Monthly Archives: February 2017

Rethinking Reading: ICSE and the introduction of popular comics in official Curriculum Recently ICSE introduced comics like Tintin and Asterix in their syllabus. What will...

The Story of Dedicated Commitment and Deep Passion Jane Sahi has been working in the field of education for the last 38 years. She was...

  Walking Through Uttarakhand Mountains The majestic beauty of Uttrakhand inspires each moment yet because of ruthless developmental logic its landscape is undergoing change. Here is...

The Maharashtra Textbook Syndrome: revisiting the age old practice of dowry “If a girl is ugly and handicapped, it becomes very difficult for her to...

        This article is published in The New Leam, FEBRUARY 2017 Issue( Vol .3  No.20) and available in print version. To buy contact us or write...

Henry A. Giroux is one of the leading theorists of education whose sharp reflections on critical pedagogy and the politics of neo-liberalism have given us refreshingly new insights. In this piece we notice how he conceptualized the notion of ‘corporate time’—its utility and instrumentality, and the way in the ‘new economy’ it altered the very purpose of higher education. The university has ceased to become a democratic public sphere; instead, it has been reduced into a space for training while defining faculty as market-oriented producers, and students as consumers.

The Importance of Performing Arts in Creative Pedagogy Creativity is the stimulant in any classroom and without the magic that it brings learning can never...

Writing History for Young Minds A well-known historian and writer Roshen Dalal was born in Mussoorie, India. She did her PhD in ancient Indian History...

The Importance of Nurturing Creativity in Young Minds Life can be passed as a routine, or lived meaningfully; the choice is entirely ours. What does...

LIVING MEMORY Beyond Stardom: Om Puri and the Art of Acting Even though Om Puri passed away, his superb acting, his spirited work and his contribution...