Personalities

Discussions on popular personalities like Ambedkar, Nehru, Savarkar, etc. are part of this sub-category.

Journey Inwards with Jiddu Krishnamurti, Rabindranath Tagore and Avijit Pathak

Journey Inwards with Jiddu Krishnamurti, Rabindranath Tagore and Avijit Pathak

This personal essay walks a lane inwards with three great educationists. The vision of the three men provokes an understanding of what is wrong with prevailing schooling practices.  Education involves a search within. In this exploratory quest the three educational philosophers Jiddu Krishnamurti, Rabindranath Tagore and Avijit Pathak have walked the road less traveled. Walking…

Freda Bedi – The British Woman with an Indian Spirit

Freda Bedi – The British Woman with an Indian Spirit

As India goes on to commemorate its 75th year of independence, one’s mind wanders back to India’s colonial past and the noteworthy contribution of its brave freedom fighters, whose patriotism and valiance resulted in the country’s freedom from the oppressive and prejudiced rule of the British Empire. Freda Marie Houlston hailed from the city of…