Celebrate Onam With Me
23 Nov 2020
A review of Clelebrate Onam With Me, a book about the rituals of Onam and the intriguing myth behind the story.
Posts tagged with “diversity”
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Across The Line
13 Jan 2020
In across the line, Nayanika Mahtani skillfully uses a synergy of wit and emotion to enrich an engrossing story that spans generations across one notoriously blood soaked border. Read on for a detailed review.
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Neel On Wheels
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Vibhuti Cat
19 May 2018
Vibhuti Cat by Shikhandin familiarizes us with the life of Magesh, a boy, most likely, on the autism spectrum.
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Learning Disabilities And Behavioral Disorders In Children
16 Oct 2017
What is dyslexia? How can it be detected? What can be done, to help children with dyslexia make satisfactory academic progress? What help and support is available for children with dyslexia in India? What is ADHD? What are the treatment options? What are the risk factors for oppositional defiant disorder, and how can it be treated? These are some of the issues I am going to delve in to, in this post.
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Against All Odds
29 Sep 2017
Against All Odds by Ramendra Kumar, is about the challenges faced by adolescent kids, when they have to move to new town. Moving from a big city to a small town is a difficult transition for most teens, but for someone with a deformed half developed arm, things can be far more complicated. How do the twins Kartik and Kavya, tackle prejudiced coaches, hostile classmates, and other hurdles they encounter, in their new school and surroundings? Read on for a detailed review.
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Have You Met Caillou
12 Jul 2017
My older one is now 5. She doesn't show much interest in TV, but occasionally wants to watch something. Personally I have nothing against TV in moderation. But I did want to find a show that would be fun for my daughter to watch and yet subtly advocate open mindedness, curiosity and sensitivity.
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Just A Spoon Full Of Sugar ...
09 Apr 2017
When we were kids, we were badgered by grown ups to read the news or watch the news in order to educate our selves and shed our ignorance of the world we lived in. In our times, news was quite boring and I wonder how many parents succeeded in getting their kids to actually read or listen to the news.
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What Will you Say This Halloween?
31 Oct 2016
Having lived in the US for 8 years this is one of their traditions that I found most enjoyable. Halloween is a little unusual for a festival. Its not even a holiday. Its just a fun way to spend the evening.
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Why Is That Funny?
28 Sep 2016
I was reading the very popular facebook post by Tannishtha Chatterjee about her humiliation on some comedy channel about the colour of her skin. “How is it funny to call someone dark? I don’t get it..” she says and she is right of course. But that got me thinking about jokes in general. There is a whole category of jokes that stereotype people and make fun of them as a group. Any of these sound familiar?
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The Many Faces Of The Girl Child
09 Dec 2015
Traditionally there have been activities and interests, that are associated with a specific gender. For example sewing, cooking, embroidery, were considered feminine activities, while carpentry, sports, battle and engineering were considered masculine activities.
