Learning to learn
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In the accelerated digital world we inhabit today, not many people seem to be doing any serious reading. It is easier to passively watch a YouTube video (at 2x speed) than to read something which forces us to think. The…
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Understanding history
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Read more: Understanding historyThis week we take a look at another SIDH publication – ‘Understanding history’. First published in 2003 in Hindi as ‘Itihaas ki samajh‘, this small book looks at the importance of history teaching and provides the teacher some tools to…
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A matter of quality
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Read more: A matter of qualityOver the years, SIDH has published more than 40 books in Hindi and English. This post highlights one such book, first published in 1998, which was based on research done by SIDH on what people from the Tehri-Garhwal area wanted…
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SIDH Vision
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Read more: SIDH VisionNote: 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…
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Physics for entertainment
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Read more: Physics for entertainmentThis 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…
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The pond and the swimming pool
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Read more: The pond and the swimming poolSome 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…
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Understanding modern education – Online course
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Read more: Understanding modern education – Online courseRegistration: 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:…
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The Isa Upanishad illuminates an aspect of modernity
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Read more: The Isa Upanishad illuminates an aspect of modernityThis 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…
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Infinite energy
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Read more: Infinite energy(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…
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Two poems
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Read more: Two poemsThis 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…
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A slightly disturbing idea about education
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Read more: A slightly disturbing idea about educationI 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……
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Dharampal: Unpublished writings
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Read more: Dharampal: Unpublished writingsNote: 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…
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