Mallika Nawal

First a Disclaimer: “Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the “naturals,” the ones who somehow know how to teach. “ The reason this disclaimer was mandatory…was simply because there is no job on this...

“The moment you start arguing with an ignorant fool, you have already lost”, said Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)— the fourth Caliph, who ruled the Caliphate from 656 to 661. To be honest, that alone should be reason enough for me to throw in the towel, but even though I am the greater fool…I am not an ignorant fool…And...

There is a famous adage: ‘When the truth hurts, tell a joke’! But what do you do when humour hurts? What recourse do you have then in order to deal with it?!? Well, ladies…and…gentlemen, while the country was busy grappling with the inordinate problems of the denizen’s everyday pedestrian lives…trying to fight the drought…trying to fight poverty…trying to find communal...

Have you heard of the Rashomon effect? The Rashomon effect or the Rashomon principle basically refers to divergent and contradictory interpretations and understanding of a single or same event by different individuals, depending on the particular vantage point of a particular person. And so it is when it comes to the alleged saffronisation of education in India. Of course,...

It isn’t a mere coincidence that kids today are called ‘the Gen Z’ or the iGeneration…And…I do know that you too are secretly wondering if the ‘i’ before ‘Generation’ has anything to do with the ‘iPhone’? Well, you’ re absolutely right! Just as the ‘i’ in ‘iPhone’ stands for “internet”, so does the ‘i’ in ‘iGeneration’. In fact, it...