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Devi Kar
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The writer is a veteran school educator based in Kolkata
    The older people leaned heavily on the young for technological know-how and skills, while the younger generation looked to their elders for knowledge, experience and wisdom. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)Opinion
    Devi Kar | Young and old can help each other & bridge generation gap

    An interdependent and connected society can yield rich dividends and make human existence far more meaningful

    20 April 2022 6:43 AM IST

    Cover Image of the book Stolen Focus by Johann Hari.Books
    Book Review | Attention! Big Tech is conspiring to purloin it and make...

    One of the features that makes the book valuable is that it has been exhaustively and excellently researched

    13 Feb 2022 1:34 AM IST

    Amartya Sen. (File Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Devi Kar | How Amartya's memoirs hold some valuable lessons for life

    The great advantage is that Prof. Sen writes lucidly about a stupendous range of topics and ideas that a general reader...

    23 Sept 2021 12:40 AM IST

    Justice Prateek Jalan ordered CBSE to consider as representation a petition by Deepa Joseph, mother of a Class 10 student studying in a CBSE affiliated school here, who had paid Rs 2,100 as examination fee. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Devi Kar | With flexi' exam formula, focus on quality learning

    In brief, the Central Board of Secondary Education plans to split the examination of Class 10 and Class 12 students into...

    20 July 2021 2:38 AM IST

    Apart from developing academic honesty, educators should encourage and celebrate original work. (Representational Photo:DC)Opinion
    Devi Kar | Blame schools if India's kids can't show creativity or be...

    There are many deep-rooted reasons for this intellectual famine that our country has been experiencing

    28 May 2021 1:33 AM IST

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    Devi Kar | Being politically correct in times of Covid & polls

    Politics dominates society so powerfully that everywhere and at all times we are required to be 'politically correct'

    1 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

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    Devi Kar | Educational activism of a different kind is needed

    Educators have observed to their satisfaction that many examination reforms were necessitated by the current Covid-19...

    13 Jan 2021 11:22 AM IST

    Children wave from a tram during a joy ride in Kolkata, Nov. 14, 2020. (PTI)Opinion
    Devi Kar | Prepare kids for future as worries rise amidst COVID

    It is such a difficult time for school-leavers that the past seems unnaturally alluring while the future looks pretty...

    20 Nov 2020 11:06 AM IST

    We have observed that teachers and students have moved away from drab textbooks and learned to explore the World Wide Web for resources. AP PhotoOpinion
    Devi Kar | Surprising outcomes as schooling goes virtual' in COVID...

    Online schooling was generally vilified, and it was felt that the already poor state of school education in India was...

    3 Oct 2020 6:46 PM IST

    Children attend a tele-learning class at their home displayed on Kalvi TV channel, an education tele-learning initiative set up by the Department of School Education to allow students from class 2 to 10 to continue with their curriculums as schools remain closed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Devi Kar | Learning virtually: Key is to keep kids engaged

    The pursuit of higher studies involving admission procedures of colleges and entry into various professional courses...

    22 July 2020 5:52 PM IST

    Students wearing face masks arrive at the Huayu Middle School in Shanghai. AFP PhotoOpinion
    Devi Kar: The shape of schooling in a post-corona world

    The free reading material, courses and resources that are on offer will probably habituate many students and teachers to...

    1 May 2020 7:35 PM IST

    Title: The Most Beautiful Night of the Soul.Author: Sandor Jazberenyi (translated by Paul Olchv¡ry). Pubisher: Speaking Tiger. Pages: 192. Price: Rs. 450Books
    No feeling is final' in this string of 12 gripping war stories

    In these stories you come face to face with post-traumatic disorders: disorientation, hallucination and relentless...

    22 March 2020 8:47 PM IST

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