SIDH's Blog

Year: 2021

  • SIDH Vision

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    Arun Elassery

    Note: This is the modified SIDH vision statement. The earlier version is available as the first post on this blog. Introduction: When we look around, we see that modern systems – economic, social, technological, educational etc. – appear to be aligned against the fundamental human need for peace and happiness. They seem to inexorably lead…

  • Physics for entertainment

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    Arun Elassery

    This is an article about my favorite books on physics that I wrote for TeacherPlus magazine. The original article is available here. I think that it points to something more than just Physics education. Take a look and see! The mainstream educational discourse stridently insists that science and mathematics are the most important and also…

  • The pond and the swimming pool

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    Arun Elassery

    Some years ago, we lived in a house with a pond and our two boys spent long hours swimming and lounging around in the water. It was like having a private swimming pool of our own. However, there is a fundamental difference between a pond and a swimming pool, and in this post I would…

  • Understanding modern education – Online course

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    Arun Elassery

    Registration: Visit https://learn.aslishiksha.com -> Signup -> Verify email (Check spam folder if email not in Inbox) -> Login -> Buy course -> Launch course For bulk registration (more than 10 participants): http://www.aslishiksha.com/bulkregistration.html For other queries: Email us at learn@aslishiksha.com Course details are as follows: Time investment: 6-8 hours (40 minutes of audio-visual presentations, around 3 hours of reading material…

  • The Isa Upanishad illuminates an aspect of modernity

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    Arun Elassery

    This post is offered with a head-bowed pranaam in the manner of the Isa Upanishad when it says…इति शुश्रुम धीराणां ये नस् तद् विचचक्षिरे(This we have heard from the wise who have expounded it to us) I don’t remember when I first started reading the Upanishads. I think it was probably just after I came…

  • Infinite energy

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    Arun Elassery

    (The following was written as an entry to a story writing competition. It doesn’t deal with education but is a satirical look at modernity and so is 50% on topic for this blog. I hope that it breaks through the grimness of our virus-related predicament and succeeds in making you smile) Dr Ramdas Verma, a…

  • Two poems

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    Arun Elassery

    This week I thought of sharing two poems that I like very much. They have their setting in very different world-views, widely separated in geography and time. One written by a modern English poet and the other from the Tamil Sangam era (>2000 years ago). I think both the poems point to some aspects of…

  • A slightly disturbing idea about education

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    Arun Elassery

    I have a slightly disturbing idea about education that I want to present to you in a slow, roundabout manner that resonates with the leaves dancing and shining outside my window against the backdrop of a bright blue Bangalore sky… Two days ago, I was on a call with some close friends and the question…

  • Dharampal: Unpublished writings

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    Pawan Kumar Gupta

    Note: The following is an excerpt from unpublished writings of Dharampal available with SIDH. There is a powerful and coherent story that comes out when these unpublished writings are read together. We are looking for funds for collating and publishing this material as a book. Write to pawansidh@gmail.com if you can help us. India does…

  • हमारा इतिहास बोध

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    Pawan Kumar Gupta

    Note: This week’s post was published on Pawan Gupta’s blog dayaron se pare on January 22, 2020. Over the coming weeks some selected articles will be posted here but interested people may find it rewarding to visit ‘dayaron se pare’ and read all the posts there. हमारा इतिहास बोध लगभग खत्म सा हो गया है।…

  • Drawing the attention or dhyaanakarshan vidhi

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    Arun Elassery

    Last week I shared an extract from our soon-to-be-launched online course on understanding modern education. Today I thought of sharing some more information on how it works. The course is meant for parents, teachers and other interested adults. It will take some 6-9 hours to go through (depending on whether you follow or don’t follow…

  • The problem with modern education

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    Arun Elassery

    This week’s blog post is extracted from an online course that we will be launching soon. The course is designed to make a participant contemplate on his/ her educational experience and connect the dots to better understand modern Indian education. The course is made up of short audio-visual presentations, reading material and self-reflective writing exercises.…