Education - Different Truths

August 8, 2023
Soumya Mukherjee
Culture, Education

Empowering Calcutta’s Children through Theatre and Education

Soumya talks of a play in Calcutta featuring children experimenting with gender roles. He taught pro bono. However, exam-oriented education faced challenges, exclusively for Different Truths. Last Puja, I produced a play by children for...

August 12, 2022
Lovish Kashyap
Education, Parenting

Sex Education: Why Parents Shy from Discussing it?

The healthy sexuality of teenagers depends upon the rightful role of the parents. In the internet and social media age, discussing sex, and the right and wrong touches, among other things, are essential, argues...

May 9, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Education, Gender, LGBTQIA+

Sex Education: Why Avoid Conversing About Sex with Children?

One of the major reasons to educate children about sex is the rampant increase in sexual abuse, child rape, molestation, and unwanted pregnancies, argues Sudipta. An exclusive for Different...

October 25, 2021
Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein
Cinema, Education, Parenting

Is Netflix’s Squid Game fit for Children & Teens?

Tabassum discusses the adverse impact of Squid Game on the psyche of children and teens, a serious parental concern, in this age of growing violence and intolerance. An exclusive...

September 23, 2021
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Education, Interview, Music

Mohua’s Love for Maa, Math & Music

Ruchira picks the brain of Dr. Mohua Banerji, a faculty at the Mathematics and Statistics Department, IIT Kanpur. She is also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. Here’s her candid...

September 18, 2021
Shail Raghuvanshi
Education, News, Pandemic, Poem, Relationship & Lifestyle

Back to Teeth-Grinding Basics, No Comfort Zone This, Cheap Chinese Subsidies, Hide n’ Seek

Shail weaves news in verse for the week. From Covid-19 to a girl in a gown for exams, Chinese subsidies for babies and lovers hide for 10 years before...

August 13, 2021
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Children's Right, Education

Free Smartphones, Data Packs for Children to Access Online Education

For a bunch of children of Kolkata, it was a much-cherished taste of freedom from the digital divide, as they receive free handsets and data cards to access online...

July 8, 2021
Dr. Deepanita Bhanja
Education, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Place

Migration of the Mind: A Search for Identity

Students from varied nationalities, states and languages came together sharing information about culture, language, and lifestyles. It encouraged interest and acceptance among the classmates for each other, informs Dr....

June 29, 2021
Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein
Education, Health, Pandemic

Sense and Sensibility Regarding Educational Institutions Reopening in Bangladesh

Tabassum argues in favour of the government’s decision to keep educational institutions closed in the light of a new variant, Delta Plus, spreading fast. There are some people who...

May 14, 2021
Sarika Sarkar Das
Cover Story, Education, Pandemic, Parenting, Special Needs

What are the Many Challenges of Online Education in the Post-Pandemic Period!

Sarika tells us about the many challenges of online education, for learners, including special needs children, and the rural-urban divide. An exclusive for Different Truths. It is the first...

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