27 February 2011

Textbook turbulence

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A few weeks back, as part of my work, I had to develop some formative assessment questions with solutions, to go with elearning modules rela...
15 January 2011

Lesson concept development: Use of stories

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When  we were young, it was customary for mothers and grandmothers to tell value based stories to their children so that they developed a...
13 January 2011

Off the beaten track

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Yesterday I flew down from  Ahmedabad to  Chennai on a week's leave so as to spend  Makara Shankraanthi  back home in Chennai. Th...
01 January 2011

Off the beaten track: Shortwave musings

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After nearly 20 years, I returned to my hobby of DXing last week, thanks to the simple radio receiver that I managed to buy from a small rad...
31 October 2010

Off the beaten track

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Hello ladies and gentlemen. I am sorry that I am still unable to blog as freuqently as I wish.  At my workplace, all of us work on Saturday...
08 September 2010

Off the beaten track

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Thanks for following my blog.  I may not be able to write any new post until after I get settled in my new placement in an Elearning Comp...
05 September 2010

Off the beaten track: Indian Film Music on Radia Australia .. nearly 40 years back!

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This afternoon, the airwaves around our apartment, carried something exceptional: sound of a melodious song `Naan pesa ninaithadellaam nee p...

Teachers Day in India

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This morning, Sreejith Karthikeyan sent the following message on facebook: "I found guidance, friendship, discipline and love, eve...
03 September 2010

Off the beaten track: To Koh Kong, Cambodia

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It is nearly a year since I returned home after a year's stay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (where I worked at the Ministry of Education, You...
30 August 2010

Off the beaten track: Down the memorylane

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As I type this post, the weather is cool with some drizzling outside my window in Chennai.  A few minutes back, as I was browsing the Net...