My struggle to remember names

Prachi Lahiri
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Thus said Shakespeare, years ago. How does a teacher, today, look at names? Names of children in her class.

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The metaverse in schools

Neerja Singh
What is the metaverse? What would be the possibilities, challenges, and implications of integrating the metaverse into educational settings? What will the future look like when virtual worlds become dynamic extensions of the learning environment?

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Making the classroom more interesting

Manasi Kanetkar and Ambika Aiyadurai
How can we make the classrooms more interesting and relevant for the students? Can we help the students connect better with the ‘real’ world with help of activities like group-work, field-trips and role-plays?

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A. Lalitha: Engineering woman power

Mamata Pandya
About a century ago, how would it have been for a woman, in India, to pursue engineering? Were families and colleges open, accepting and supportive? If a woman became an engineer what were the places she could professionally associate with?

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Befriending ancient art

How does a book on a place like Mammallapuram take shape? How can an author, who also happens to be a ‘teacher’, weave together his appreciation for sculpture art, fascination for history and love for children?

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Complicating the Library

Sujata Noronha
The word library stands for quiet contemplation, serene environs and ideas in texts that belong to the romantic period of literature. Why does it, even today, not conjure up a space of noisy reverberations, play, pondering, disquiet, provocations, and tension?

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Books and us

Nimesh Ved and Anshumalika Rai
In this article, the third and final in the series, the authors move beyond the rooms and walls. They look at themselves.

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