The National Education Policy (NEP), approved by the Union Cabinet recently, has proposed sweeping changes in school and higher education. Though many issues are addressed in the NEP, this article by Prof. G.L. Shekar emphasises on three interesting propositions — Early childhood care and education, Multidisciplinary approach and Technology-enabled education. — Ed The National Education…
To enhance the possibilities of good happenings in our life and activate a flow of positive chi around our living space, we can have lotus flowers in urn or ponds as lotus is the world’s most popular flower and is strongly associated with good Feng Shui. Feng Shui will help you rearrange what you have…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna Amateur Astronomer Yesterday, we were privileged to see the closeness of three celestial objects namely Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. Tonight (Aug. 29) too in southeastern direction, one can clearly witness these objects with ease, provided the sky should be absolutely clear. Moon, Jupiter and Saturn can be seen tonight in…
By Dr. Shyam Sarvodey, Paediatrician A month ago, as we emerged from the lockdown, positive cases began to soar and one fine morning, I received a frantic call from the ER (Emergency Room) to attend to a 54-day-old infant. Being the attending Paediatrician, I fastidiously donned my PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and showed up at…
Remembering the legendary singer Mukesh on his 44th death anniversary — 27.8.1976 By Dr. M.S. Natashekar Mukesh Chand Mathur, popularly known as Mukesh, was a great fan of singer K.L. Saigal. “Dil Jalta Hai Toh Jalne De” from film ‘Pehli Nazar’ released in 1945, was his 1st superhit song. When K.L. Saigal heard this song,…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In popular lore, Lakshmi and Saraswati hate each other. Where there is fortune, there is no respect for education, and where there is education, there is no value for wealth. The courtesan’s house was the only place where the two lived together: she was well versed…
By Dr. Keerthana Rajkumar, MD, M.Sc (Cardiology) It was 2 pm on a hot and humid afternoon in Vellore. I was slightly late for my shift. Hustling through the hospital corridors, suddenly I felt uneasy. In my head I was going over the sequence in which I had to ‘don’ my PPE. My mother’s voice…
You could place the Chinese “Fu Dogs” (lion faced dogs) facing outwards close to the main door entrance as they are the mythical creatures to control the bad energy flowing in and around the home. In the science of metaphysics, it is said that the energy of numbers, as the energy of everything else in…
For over half a century (54 years to be accurate), the incessant toil and hard work of a group of Kannada grammarians and linguists saw the publication of what is probably the most comprehensive Kannada dictionary till date — a tome which runs to about 9,000 pages. The man who led this herculean effort was…
The concept of “Twinning of Schools” as envisaged in the new National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) is an idea that Pratham Mysore developed and implemented a year ago. It adds value to a child’s learning. The twinning (pairing) was between Excel Public School and MG Koppal School. The new NEP has validated Pratham Mysore’s thinking and…
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