Tag: CHILDREN

PERSPECTIVE This article emerges out of the experience of a teacher who questions the negligence of important questions such as the meaning of death from our school curriculum and the larger discourse in the field of education. Gayatri Pattnaik

MATTER OF CONCERN Unrestricted accessibility of pornographic content leads to sexual violence that disrupts the very fabric of society. We live in a world where not only is the need for restriction over porn crucial but also fundamental for the wellbeing of society. Bharat Dogra

YEMEN | A bus being strike in Yemen leads to the deaths of more than 40 children, whose burial reminds the world community of violence and injustice inherent in global peace talks?

The violence and exploitation of the young inmates in Muzzaffarpur’s shelter home for girls is shocking as it reveals the plight of the deprived sections of society. The misery and trauma of the inmates deserve national interest as it refers to the failure of a system. Rishabh Rajesh

IN PICTURES In a recent Saudi-led Coalition Airstrike in Yemen Kills Dozens, many of them are children. With a deep sense of pain we are sharing a few images. 

DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT / The functionalities of punishment go beyond the individual student and act as restorers of collective morality. In an age where corporal punishment is punishable by law, the reasons for its perpetual manifestation need to be discovered.

In Canada’s Vancouver community a ban on children playing outdoors has been imposed.  Will such a ban negate children their most natural freedom?

EDUCATION | Here is an important piece that reflects upon the issue of obsessive lying prevalent among children and teenagers.

In response to the Florida school shootings, President Trump assured guardians of stringent mechanisms by arming teachers with guns to protect students. Can we go far without addressing the root of the problem?

SPECIAL STORY Simple living and creative thinking are the catalysts that make parenting a truly meaningful intervention. The eagerness to explore, generate alternatives and the capacity to think beyond the given enable a child to grow up innovatively.