Anna Chandy used to teach at Anand Niketan school in Ahmedabad. She recounts one of her experiences gained while working with children in different schools. She had an unusual name for a girl. Ninaad. The three-and-a-half year old was the last to join my class. She reminded me of Geeta Bali, the actress of yesteryears,… [ Continue Reading ]
Anna Chandy, who used to teach at Anand Niketan School, in Ahmedabad, remembers a special friendship. Where is your son?” I was startled out of my wits by this unexpected query. I looked around and saw Bhaskar sitting next to me. Unbelievable! Bhaskar sitting beside me and speaking! For three months we had travelled together… [ Continue Reading ]
I was asked to teach Junior KG children and I looked forward to it. I still remembered my Junior KG days. There used to be lots of story-telling sessions, free hand painting, cutting and pasting, dancing and singing. I hoped to add puppetry and drama to my sessions with the children. The class assigned to… [ Continue Reading ]
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