This is an unplugged conversation with a learner at The Integral School, Hyderabad. These series of conversations usually start with a word chosen by the “interviewer” and then move on from there in the directions the learner chooses. We end whenever and wherever. We start with the word “identity” for this conversation with an aim…
Category: Essays
Spirituality in Education: Why ignore it?
Unplugged conversations with a learner at The Integral School, Hyderabad. A free flowing discussion with no predestined routes, starting from a word. It is actually good to sit down and have unplanned conversations with learners. Move out of prescribed curricula, throw a word into the air and see what comes out of it. What…
Reflections on Learning
An unplanned, unplugged conversation with a learner at The Integral School, Hyderabad Soaring temperatures. Fans that whir but only buzz hot air. Lethargy in the air as energy bounces off the walls. Books that are excited, some for being touched, others for being ignored. An ambling gait precedes a gangly young man who plops down…
Hyderabad-an exploration
Author: Owais, Learner at The Integral School, Hyderabad Golconda Fort Golconda fort is one of the best monuments in India. Golconda fort is in Hyderabad. The Kakatiya kings ruled Golconda from 13th to 14th century. Before Golconda, the name was actually Gollakonda, which means shepherd’s hill. Gollakonda is in Telugu language and there is…
RECEPTORS
Author: Harshada, Learner at The Integral School, Hyderabad All living things get information from the outside world. This information is received through sense receptors. Humans have five sense receptors that include vision, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. Let us look at the touch receptors. Human bodies are covered with skin tissue. Our skin receptors send…
The Poet as a Witness and Acmeism
I came across a parched, yellowed out, cracked book the other day as I was sort of starting a spring cleaning process. Taped covers, a remnant of a cover image, peeled pages stuck together, and words that came crawling out of the dust, gasping for air. If you listened carefully, a faint cry and a…
AITHRE -Journal from Pegasus
Aryan, Arshia and Ayaan announce the commencement of AITHRE – Door to Emotions, an illustrated journal of contemporary creative writing and musings.
Why History? What is History?
This is a letter addressed to the learners at The Integral School, Hyderabad, who researched on the Silk Road. I had the pleasure of watching you research on the silk road, taking care to do my best impersonation of a cat on a hot tin roof whenever i saw that you became aware of…
The Silk Road-Part 4 of 4-Trade and Culture
This is the fourth part of the series based on the research done by learners at The Integral School, Hyderabad on the ancient Silk Road. The research team consisted of Aravind Bandreddi, Qutub Khan Vajihuddin, Aatmesh and Zoya Kadeer. This document was prepared by Aatmesh. My research areas : Trade Culture – what is culture,…
The Silk Road-Part 3 of 4-Religions on the Silk Road
This is the third part of the four part series based on the research done by Learners at The Integral School, Hyderabad, on the ancient Silk Road and focuses on the various religions on the Silk Road. The research team included Aravind Bandreddi, Qutub Khan Vajihuddin, Aatmesh and Zoya Kadeer. This document was prepared by…
The Silk Road-Part 2 of 4-Geography
This is the second part of a four part series based on research done by Learners at The Integral School, Hyderabad, on the ancient silk road. The research team consisted of Aravind Bandreddi, Qutub Khan Vajihuddin, Aatmesh and Zoya Kadeer. This document, on the geography of the Silk Road, was prepared by Qutub Khan Vajihuddin….
The Silk Road-Part 1 of a four part series
This is the first part of a four series document based on the research that learners at The Integral School, Hyderabad carried out about the ancient Silk Road. The team consisted of Aravind Bandreddi, Zoya Kadeer, Aatmesh and Qutub Khan Vajihuddin. This document, an introduction to the silk road, was prepared by Aravind Bandreddi. …
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