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  1. You are pushing students out of school

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    / July 18, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The story in `The Hindu‘ today from a Bangalore school where four students, admitted under the Right to Education (RTE) quota, were discriminated against by cutting their hair, was waiting to happen. In this case, the school, which has been opposed to the RTE’s 25 per cent quota for economically...

  2. Handwriting…Going…Going…Gone

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    / June 26, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Is it time to write an obit to yet another ancient human skill? While computers and the Internet have made English the global language, they have also just about killed cursive writing or handwriting today. The focus is totally on the computer keyboard. Beyond computer keyboards, texting also moves people...

  3. Jaya selects school uniform

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    / April 18, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Deccan Chronicle reports that students in government and aided schools will look smarter coming academic year, thanks to a personal interest shown by CM Jayalalithaa in choosing free uniforms. “CM first decided uniforms would henceforth be maroon, not blue. She is also deciding dress designs. She is keen children look...

  4. On the 64 squares, 24×7

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    / April 15, 2012 / 4 Comments
    One of the regrets we have is that our daughter Tejaswini quit training in chess. She had joined well-known chess coach and International Master Lanka Ravi’s academy in Secunderabad when she was just about six years old but a few tournaments later, we realised that it takes a lot to...

  5. Karnataka goes green

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    / April 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    India’s only saffron state in the south, Karnataka is going green ! The Times of India reports on how Karnataka will boast of 9000 ’environment-friendly schools’ by the end of March 2013. Students at these schools will grow their own vegetables, plant medicinal plants in their school’s backyard and be high...

  6. Future bombed

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    / March 22, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s clarification has failed to pacify me. After making a sweeping statement that “government schools breed naxalism and should be handed over to private players”, he has tried to do some damage-control, saying he was actually referring to “sick government schools in naxal-affected areas”. I would have...

  7. The Great School Chase

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    / December 13, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By S V L Narayan Two days after my granddaughter was born I found my son and daughter-in-law in intense discussion. I asked them whether I could be of any help. I was stumped when my son said that they were worried as they had to think of a suitable...

  8. Liquor Yes, School No

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    / October 13, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir   Across the road from my office, I see the liquor shop not just open but doing brisk business. Even when there is a full-fledged bandh, the shutters would only be half down. You may have to pay a few hundred extra, but then that is small...

  9. Design in schools? Why not?

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    / October 4, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By Slogan Murugan Not satisfied with designing buildings, a group of young architects from the city are taking a few hours every month to go to schools and teach students the importance of design and to observe how interesting and intelligent the designs we find in daily life are. I...

  10. Back to school with my son

    Posted by Rahul Luther
    / July 31, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By Rahul Luther A van driver picks up my nine-year-old son Rishabh from home every morning to take him to school everyday. That day, the driver called to say he was unable to come, so the task fell in my lap. Rishabh of course, was delighted. He enjoys the rare...

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