my thoughts

The safety of the children in and outside the home is of real concern for all of us specially when they are    travelling from home to school and back. Not only this the traffic on roads particularly in the cities has reached a situation that if corrective and preventive measures are not taken immediately, it will prove to be extremely dangerous to all in general and the school going kids in particular.   The number of vehicles on road nearly doubles in every five years but the width of the road remains the same thereby causing bottle-necks at every short distance. To add to this sorry state of affairs, there are traffic rules which are frequently violated. In this condition, the children are the most vulnerable group whether    they are on the roads or commuting to and fro the school. The Supreme Court of India has clearly mentioned the guidelines for the safety and security of school going children particularly while they are travelling by school buses....

All are aware of the fact that the real learning takes place outside the boundaries of the classrooms. All those who have been more successful in their life are the ones who did not gain knowledge only in the classrooms but also in the outside world. The initiative taken by Delhi University regarding the learning outside the classes is a welcome step and should be appreciated and followed by all. Many of us might be aware of a story in class VII or VIII Hindi textbook of UP board in the eighties, in which the writer explained the importance of visiting different places. Firsthand experience always gives us a better understanding of the things than what we learn in the classroom or in the books. Classrooms and books are very important but visiting different places and institutions make people aware of the real things by providing real life experiences in real life situations. While watching the telecast of the programe regarding the above mentioned step taken by DU, it was proved s...

The debate regarding the common entrance examination for the engineering colleges seems to be over. Now top twenty percent students of each board will be eligible to appear in the advanced level test to be conducted by IITs. The organizing agency for the main test will be Central Board of Secondary Education and based on this the merit will be prepared for the admission to NITs and other engineering colleges and universities. I do not know whether it will reduce the pressure on the children or not but the debate has forced many people to think whether having examinations is not good at all. CBSE has done away with class X board examination and the schools conduct this examination as the internal exam. Somebody shared that he had appeared in the board examination as early as in class V and then in class VIII and I think all of us appeared in class X and class XII board exam. The person asked me whether there was stress and the pressure on me at the time of board examination and fra...

In the present age when you have large number of TV channels and other mode of information which are so fast that anything becomes obsolete in no time. There are two TV programmes which have come as a whiff of fresh air. Though the topics selected or the issues taken up are the old ones which have been raised and discussed before also, but the importance of talking about them is more now. Also the overwhelming response to these programmes has answered those people who say that public is not interested in listening or watching such issues. Yes, you got it right. I am talking about Aamir Khan`s Satyamev Jayayte telecast on Doordarshan and Star Plus and   Ravish Kumar`s Hum Log on NDTV (hindi). Mr. Aamir Khan has taken up very important issues in all his episodes telecast till now and the people strongly feel that the government and the citizens of the country should join hands and work together with sincerity to make things better for all. Though each one of them is worth discus...