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A TRUE WINNER…

Shalini Nambiar — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:22:16 +0000

Child is indeed the father of man… it’s been proven so many times. How much one can learn from them about life. It’s been long since I wrote… Actually life becomes so busy and one is caught up with it’s natty grit ties… and you need an incident which inspires you to write Well what [...]

Caning at La Martiniere, Calcutta…

Shalini Nambiar — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:20:21 +0000

One is once again taken aback by the cruelty imposed on an innocent child by the Principal of the most prestigious school in Calcutta. A lot of talks are going on and look at the sheer audacity of some people trying to put the blame on the little child. Some of the comment made by [...]

I HAVE LEARNT…

Shalini Nambiar — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:05:54 +0000

Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections When I received this message on my mobile my fingers started itching to write, some people often tell me that blogging means one should write frequently but for me it’s the pleasure of writing whenever I feel [...]

Learning to let go…

Shalini Nambiar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:49:58 +0000

A recent tragedy with a friend of mine that led her into depression encouraged me to pen down some thoughts which one has read so many times, one knows it’s tough but the tragedy of life is ‘that it is the only solution’… She refuses to talk about it and has created a shell around [...]

Understanding the child!!!

Shalini Nambiar — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:52:59 +0000

‘Take care of your children as they will decide your nursing home’ Often in my career I come across parents who have problems dealing with their own child… this happens because in this super age we all want to be what is called..’Super-Mom and Dad’. Rules of this is very clear… My child must do [...]

A true incident!!! which teaches us a lot…

Shalini Nambiar — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:59:57 +0000

When one is in the field of education each day is a learning day, each day a new adventure unfolds, each day we learn with them… no wonder long time back this quote came up … ‘Child is the father of man’… This incident took place in my school and I definitely want to share [...]

Love and Friendship

Shalini Nambiar — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:45:06 +0000

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” (Robert Frost). It’s been long since I wrote… it was the excess work in which I had got myself involved… a workaholic and a perfectionist that’s what I am… but was somewhere losing to be in touch with my inner self. Writing has been a great [...]

Teachers who are worst than criminals…

Shalini Nambiar — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:36:20 +0000

Shano dies on Friday morning; sister says she asked for water, but teacher poured it on her instead… Eleven-year-old Shano Ayub passed away in the early hours of Friday, her frail body unable to survive the inhuman punishment in school two days ago… This incident has come up thanks to the media but there’s a [...]

my Dear children (an open letter)

Shalini Nambiar — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:28:08 +0000

‘Mom, I am now 19 and I think am capable of deciding what to do’, ‘Yes, I think so but you have done well in the CAT exams and you might as well concentrate your energies there’. ‘Mom, you are a writer, an educationist and you have always said follow your dreams so let me [...]

Dad I Miss U…

Shalini Nambiar — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:46:54 +0000

I got up in the morning [It was Father's day] to my children wishing my husband, ‘Happy Father;s Day’ and planning what they should do to make it special for him. My memory was flooded with thoughts of my Dad whom I had lost last year. The memory of his lying on the hospital bed [...]