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Summary Principal Teachers: Professor Dr. Sridhar Rajeswaran, Professor Dr. Nilufer E. Bharucha and Dr. Preeti Shirodkar Medium – English Description 40 Poets, 27 countries, 6 Continents Poetry is the eldest child of literature anywhere in the world, whether it is the Vedas and the Upanishads in India, or the Iliad and the Odyssey in Ancient Greece. Of […]
Summary Principal Teacher – Prof. Dr. Nilufer Bharucha with Dr. Preeti Shirodkar Medium – English Syllabus 1]Introduction 2]Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh 3]Ice Candy Man, Bapsi Sidhwa 4]Train to Pakistan, Kushwant Singh 5]Short Stories, Saadat Hasan Manto & Summing Up Description The long nationalist struggle for Indian independence from British Colonial rule bore fruit after the end of […]
Summary Principal Teachers: Ajita Deshmukh and Dr. Juliet Miranda Medium: English Description Let’s celebrate the contribution of women in science! Syllabus 1. Who put the glass ceiling there?: Who gets to participate in Science? Some “theories” that put the glass ceiling. And the first blow to the glass ceiling. Story of the first blow and women scientists […]
Summary Principal Teachers: Mr. Raamesh Gowri Raaghvan and Dr. Sujata Deshpande Medium: English Description A 6 part course to understand in detail about genetics About The Speaker Raamesh Gowri Raaghvan: He has seven years of experience in scientific research, especially with PCR and biochemistry skills, followed by 11 years of experience in digital marketing, adept at conceptualisation, strategizing, […]
Summary Number of Sessions: 3 Age Group: 8 to 13 years Resource Person: Ms. Riddhi Joshi Medium: Mixed Medium Syllabus 1: North and West India 1. Avantipura- Kashmir 2. Basgo Fort- Ladakh 3. Kumbhalgarh- Rajasthan 4. Rani Ki Vav- Gujarat 5. Dholavira- Gujarat 6. Sindhudurg- Maharashtra 7. Ellora- Maharashtra 2: South and East India 1. Basilica of Bom […]
Summary Principal Teacher: Dr. S K Aruni Medium: English Description An exciting journey spanning 1.2 million years of Karnataka’s history Syllabus 1: Survey of Archaeological Studies in Karnataka (Antiquarians to Theoretical Archaeologists) 2: Stone Age Cultures in Karnataka (from Palaeolithic to end of Neolithic cultures) 3: Iron Age and Megalithic Culture in Karnataka 4: Rise of Early […]
Summary Principal Teacher: Dr. Kurush Dalal Medium: English Description The Early Historic period in India marks the phase of the Second Urbanization with new settlements coming up in the Central Ganga plains. These were mostly based on agricultural surplus and saw the rise of Janapadas and Mahajanapadas. We see not just political developments but progress in other […]
Summary Number of Sessions: 15 Principal Teachers: Professor Dr. Sridhar Rajeswaran with Professor Dr. Nilufer E. Bharucha and Dr. Preeti Shirodkar Medium – English Description A feast to the lovers of British literature. This time we are focussing on Poetry and taking you on a whirlwind tour spanning several centuries, from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales to T.S. Eliot’s […]
Summary Number of Sessions: 5 Resource Person: Mr. Raamesh G R Medium: English Syllabus 1. Indian language families 2. Dravidian Languages and Literature 3. Early and Middle Indo-Aryan Languages and Literature (Proto-Sanskrit, Sanskrit, Gandhari, Pali, Ardhamagadhi) 4. Medieval and Modern Indo-Aryan Languages and Literature (Hindi, Sindhi, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Nepali) 5. Medieval and Modern Indo-Aryan Languages and […]