Wheelchair for Manikandan
Posted on Sep 3rd, 2007
In an earlier post, I had written about Capt. S Seshadri and Aradhika Sharma, the authors of Astronaut Sunita Williams: Achiever Extraordinaire, published by Rupa and Co, New Delhi. Capt. Seshadri and his lovely wife, Akhila, an accomplished teacher in her own right, were in Chandigarh recently as guests of Aradhika and her mother, Asha Sharma. The Seshadri’s were on …
Discipline without the rod
Posted on Aug 14th, 2007
Can a child be disciplined without using the rod? The answer is a resounding Yes! Now, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi, has expanded the definition of corporal punishment to include verbal abuse, and even impositions like writing “I will not do ……” a hundred times etc. Police can also be involved if the commission’s guidelines …