What I learnt from our cat (which went away)It is around this time of the year in 2020 that our beloved ‘school’ cat, Ginel, suddenly disappeared. It came into our school and our…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Childhood on the other side of adulthoodEvery adult looks back at their childhood as a time of innocence, purity, and happiness. Everyone feels a yearning to return to it. Other…Nov 14, 2022Nov 14, 2022
We taught you well during Covid — not just in the class, but being the school that we are.I have always said that teachers should be sources of inspiration, rather than just being dispensers of instruction. This is always easier…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
From Sir, With LoveOn this Children’s Day, I want to tell you why I set up this school. I will try to write this letter in simplest possible English so that…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
Twitter@school: An ode to our tweetsI remember I was once coming back from Calcutta with a couple of students and Sayoni — and on the way we typically stop to have tea at a…Aug 8, 2019Aug 8, 2019
The school of tomorrowIn the whole of your adult life, how many times did you use the Avogadro’s law? During your entire work life, did you find any use for the…Jul 12, 20191Jul 12, 20191
The superschool (part 5)Our first batch of students will reach class ten next year and will sit for the board exams. Before summer vacation, we call a meeting of…Dec 5, 2018Dec 5, 2018
The superschool (part 4)From class VI, we encourage our students to read newspaper. It is actively driven by the school — we select a few news items from Times of…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
The Superschool (part 3)(This was a story about the school, and the class I took, that I started writing in 2014–15, intending to publish as a book. With so many…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
The superschool (part 2)‘All — please submit your homework, put it on this desk,’ I say.Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
