only
November 25,2017 01:28:22 AM
Crucial points ring out about the old debate between traditional and modern knowledge systems. But none resonate a solution
Sat, Nov 25, 2017
In Delhi’s air, a political crisisSubscriber Only
November 22,2017 00:30:35 AM
The city will need to be reinvented, which calls for identifying people who care for its future and who don’t mind carrying on with duties of despair
Wed, Nov 22, 2017
Gone girlSubscriber Only
October 18,2017 01:00:45 AM
SC verdict on child marriage makes a break with cultural norms. Now, back it with policy to restore childhoods
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
Being Hindi-mediumSubscriber Only
June 17,2017 00:37:28 AM
A Bollywood film exposes how India has lost all sense of purpose in providing nursery education
Sat, Jun 17, 2017
And children pay the priceSubscriber Only
February 06,2017 00:08:25 AM
CBSE’s decision to make Class X board exam compulsory upturns a modest reform of school education
Mon, Feb 06, 2017
Shortcut to scholarshipSubscriber Only
October 11,2016 00:02:14 AM
Encouraging students to photocopy course material instead of reading real books only perpetuates India’s poverty of ideas.
Tue, Oct 11, 2016
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