Swimming in Tonga with the Humpback Whales
An encounter with humpback whales at ‘Eua is a magical experience. Somehow the whales only choose Tonga to visit and mate every year.
Articles
Sports in politics and politics in sports – Time to separate!
Across history, many sporting events were affected by political decisions including the Olympics. More social connections are to be inculcated through sports rather than continuing separations between people.
Silent Waters: Religion, Gender and Nationality during Partition
The film Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) portrays how the gender subjugation forms as the undercurrent for the political partition of India and Pakistan into two nations by the British.
What COVID taught us about female entrepreneurship and digital solutions
COVID has itself contributed to widening the digital gap. Both gender constructs and access to technology and education contribute to the prevalent standing of limited agency for female entrepreneurs.
The anti-national district of India – Least spoken and almost forgotten
In the Khunti district of Jharkhand, sedition cases are a common practice to forward the goal of ‘development’.
Congress Mukt Bharat or Gandhi Mukt Bharat: A dilemma
Gandhi family should closely observe the newness of Indian politics without grappling with the long electoral history of their family members.
Letter to Japan from a frustrated Indian PhD scholar
An Indian PhD scholar shares about his loneliness and proposes a strategic relationship with Japan to open Okiya-Geisha branches in India
AI-Powered writing tools and their impact on the Humanities
AI writing tools have advanced significantly over time, having both positive and negative effects on the humanities. While these technologies have made writing easier and raised the quality of authors’ work, it is essential to make sure that they are utilized sensibly and morally.
Five educators on education
This essay summarizes the educational philosophies of five great educators that are often studied in the pre-service teacher education programme.
Vulnerable languages fading into oblivion
Every 14 days, a language perishes. It is estimated that there are more than 7,000 living languages used in the world, but at the current rate of language loss UNESCO predicts that half of them will be extinct by 2100. Over the decades, our world has suffered the death of hundreds of languages and with…
Women’s Reservation System in Bangladesh: A Review of On Ground Policy
Political Representation is integral to bring structural changes in the way the society is governed. Opportunities to women in politics promotes gender equality and makes way for more just and equal society based on policies and practices that cater to the needs of underprivileged women.
Becoming a teacher in India – A web of illusions
This article revolves around teacher education as a discipline in India. The article is titled ‘web of illusions’ because the field is not as simple and easy as one may perceive it to be, rather an illusion with many dots, some of which connect whereas some don’t, making it a web. There is a perception that all needed to become a teacher is a teacher education qualification. However, that is hardly the case. In this paper, I have attempted to write how complicated the area has become. For instance, it’s comparatively difficult to get into a Teacher Eduction (TE) Programme; recruitment remains a concern if a candidate gets into the program. The aricle discusses admissions into a teacher education program, the occupation’s commercialization, and teachers’ recruitment.
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