Author: Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar

Monday Motivation: History- To Predict the Future!

In the age of AI, when everyone is talking about things being fast-paced and too technologically driven, I would like to talk about some positive changes in the teaching world. For example, earlier History was considered a very non-glamorous and dull subject. Students often memorized the dates by rote, and it was only for remembering birth …

Monday Motivation: Milestone of a 100 Reached!

I have published the 100th blog today and it feels like an accomplishment! It is a milestone that I had set for myself and it is an amazing feeling to have reached it! Though a Medical Doctor by Degree and profession, I am an educationist by choice. I have always enjoyed reading and writing and during …

Monday Motivation: Take a Break!

Many of you would be familiar that I write a blog under #MondayMotivation every Monday. I have been doing so for over a year, and it has become a habit. It takes a lot of effort to construct a blog and keep it rolling from one to another, and over time, it has drawn a fair …

Monday Motivation: Help Yourself to Hobbies

We all lead busy lives that are torn between work, family and friends. What is it that can help us find ourselves then? I feel hobbies should be an important part of our lives. Every individual should have a hobby. A hobby may give you no tangible benefit but a hobby is like meditation. It helps …

Monday Motivation: Indian Education at 77

The past 77 years have given us several reasons to be proud of being an Indian and it is India’s growth in the field of education that makes me particularly proud to be an Indian. The journey has not been easy for India as the country has undergone multiple changes in every possible field which has …

Monday Motivation: Looking Beyond the Education Ecosystem

10,000,00 Indian students are studying in universities outside of India, while only 50,000 foreign students come to study in Indian universities! Doesn’t speak well, right? However, there was a time when India was considered the Vishwaguru in the field of education, as 1500 years ago, when thousands of students from across the world came to study …

Monday Motivation: More from Less…

An aspect that I often notice nowadays is that when we have more, then the will to face the challenges in life, is less. While some cower down to challenges, some decide to overcome each one till they have realized their aspiration! That in fact was the story of the twin sisters that I met recently. …

Monday Motivation: Friends Forever

Imagine being cocooned and sheltered for several years and then having to leave that comfort zone and moving out into an unknown world. I am sure that many students who have moved out of school or junior college face this fear. I too have undergone the same when I moved out of the portals of Fergusson …

Monday Motivation: Building a Resilient Future

Parenthood is a blessing! However, the present times are challenging. Even if the parents struggle to meet two ends, they will do their best to provide the child with whatever they have asked for. While it takes a lot of physical and financial toll on the parents, the children, on the other hand, receive the message …