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.
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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.
Shikshak banne ka raasta – Ek Maaya Jaal
This article revolves around teacher education as a discipline in India. The article is titled ‘Maya Jaal’ because the field is not as simple and easy as one may perceive it to be, rather a “Maya,” an illusion with many dots, some of which connect whereas some don’t, making it a “Jaal,” 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.
Pervez Musharraf: The last military ruler of Pakistan
The shoot-and-scoot military dictator of Pakistan, Musharraf, kept altering his stance towards India as per the contextual exigencies.
Tripura Elections 2023: Who holds the edge?
NDA, Tipra Motha, Trinamool Congress and Secular Forces have offered their best to win this state
The void in India’s environment regulation
The 2021 COP26 Summit witnessed PM Modi pledging net zero carbon emissions by 2070. While these ambitions and pledges are highly appreciated, there is more to the environment than just carbon emissions.
A Post-Modernist critique of Post-Modernism
In an attempt to criticize post-modernism, one ends up realizing that they in fact have become post-modernists themselves.
Krishnamurti on Quietude and Education
Quietude alone offers possibilities of the right kind of education that humanize young children’s lives in their educational journeys.
The Lady vanishes: Justice and Law in our age
Contrary to the belief that violence is essential to the act of political foundation, Gandhi made the prescient observation that ‘what is granted under fear can be retained only so long as the fear lasts’
The internet has spoken
It is puzzling how many people do not consider the interactions that take place on the Internet and Social Media to be real and as having an effect on how the society functions.
The politics of fashion
What is ‘fashion’? Who gets to decide what is ‘fashion’? How does politics play out in choosing one over the other?
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