When people speak, do you listen? How much of what’s communicated do you grasp? Here are some tips that will help you hone your listening skills. 1. Maintain proper body language: Your body language reveals your interest or disinterest in…
Author: Vishal Sharma
Teaching through storytelling!
Storytelling has been around as long as humankind. It is one of the most effective ways to communicate an important truth to another person. Stories remain in our memory longer than facts and figures. Stories create magic and a sense of…
Educating the blind!
Visually challenged/blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or psychological factors. According to WHO estimates in 2002, the most common causes of blindness around the world are: Cataracts (47.8%), Glaucoma (12.3%), Ureites (10.2%), Age Related Macular…
Koshur Fusion organized successfully
A 5-day exhibition of art works (paintings, sculptures and photographs) made by artists from Jammu & Kashmir was organized at Arpana Art Gallery, Siri Fort, New Delhi, between 23-27th March 2014. As the event culminated, we have some more images…
Monday Inspiration: Helen Keller
Our inspiration for this week is the story of Helen Keller, the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Born Helen Adams Keller on June 27, 1880, she was an American author, political activist and lecturer. In…
5 Fun TV shows for kids!
1. Art Attack: Art Attack is a British children’s television series revolving around art hosted by Lloyd Warbey on Disney Junior. 2. MAD: Rob, the favourite anchor of kids’ TV, takes you on a fun-filled, interactive, creative journey, transforming ordinary materials…
Indian Television: Good or bad?
With the increasing use of internet and social networking sites, television industry is dying (okay maybe not dying but s-l-o-w-l-y becoming less popular), especially as far as the (urban) youth is concerned. Gone are the days of daily soaps on…
Popularizing art amongst the youth
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time” – Thomas Merton. In this tech-savvy generation, art is losing its glare gradually, especially among the youth. Art is not just of cultural and heritage importance, but…
Monday inspiration: Le Corbusier’s Work
Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris and better known as Le Corbusier, he was an architect, designer, urban planner, painter and a writer. With a career spanning five decades, he constructed buildings throughout Europe, America and India. He’s known as one of the…
5 tips to raise your kids as confident adults
Confidence is a very important part of a good personality. We have some tips for you which will help you build confidence in your children. 1. Praise their efforts when they fail: Don’t let them get demotivated by a failure.…