Archive for December, 2009

Classes in Boxes

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

I wrote an article about the Digital Study Hall project for ThinkChangeIndia. Its a fascinating project that is attempting to blend digital technology with rural classrooms in India. I know it sounds far-fetching, but its actually working. You can read the full article here.

You want to write? want to learn it short and quick?

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

The recent edition of American Scholar magazine published William Zinsser’s succinct instruction on how to simply write well in English. I always look out for good writing habits and this article does a fine job of boiling it down to simple principles. For those bored of reading books on writing skills and sick of struggling [...]

I had my 30 seconds with Bill Drayton

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Last night, I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Bill Drayton at a speech he gave at Princeton University. He is one of my role models and I don’t think its an exaggeration if I see him as a modern day version of Gandhi. He is on a mission to identify, encourage and support [...]