Here are some things that, in all probability, you have been doing completely wrong all your life. Thinking that your child is averse to what is around them; considering them a ball of fluff that is only capable of giggling, spitting up, taking naps, and maybe scratching your eyes out when they aren’t doing any… Continue reading Zarin Malva: Montessori Teacher Extraordinaire
Category: Education
Shaheen Mistri’s Teach for India: Read, Baby, Read
It’s 5 p.m., but even at this late hour, the 50-some sixth-graders in Rushali Daga’s Mumbai classroom are bopping in and out of their seats. It’s the last class of the day; the kids belong to the second shift of students to attend classes — there aren’t enough seats or teachers to handle all the… Continue reading Shaheen Mistri’s Teach for India: Read, Baby, Read
Surat’s Garda College’s lost glory to be restored
A new governing body in S B Garda Trust, one of the oldest Parsi educational trusts in south Gujarat, has brought to an end differences simmering for two decades and also controversies involving its earlier members. The new governing body has promised to restore the institution’s past glory despite court cases still pending against faculty… Continue reading Surat’s Garda College’s lost glory to be restored
Cooper Union’s President Jamshed Bharucha Quits
The fight over the future of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, an arts and engineering college in New York City, came to a head this week as five members of its Board of Trustees abruptly resigned and its president agreed to step down at the end of the month. The… Continue reading Cooper Union’s President Jamshed Bharucha Quits
Parsis Want Courses in Zoroastrianism at University of Bombay
The Parsi community wants the government to encourage universities to start courses on Zoroastrian studies. At a recent meeting with the National Minority Commission, the Parsis put forward their request to start such courses that will cover the rich history and the dying dialects of the community. Zoroastrian scholar and trustee of the Bombay Parsi… Continue reading Parsis Want Courses in Zoroastrianism at University of Bombay
Tata Hall at Harvard: A new jewel along the river
Harvard Business School dedicates Tata Hall, which will support executive education program Harvard Business School (HBS) officials marked the completion of the campus’ executive education quad with a dedication ceremony Monday afternoon to celebrate the opening of Tata Hall. By Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Staff Writer Dean Nitin Nohria called Tata Hall “a gift that will… Continue reading Tata Hall at Harvard: A new jewel along the river
Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Mumbai University’s first lady VC, dies at 84
TNN reports: As sunlight would stream in through the rose window, it would illuminate the face of a prominent figure seated in the first row of the Neo-Gothic convocation hall of Mumbai University. That dignified figure would be Mehroo Bengalee, the varsity’s first woman vice-chancellor who would never miss a graduation ceremony even well past… Continue reading Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Mumbai University’s first lady VC, dies at 84
