Author: daktre
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Early childhood development & education | ಆರಂಭಿಕ ಬಾಲ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ
This Kannada article appeared in ಅನುಭವ, a monthly magazine in its April 2023 edition. The magazine is produced by Deenabandhu Trust as a resource for teachers across the state. Article was invited to focus on the importance of early childhood development on education. Some of the reflections in the article are both from clinical practice…
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Dignity
At a recent workshop for south Indian Adivasi writers, Werner Soors (of Les Petit Roberts fame) wrote this poem rather spontaneously based on a brainstorm of potential themes of interest for writing. He set it to a blues rhythm on his Ukulele and even sang it but meanwhile the English text of the song of…
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Teaching module on human resources for health by WHO
In November 2017, the WHO’s Alliance for Health Policy & Systems Research came out with a reader on human resources for health. This effort was lead by Asha George and colleagues at the University of Western Cape in South Africa along with Kerry Scott and Veloshnee Govender. As editors, they brought several people together (including…
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Hesaraghatta wetlands
With close to 300 species recorded, the Hesaraghatta wetlands north of Bengaluru is one of the important wintering sites for tends of thousands of migratory birds that winter every year. In addition, its open grassland, marshes and the waterbody needs to be protected from various corporate interests which invariably have an eye on such open…