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AN OPEN LETTER to Anna Hazare
Dear Anna Hazare, I have known you through the media from the past few months. I have been told that you are an practical and reasonable man. I would like to believe this, but there a few questions in my mind... Your fight is against corruption and your solution to eradicating all corruption... Read More »
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December 2011 – Time will tell
I must start off by thanking all the participants of our Excellence in School Education Conclave that was held at the JN Tata Auditorium IISc Bangalore between 11th to 13th November. Leveraging joy, imagination and innovation was the theme of the conclave and over 400 educators got an exposeure to... Read More »
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November 2011 – Make Children ‘Sensitive’
I had the privilege to visit Doda district in Jammu recently to launch the Manipal Life Skills for the government school students of that region. Doda is one of the remotest districts of India the entire area is hilly and is spread over an area of approximately 12,000 sq. kms. Less than a decade... Read More »
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October 2011 – At the Receivers End!
Recently I got a very nasty email from a parent whose daughter had participated in an inter school competition conducted by my team. She was very furious that her daughter had not won an award and accused the judges of being ‘biased’ and the organizers ‘playing with the life of children’.... Read More »
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Aug 2011 – Where are the boys?
I am in the midst of my annual ‘South Asia Yatra’ as I call it, travelling almost 20 cities in 4 countries. It is something that I look forward to very keenly as it gives me an opportunity to closely interact with over 100,000 students and get a firsthand understanding of the trends and... Read More »
My Work
Event Management
I head Krayon, India 's leading events company that specializes in conceptualizing, planning and executing school contact programs and youth events Krayon's network is spread across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & Nepal.Life Skills
In 1997 I established Activity and pioneered organized life skills learning as part of the school curriculum in India. To-date we have conducted over 1 million hours of training for students & teachers. In the year 2011-12 over 120,000 govt. school students of Karnataka, Rajasthan, AP & Jammu will benefit from our Life Skills Program.Film Producer
School Cinema is an innovative film-based learning program that utilizes the powerful impact of cinema to introduce & reaffirm life-skills, values & attitudes. We have produced over 96 films that have participated in International Films Festivals across the globe. In the academic year 2011-12 School Cinema will be a part of the school curriculum for over 100,000 students from 200 schools across India.Publisher
I publish Mentor India's first monthly magazine that caters to principals and the decision makers in the education industry. Mentor features articles by, for & of principals, leading educational experts; on educational issues, learning's and experiences. Mentor has a circulation of 11,000 schools with a readership of over 150,000 Principals, Teachers and Educators.
