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Welcome to my blog. I share my views on issues related to K-12 Education (and sometimes, on general non-political issues) in this blog. I hope that you find it interesting.

22 December 2014

Hanumad Vratha

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Today is a very auspicious day for Hindus. This day, associated with Hanumaan , the greatest devotee of Shree Raam , is celebrated with  H...
17 December 2014

Konarak Dance Fest 2015

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In many parts of India, winter is usually accompanied by seasonal cultural fests. One such fest is the Konarak Dance Festival  held on the ...
07 November 2014

Spectacular sense of the sidelined snail

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We often associate snails with inactivity and slow movement which I think, is due to our unreasonable superiority complex. Let me share an ...
28 October 2014

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I'm glad to be back after a few days of severe sore-throat, cold and mild fever from which I have recovered completely by His Grace. ...
16 October 2014

The Beatles in History

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I assume that many among us (including those who read a lot) seem to prefer watching TV to reading, as the farmer is easier.  Though Sp...
29 September 2014

Modi in Madison SG

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Hope you're all fine. I'm glad to be back again on the blog. Though I have watched many interesting events on TV, it is the first t...
18 July 2014

National Channel and Nelson Mandela

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It was nice to watch a very interesting program about Nelson Mandela  on our National Channel  (TV) this morning. 18 July is his birthday. ...

Guru Pournima 2014

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12 July was an important day for Hindus. It is known as Guru Pournima  on which Shree Veda Vyaasa Maharishi, who wrote the great epic `Maha...
06 July 2014

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This evening I had the pleasure of watching a Bhajan performance by  Anup Jalota , one of my most favourite Bhajan performers, on  Sankara ...
29 June 2014

Welcome, Mr Narendra Modi

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I think that our new prime minister Mr Narendra Modi and his team will succeed in rooting out corruption completely. (I had the pleasure of...
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Guruprasad Panamalai
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
I am a retired K-12 Education Management Professional. I have worked at different levels in K-12 school systems, textbook publishing, elearning and Education NGOs. I have held memberships in The Association for Science Education (UK), American Association of Physics Teachers and The Malaysian Institute of Physics. I hold a 1st class B Sc Degree in Physics followed by B Ed [English and Physical Science] and M A [Childcare and Education] degrees. My published works include 59 articles in teacher development magazines in India and the US and a book entitled `Creative Classrooms and Child Friendly Schools' (listed in Amazon). This book is almost an anecdotal account of my professional experience in six countries (including Cambodia where I worked as Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Education, Youth And Sports). I served as mentor in the Certificate of Teaching Mastery Program offered by Teachers Without Borders.
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