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Articles by Pratibha Athalye

The written word can transport you into whichever world....one of the greatest educators... so love to read!!!!

Shocking
March 1, 2010 – 10:30 am | No Comment | 2 views
Shocking

Come home from a hard day’s work in the evening, the first thing we do is switch on the light. Switch on the TV. Microwave the food to eat. Electricity… The main thread weaving …

Nataranga
January 23, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment | 29 views
Nataranga

Nataranga, a Marathi movie, recently released is a mirror of today’s times despite being based on a novel written in the seventies.
An amazing theme of a tamasha artist and the fallout of the choices he …

The button factory
January 22, 2010 – 7:50 am | One Comment | 10 views
The button factory

Cut to 2035. The lunch pack is a few colourful tablets. With the correctly measured amount of water. There are no food malls. No restaurants where you can have a leisurely meal. The pharmacies have …

The blame game
January 21, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment | 3 views
The blame game

Rubbish the tenth Board exam! It’s too taxing for the kids. Bring out two levels of Maths exams. Students cannot cope up! Take only grade exams! It will help them to ‘pass’.
How long are we …

Mistaking the Wood for Trees
January 19, 2010 – 10:00 am | One Comment | 14 views
Mistaking the Wood for Trees

Kya ye right choice hai baby?
‘3 Idiots’ ….. “Shikshanachya Aaaicha gho’… Its all about choices ……… and not of what our children want to do but what parents wish them to do!
True. In today’s competitive …

Teaching ……….. Learning
January 15, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment | 11 views
Teaching ……….. Learning

“You should be able to spell ‘ginger’ even if I wake you up from your sleep”, said my mother. I was busy memorizing spellings for a test the next day. Painstakingly, I wrote each spelling …

Togetherness
January 14, 2010 – 10:32 am | No Comment | 13 views
Togetherness

Rama is trying to master the art of recognizing alphabets. Her mother is busy cooking. Rama lives in a small hamlet and is eight years old. She has to get up and look after her …

Ruling by Remote
December 6, 2009 – 10:00 am | No Comment | 1 views
Ruling by Remote

I picked up the remote and switched it on. At last! Peace after the whole day sightseeing in Singapore and back at the hotel. As I jumped on the sofa in front of the TV………Whooooo! …

Slow death by pollution
December 6, 2009 – 1:00 am | No Comment | 6 views
Slow death by pollution

Developmental process has a monster in the making. Unregulated growth has resulted in abuse and overuse of the fast dwindling meager resources. The byproduct of useful material is the waste created during manufacture that goes …

Spices and health
November 23, 2009 – 2:01 pm | No Comment | 18 views
Spices and health

Medicinal properties of some commonly used spices.

Life as it is…was…..
November 21, 2009 – 1:45 pm | One Comment | 16 views
Life as it is…was…..

Life in the services can be very fulfilling and fun. Adjusting, making place and learning something new all the time adds meaning to your life.

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