Mothering a Muslim Nazia Erum 2017 Juggernaut pp. 220 The book is a non fictional account of the lives of urban Indian Mulsims. The book presents anecdotes from the lives of young children and their parents from various cities, with a predominance of NCR based incidents. The author shares her concerns and feelings over raising …
In February 2018, the Delhi Government launched Mission Buniyaad to strengthen the foundation of learning for students of primary and upper primary classes studying in government schools in Delhi. While the scheme itself has pros and cons, initiatives by teachers who are working hard to help children learn better need to be acknowledged. One such…
CrisisRobin Cook2007Pan Macmillanpp. 532If you have read other books by Cook, you would know that he writes medical fiction with more than just a dash of crime, thus blurring the boundaries of medical fiction and thriller genres. About a year back I vowed that I would read all of his books and have since been…
Aliens in the Park Kavya Shukla 11 years, VI B, Deep Memorial Public School Ram Prastha, Ghaziabad Once upon a time in the park, there were many children playing with friends. Then, surprisingly a UFO landed, and the children and their parents were scared, what is happening here! A light blinked on the UFO and…
UFOs are All I See Tweesha Nagpal 12 years, VII D, Bal Bharati Public School, Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad Lisa, a thirteen year old orphan, was living in Florida, with her Aunt Karina and Uncle Jack. Everyday, Lisa and her friends, Leah and Oliver, would go to the park and play tennis. Oliver and Lisa would…
समझदार एलियन प्रीती यादव १० साल, V अ, प्राथमिक विद्यालय, विवेक विहार, दिल्ली कुछ बच्चे पार्क में खेल रहे थे। अचानक उन्हें एक स्पेसशिप आते हुए दिखा। जब वो स्पेसशिप नीचे आया, तो उसमें से कुछ एलियंस निकले। उनमें से एक बहुत अच्छा और समझदार एलियन था। फिर वो सारे एलियंस स्पेसशिप से निकल आये। और वे सारे बच्चों को पकड़ने लगे। मगर जो समझदार एलियन था, उसे यह अच्छा नहीं लगा। उसने उन सारे एलियंस को मार मार के गिरा दिया, और उन सब बच्चों को अगवा होने से बचा लिया। ————————–
Aliens’ Icy Cool Adventure Abida Ali Khan 9 years, V D Bal Bharati Public School Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad So, once upon a time, there was a park named Krishna Park. One day Varahee, Tweesha, Preeti, Sehaj and Kavya were playing cops and robbers. Suddenly there was a shocked expression on their faces because they had…
An Alien Spacecraft Varahee Nagpal 9 years, V D Bal Bharati Public School Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad Once upon a time, some children were playing in a park. They were very amazed when they saw that there was an alien spacecraft landing in the park. The spacecraft was blue in colour and had three lights. It…
Half of a Yellow SunChimamanda Ngozi Adichie2007 (first published 2006)Harper Perennialpp. 433Adichie writes about the forgotten civil war in Biafra and the making of ‘united’ Nigeria. The story revolves around the lives of twin sisters of upper middle class Igbo family. A life spent in realising and living the contrast between the haves of middle…
Sarangpani, P. M. 2009. Quality, Feasibility and Desirability of Low Cost Private Schooling. Economic and Political Weekly, XLIV (43):67-69. The discussion paper is a critical commentary on the paper by Jain and Dholakia (2009), “Feasibility of Implementation of Right to Education Act”. Jain and Dholakia argue for budget private schools that compromise on teachers’ salaries,…
