In the now-showing Kannada movie ‘Sarkari Hiriya Pratamika Shaale, Kasargodu: Koduge Ramanna Rai’, Director Rishab Shetty narrates the condition of government Kannada schools. The movie, based on the Director’s real-life incident, narrates the story of a School Head Master who struggles to keep the school running against all odds. Like the reel-life Head Master, effectively…
Rat race, is it worth it?
August 23, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Sometime back I had met a girl studying in 9th std. living nearby during summer holidays. She had mentioned to me that she was interested in taking coaching for badminton and swimming. But later on I came to know she was busy the whole summer attending coaching classes…
Government School in Mysuru runs from a Railway Workshop
August 20, 2018By M.B. Pavan Murthy Mysuru: Thanks to the efforts of Good Samaritans, hundreds of poor children are getting education in this Government School that does not have a building of its own. The Railway Workshop located on Manandawadi Road at Ashokapuram plays host to the decades-old Government School. The Railway Department, apart from letting a…
Train of Knowledge
July 14, 2018While there are many who board trains to reach their schools, there are only a few who are actually studying sitting inside one. This Weekend Star Supplement narrates the story of a Government school in the nearby Nanjangud Taluk that has been painted to look like a Railway Station — complete with train, platform and…
Four boys escape from Government School for Deaf
June 27, 2018Mysuru: Four boys of the Government School for the Deaf have escaped from their school at Tilak Nagar in city. A complaint has been lodged by school Superintendent at Mandi Mohalla Police Station. In the complaint, authorities of the school that comes under the Department for Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens have stated…
Govt. School runs from a dingy house since 9 years!
June 2, 2018By H.D. Ramesh Periyapatna: Students of a Government School at Periyapatna are being forced to study in a congested private building as it does not have a building of its own. And taking advantage of the recent summer vacation, the owner of the private building is asking the Education Department to vacate the building as…
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