In this issue

Manasi Kirloskar: The Boss Girl, Make Your Teachers Proud, Mother Teresa: Embodiment Of Love, Harry Styles, Dr Oomen David: Educationist Par Excellence, Pedagogical Leadership, Neymar: Taking Expensive To The Next Level, How To Win Friends, Polishing Gems, Dharma In The Forest, Personal Readiness To Study Abroad, Punk Fashion: Make A Statement, Geniuses And Their Mad Ways, Competition Corner, DYK and more!

Make Your Teachers Proud

It is a delightful moment for every teacher when students acknowledge and appreciate the contribution of their teachers towards their progress and achievements.

8 mins

Manasi Kirloskar - The Boss Girl

A persona of many facets — painter, deep sea diver, mountaineer, traveller and writer — she has already become a youth icon. Her entrepreneurial skills, of course, are also much acknowledged and reflected in the number of awards she has been honoured with over the past few years. That’s Manasi Kirloskar in a few words.

5 mins

Harry Styles

His powerful vocals on his solo hit track Sign Of The Times from his self-titled debut album, is currently topping the charts all over.

4 mins

Mother Teresa - An Embodiment Of Love

September 5, 2017, marks the 20th death anniversary of Mother Teresa.

4 mins

Pedagogical Leadership

Pedagogy — the science and study of teaching, i.e, finding answers to the basic questions ‘what’ and ‘how’.

2 mins

Taking Expensive To The Next Level

The footballing world was turned upside down when the buzz that Neymar Jr wanted to leave Barcelona came afloat. I mean, they easily had the best strike-force in the world with the Brazilian, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. It seemed only a matter of time before the ‘MSN’ trio would conquer the world.

3 mins

Polishing Gems

When we talk of polishing GEMS it would categorically mean the focused endeavour of committed individuals towards instilling good values, ethics, morality and spirituality. The early years are with concerted efforts to identify and minimize obstacles like insensitivity and callousness bred by circumstances and influences. As Plutarch is quoted to have said, “The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education”.

5 mins

How To Win Friends

A lot of us roam the streets with the fear in our head concerning how other people view us. While you are worried about what people are thinking about you, there’s a high likelihood of them pondering on what you’re thinking of them! Maybe you know your flaws, maybe you don’t. But your analysis isn’t happening in one encounter. A best friend isn’t born in a day; they grow to become your confidantes over several years. You have to be brave enough to take the leap of faith knowing that someone out there will respect you for who you are and so you don’t have to be afraid of being yourself. You have to give yourself away, to get a larger and more fulfilled self back; to be a friend, because the only way to have a friend is to be one.

3 mins

Studying Abroad - Personal Readiness To Study Abroad

One of the great advantages of studying in a country other than your own is that it gives you an opportunity to grow emotionally and intellectually in directions that you may not have grown in otherwise. So even though you may not have all the qualities listed yet, there is no reason why you cannot develop them now while you are preparing your applications.

2 mins

Dharma In The Forest

In the beginning was the forest. Humans domesticated the forest to create culture, a space where they could feel secure. However, as societies around the world are becoming unsafe for immigrants, travellers, minorities, women and queer people, it is time to ask ourselves what is culture? Are we humans, or just domesticated animals of the powerful, or are we alphas establishing a pecking order, or predators seeking prey?

2 mins

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