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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata

Devi Kar | Let’s try listen more to each other; it’s now a forgotten art

Devi Kar | Let’s try listen more to each other; it’s now a forgotten...

Even though we are a democracy, many of us feel that our voices are hardly ever heard except when we join forces and...

18 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Devi Kar | Encourage kids to think, raise questions: Vital for democracy

Devi Kar | Encourage kids to think, raise questions: Vital for...

India’s recent Lok Sabha elections unfolded very dramatically and though we couldn’t quite trust the print media and...

17 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

Devi Kar | Let’s scrap board exams, it’s ruining India’s young

Devi Kar | Let’s scrap board exams, it’s ruining India’s young

Critique of exam-centric education system urges for reforms to preserve childhood and promote holistic learning

2 May 2024 12:07 AM IST

Devi Kar | Life can be full of paradoxes… But say ‘no’ to contradictions

Devi Kar | Life can be full of paradoxes… But say ‘no’ to...

Perhaps we don’t realise that not only do we have many unnecessary contradictions in our lives, but we also instil...

29 March 2024 12:15 AM IST

Devi Kar | Hiring teachers gets increasingly harder for most schools in India

Devi Kar | Hiring teachers gets increasingly harder for most schools...

From flawed applications to uninspiring demo lessons, the process of selecting school teachers in India faces numerous...

21 Feb 2024 12:20 AM IST

As schools become a big business, its vital they deliver a quality education

As schools become a big business, it's vital they deliver a quality...

School owners know the branding exercise well and are aware that they have to make a big splash

6 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Devi Kar | Why philosophy is crucial for young minds: It will help think better

Devi Kar | Why philosophy is crucial for young minds: It will help...

After having worked with children for the greater part of my life, I find that younger children in their quest to...

21 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

SOPs have been designed to ensure safety and security of students, particularly girls, while teachers and staff members in each school are being sensitised on the POCSO Act, 2012.(Representational Image)

Devi Kar | Schools need to teach the basics, not just prepare kids for...

The other night, a student who had passed out of my school this year was killed in a nasty road accident. Her college...

15 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Book Review | Teach our smaller citizens to know, not ignore, the world

Book Review | Teach our smaller citizens to know, not ignore, the...

The other tragic story of neglect that is told through these writings is that of the teachers

9 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

The government wanted NEP implementation and rolling out of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in a phased manner in Anganwadis and primary and upper primary schools and further transformation from the 10+2 academic structure to 5+3+3+4 structure. (Representational Photo:PTI)

Devi Kar | Schooling after Covid-19: What appears normal is not always...

Almost two years of disuse has led to multiple problems of different kinds

4 May 2022 12:21 AM IST

Trained counsellors can make a marked difference towards helping elderly people deal with their emotional problems. (Representational image : Pixabay)

Devi Kar | Young and old can help each other & bridge generation gap

An interdependent and connected society can yield rich dividends and make human existence far more meaningful

20 April 2022 12:23 AM IST

Cover Image of the book Stolen Focus by Johann Hari.

Book Review | Attention! Big Tech is conspiring to purloin it and make...

One of the features that makes the book valuable is that it has been exhaustively and excellently researched

13 Feb 2022 1:34 AM IST