Monthly Archives: July 2018
How Australian media are changing the way they report violence against women
How Australian media are changing the way they report violence against women
Rishikesh, Unplanned Discoveries and a Torn Tour Guide
EXPLORATION \ Travelling can be a fruitful process when it becomes an existentially illuminating act. Over planning can take away its beauty.
Ambika Mahajan
Will the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ Make Students Happy?
HAPPINESS CURRICULUM\The school’s atmosphere must create an ambiance of trust, freedom and nurturance and enable the child to look beyond the utility of marks. The recent ‘Happiness Curriculum’ can be a significant step towards that goal.
Mohammad Zafar
India’s Waste Management Crisis: Thinking beyond Technology
ENVIRONMENT
Waste generation is a problem that has to be understood in the context of consumption patterns and which needs to be contextually negotiated beyond technological interventions and segregation plants.
Abraham Khan
Ugly Education, Corrupt Professors and Predatory Journals
THE NEW LEAM VIEWPOINT | Even though Mr. Javedkar orders 'clean-up', there is no escape from the corrupt academic culture unless we question the fetish of 'academic publications' and bring the spirit of authentic quest in education.
Pakistan‘s 11th General Elections Brings Hopes of Democracy and Other Stories
THE LATEST
Not just yet another news item.The New Leam evolves a way of seeing, and reflects on the mood of our times.
Lynching, Mob Assaults...
Understanding Palliative Care
HEALTH
The idea of palliative care is grounded in the inherent value of every human life. It is based on the internalization of the fact that prolonging life might not be possible, and not even desirable. It stems from the belief that an individual is the owner of his/her body and mind and thus must have the first voice in any decision that needs to be taken regarding it.
Nivedita Dwivedi
Bihar Shelter Home Accused of Rape and Torture of Victims
REPORTAGE | The violence and exploitation of the young inmates in Muzzaffarpur’s shelter home for girls is shocking as it reveals the plight of the deprived sections of society
Thinking Politics beyond the Game of Manipulation of People
THE LATEST
Privacy over Rafale Deal Leads Congress to Bring Privilege Motion in Parliament
CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar Faces Backlash as Liquor Ban Undergoes Amendment
Toronto Mass Shootings Kill and Injure Many
The Path to Multilingualism Makes Us Enriched
EDUCATION
In a multilingual nation like India, it is paradoxical that parents often fear that teaching their children the mother tongue will restrict them from...