Rama walked into a grocery store in Mumbai, list in hand. She reached for tomatoes, shocked to see them priced at ₹200 per kilo. Thinking it was a mistake, she checked milk: ₹150 a liter. Bread was as expensive as her daily commute fare. She asked the vendor, "Are you selling these or gold?" He shrugged, "Inflation's the new reality, madam." Rama chuckled, "At these rates, I might have to start farming on my balcony." She picked one apple, sighing. "Well, looks like I'll be on a diet." As she left, even the grocery bags seemed to mock her frugality.
Say primary school or exams - it brings back memories of lot of fun filled activities along with the normal syllabus. Languages, Basic math,science and social studies are the ones included in the normal stream. The ones out of this are - General Knowledge, moral science, story telling, project work - these become the building block for a child's growth in a complete way. Last week an evening as I returned home, a neighbour's kid was waiting for me the enitre afternoon for help.He needed guidance to complete his project work. The school had come up with a concept to bring the creativity out of a child's mind.It goes this way - use the waste materials and create something useful - Socially useful and productive work(SUPW). SUPW is another learning area falling under the non-scholatic domain - This ensures that the students develop better understanding of their social and environmental issues. It also encourages students to take up varities of activities,which are productive a...
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