Summer is around the corner, though given the present weather conditions, one might feel that they have already arrived. Unlike earlier times when summers were only for fun and frolic, new-age parenting demands that parents provide an element of learning and growth alongside fun for their children, especially for students who have just completed their tenth …
As I sat wondering about the topic that I should choose to write on for this Monday, I saw that my inbox was inundated with invitations to speak on International Women’s Day, and thus, I found my topic. If one looks up Google for why the 8th of March is celebrated as International Women’s Day, one …
I recently visited the Blue Nile Café in Pune with my friends. It was such a nostalgic moment when I remembered my days as a Resident Doctor while doing my PG in MD Gynaecology and Obstetrics at BJ Medical College and Sassoon Hospital. We used to visit the Blue Nile Café and the neighbouring Amit-da-dhaba so …
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 …
I was fortunate to have had the privilege of growing up in a household where humaneness was not only taught but practised in all forms. Later when I joined the B. J. medical college, Pune, I got several opportunities to serve the poor patients at the Sassoon hospital. Therefore, my thoughts and beliefs align with the …
I wish everyone a very Happy Maharashtra Day! This day is one of the most important days for the state’s citizens, celebrated as Maharashtra Day, commemorating a separate state formed in 1960. It also gives me great pride to acknowledge that I am a Maharashtrian. Maharashtra has always been a pioneer in the field of education …
All of you who read my blogs on every Monday would probably know by now that I am committed to promoting healthy lifestyles. This could be attributed to the fact that I am a medical doctor and an academic. Therefore, I always like to educate people on various aspects of health. Symbiosis is a Health Promoting …
My quest for ways and means to raise India’s position among the world leaders in education led me to take up a PhD in Internationalization of Higher Education. Subsequently, the New Education Policy 2020 launched by the Govt of India gave enough importance to Internationalization of Higher Education by having a whole chapter on it. During …
“Please keep that phone away,” or “Please switch the TV off,” may sound like regular pleas in any household. While earlier, these could be said only in the context of children, they have now become valid, even for adults. This is because so many of us knowingly or unknowingly have become addicts to mobile phones, be …
Wishing everyone loads of happiness on International Day of Happiness! In two weeks, two Bhutanese Ministers, the Finance Minister Mr Lyonpo Tshering and the Home Minister H.E Ugyen Dorji, visited Symbiosis International University to address our students under the banner of the G20 Festival of Thinkers and Y20 Youth Festival. Both these Ministers spoke about the …