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Money Matters!

June 3, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

ABBA’s song "Money, money, money, must be funny, in a rich man’s world. All the things I could do if I had a little money… " comes to mind at the plight of a few

Different language, faith(religion), caste. Similar socio-economic background, residential neighbourhood, age and school. Do they divide or unite? Fortunately the latter in most cases I have encountered over several years of teaching and counselling children from

Government Schools for Daughters, Private Schools for Sons

May 13, 2009 Pushpa Achanta

Ever come across a worker from the unorganized sector striving hard to ensure that her/his daughter(s) and son(s) study? Probe a little and most probably the girl(s) will be in a government school and the

A big bouquet (of trees) to St Mark’s School,J P Nagar 3rd Phase

February 7, 2009 Deepa Mohan

Most of us agree that our tree cover is depleting alarmingly, and we cluck about it….but St Mark’s School has done something…er…concrete, to choose an inappropriate word! They have planted 9 badam trees in front

The Newspaper Habit….

January 26, 2009 Deepa Mohan

One sight that can be seen frequently in the mornings is that of different people reading the morning newspaper. It’s a habit deeply ingrained in our culture, and no matter which newspaper it may be…our

Campus Diem

Planet Mercury and its Little Green People

January 19, 2009 Siri Srinivas

You would have loved to grow up in the pleasant, perfect, considerably privileged locality of I Block, Jayanagar. The streets were clean, sidewalks smooth, roads neatly planned and regularly tarred: Not a single game of

Backyard for art enthusiasts

August 11, 2008 Praveen Karoshi

I came aross a couple of interesting places for hanging out and recreation – active canvas and Doodleden. I have happily added these to my list of interesting places in Bangalore. Both are similar in