The history of classrooms in India dates back to ancient times, with evidence of formal education systems in ancient universities like Nalanda and Takshashila. These institutions featured large lecture halls, libraries, and residential quarters for students and teachers. The Gurukul system, where students lived with their gurus (teachers), was another prevalent form of education, with […]
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On July 29, 2020, India launched the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), with an ambitious roadmap to transform its schools into spaces where learning is no longer confined to textbooks, marks, or memorisation. India’s classrooms are in the middle of a quiet, powerful transformation. The NEP 2020 is the driving force behind it, reshaping
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Sajjad Bazaz Let me begin with a social media post of one of my friends living in Mumbai. The post reads: “There is still a stigma attached to the special needs kids and mostly, would you believe, it comes from the most educated lot – the teachers – who outcast them and make them feel
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There are classroom activities which are designed to teach students a variety of practicaland fun stress reduction techniques. Stress is a natural part of every young person’s life. Stress is any change, internal orexternal, positive or negative, to which a young person must adapt; simply, “stress isanything that causes physical and/or mental wear and tear
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Classroom management is not control alone. It is care. It is not silence alone. It is an engagement. It is not rules without reason. It is relationships that matter. It is the steady presence of adults who believe in children, who see their potential, and who refuse to give up on them. It is small,
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The challenge of mental health in Kashmir is immense, but it is not insurmountable. The biggest barrier is not medicine – it is mindset. Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili In Kashmir today, a silent crisis is growing—one we neither talk about openly nor act upon with the seriousness it deserves. Mental health, long brushed under the
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Education, as all of us know, has gone digital. There is no more squeaking chalk and dusty erasers used in the classroom. This is an era of the smart classroom, where learning leaps off from the traditional textbook and onto interactive whiteboards (smart board for teaching), which have quickly become indispensable in sparking richer learning
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When classrooms transform,mindsets transform—and with them, the world our students will one day lead. In reimagining classrooms, we reimagine education: not as a race to finish the syllabus, but as a journey of discovery, inclusion, and inspiration for every child. Mohammad Shahkar Mearaj Classrooms are no longer just four walls, a blackboard, and rows of
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Ahh, the classroom. Whether a comfortable, air-conditioned heaven or a stale, muggy prison, it has always been the core of educational growth for adolescents and young adults. Despite the ubiquitous purpose of the thought cubicle, its appearance has varied throughout history. The question is: How different was school in the past compared to today? For
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Sajjad Bazaz During our school days going to a bank branch was a big deal. We as school going kids had no idea about a bank account. Basically our elders were very conservative when discussing money matters in our presence. It was a sort of a blasphemous act to let children know about financial matters.
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