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Today is Guru Purnima. A once in a year occurrence in India on which we pay respect and show gratitude to all the Gurus in our life. Anytime, I think about my Gurus, one of the first faces that flash in front me is that of Mr. Mackintosh – a person who has taught me...

My blog post yesterday reminded me of a specific instance on my first day at Aurobindo Vidhyalaya. I walked in to school for the very first time that day in October 2016. Got introduced to a few teachers & observed a few classes. In one such class, the teacher was...

I read this a while ago and it really hits home, as many times, we as parents, ‘help’ our children with good intentions without thinking of whether our ‘help’ will weaken or strengthen them. “A man was an avid gardener. One day, he saw a small butterfly laying a few...

A pyramid with five different levels, explaining the model created by Maslow to understand the psychological needs of people through life. For a long time, I was actively working with my team of teachers on Bloom’s taxonomy and how to build our students’ higher order...

A friend of mine asked me if E-books are okay for kids or should she buy them hard copies instead? It reminded me of an article I wrote back in 2015. Sharing it here… E-books, digital books, multimedia books – regardless of our choice to embrace it or reject it, we...

I don’t ever remember seeing my parents read when I was young. Until about 11 years of age, I did not ever read for pleasure. It is when I moved to New Zealand from India, that I discovered this wonderful place called the “Library”! It was only then that I started to...

The last three Republic days I have been in India, I have noticed that it coincides with the peak of the Palani pilgrimage. It is puzzling to understand that when you are in pursuit of something so great and so spiritual, you fail to see the little things that are so...