Delhi Bans Beating Students
A landmark judgment handed down from the Delhi High Court recently should make Delhi school life a little less difficult […]
Schooling the Blind
Since its establishment in 1979, the Navajeevan Blind Relief Centre, located in the famed temple town of Tirupati in South
School Badgering: Kid’s Play or Serious Stuff?
Somebody must have shot you in the head,” a neighbor’s son said to a young Hindu girl, pointing to the
Back to the Future
Dr. V. R. Rajasekharan Pillaiis vice chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, located in Kottayam, Kerala State. As a devout Hindu,
The Right to Nose Studs
For generations the women of Shivani Karan’s family have worn a traditional khil, or nose-stud. The 15-year-old girl decided the
Zero Tolerance For Child Battering
By Swami Bhavaharananda and Swami Shivapremananda I personally feel that punishment and fear are natural outcomes of the insufficiency and
The Caning Backlash
In 18th-century America and most other countries, the master of the house could freely beat his wife, his child, his