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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Couples in Shakespeare
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There are indications that Shakespeare was a reluctant bridegroom.He was 18 and Anne Hathaway 26 when they got married. He spent most of...
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Shylock
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The Shakespeare play that I know best is The Merchant of Venice . This is because it was part of the syllabus for the ICSE Std. X Board ex...
Friday, March 8, 2013
Shakespeare - II
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During Shakespeare's time, severe corporal punishment in schools was common. The rote memorization, repetition, recitation exercises, ...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Shakespeare - I
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Some months ago, I heard Naseeruddin Shah on NDTV's Walk the Talk show [the link takes you to an autoplay video]. He mentioned Shyloc...
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Importance of a broad education
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In The Third Chimpanzee , Jared Diamond writes: Geography sets ground rules for the evolution, both biological and cultural, of all spec...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The tyranny of the discontinuous mind
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While on the subject of education, I once heard a debate on TV about whether a marks system or a grade system is better. I don't remem...
Monday, February 4, 2013
Some culture!
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I wanted to publish this rant a month ago but then decided to wait till I finished the last 3 posts which were connected. Changing course ...
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