Thursday 24 March 2016

Burst of Colours!



Celebrating the Festival of Colours - Holi, with a burst of colours in Nature!

Thursday 10 March 2016

Uprooting the Deep-rooted

Ours is an ancient culture. It comprises of innumerable traditions, customs, beliefs and many more things. We are proud of our traditions and it is essential to carry forward the several traits that had been handed down the generations.

However, at the same time, one has to keep it in mind that times have changed, times are changing with each passing moment. So, everything that had so far been always done in a particular way, may not essentially hold true any more.

Monday 7 March 2016

Garh Panhala

Panhala Fort

This is History. No doubt, almost all have come across these facts of history -- either while studying or while teaching kids about Maratha history.
However, when I recently re-visited this ancient fort after a long gap, I re-learnt some details, which I realised, were not commonly known.

Wednesday 2 March 2016

It's a Two Steps Process

It's A Two Steps Process

Earlier, in the co-ed schools, the boys and the girls used to learn different skills -- While the girls went in for stitching class, the boys were taken to a different class-room to learn handicraft.
So, right from the childhood there was a clear demarcation between the tasks for girls and boys. And what's more, they were officially taught that way.