Home » Archive

Articles in the Last Word Category

Last Word, October 2008 »

[3 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Pawan Singh
This last word is special to me. I am writing this from another country and not in the editorial offices…

Last Word, September 2010 »

[1 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]

Lot of schools today are encouraging a non-competitive atmosphere among their students. Does that have an adverse affect on the students who ultimately have to join today’s extremely competitive society? This student writes how a non-competitive environment in school actually helped instill the right kind of competitive spirit in her.

August 2008, Last Word »

[27 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

Pawan Singh
To begin on a cliché is helpful sometimes. Personally, for me, it sets the ball rolling and the writing process begins. Hence, I start with one. Here goes then…

July 2008, Last Word »

[26 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

Achala Upendran
She was a brilliant teacher; methodical and involved with her subject, involved enough not to let the seeming disinterest of the students pull her down.

June 2008, Last Word »

[26 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

Pawan Singh
School bags may inflect evolution of humankind in an unimaginable way. Maybe the next generations will be born with …

Last Word, May 2008 »

[24 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]

Pawan Singh
Can you imagine ‘summer’ without ‘vacation’? Or the other way round? When you become a working professional, summer no …

August 2010, Last Word »

[10 Aug 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

Every now and then all of us have these little experiences that touch our lives. Find out how a 10 year old boy touched this author’s life.

April 2008, Last Word »

[16 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Pawan Singh
Driving through Jaipur, one is struck by the sparkling clean roads and neatly intersecting thoroughfares of the Pink City. …

July 2010, Last Word »

[14 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Girija Uday Kumar

Disappointment, excitement, challenging, tiresome–this is what teaching is as this teacher found out.

Last Word, March 2008 »

[8 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

Zeba Raziunnisa
When I say Hyderabad has it all and I enjoy a terrific time here, I meet with quite a few surprised looks.