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A Story for your Query
by Dr. Pramila Kudva
I am Dr. Pramila Kudva, a teacher, a teacher educator with nearly 40 years of experience currently working as a principal of a reputed school in North Mumbai. I shall be talking to you about your concerns, areas of interest, studying patterns and anything else that you need to know but didn’t know whom to ask. Let us look at the Indian Ethos which I shall unfold before you through a story. Stories I believe are a powerful medium to drive a point home.
Episodes
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season 3 - Episode 19 - True Connectors of India
There are selfless philanthropists who have made India what it is today. But, unfortunately, these people are not given the exposure that they ought to get. Social learning happens only through observation, retention and reproduction of the good values. In order to get good students who go beyond...
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Season 3 #Episode 18 My Grandmother Bayyu
Grand mothers are those who are always available for you. Loving, doting and protecting from the parents at times. I am sharing here in my love for my grandmother. Hope it stirs up a few moments of nostalgia.
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Season 3 - Episode 17 - Hakuna Matata - circle of life and GITA
The circle of life binds us together and it gives us an important message of interdependence. Each one of us has a role to play in this circle of life which prompts us to look at a school as an ecosystem. Finally, Yuval Noah Harari has linked all this with the movie Lion King. Lion king and Simba...
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Season 3 Episode 16 The pursuit of meaning in Life
The pursuit of happiness and meaning are two of our most central motivations in life. Happiness and meaning are strongly co-related to one another. The more meaning we find in life, the more happy we typically feel, and the more happy we feel, the more we feel encouraged to pursue even greater...
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Season 3 - Episode 15 Grit and Determination
Grit is passion and perseverance for long term and meaningful goals. Dr. Pramila Kudva thats ME, have been a teacher, teacher educator and a principal of a reputed School in North Mumbai. Listen to the charactersitics of Grit and the analogy of the same from Mahabharata in a dialogue between…
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Season 3 - Episode 14 - Responsible Citizenry
Grab the power of a story to create awareness of social issues. Use the dialogues of Bollywood to drive home a point. Use the medium of colours to beautify your locality. Reduce the carbon footprint by using and recycling bicycles. These are some of the issues dealt with by the Soch sayani group....
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Season 3 Episode 13 - I, Me and My City
Soch Sayani is a social group from Kandivali East, Mumbai that works on environmental, social and civic concerns. This group has volunteers from all walks of life and across ages. Let's hear the second episode featuring their work on civic initiatives. Subscribe to the podcast. Send in your…
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Season 3 Episode 12 Save the Earth
Soch Sayani is a social group from Kandivali East, Mumbai that works on environmental, social and civic concerns. This group has volunteers from all walks of life and across ages. Let's hear the first episode featuring their work. Subscribe if you like the podcast. Send in your queries to...
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Season 3 Episode 11 - Upcycling of plastic waste
Environmental degradation has been a cause of concern the world over. This young enthusiastic environmentalist has been collecting plastic waste and upcycling it. The American returned enthusiast is contributing don't only to environmental sustainability but also to providing employment to the...
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Season 3 Episode 10 Entrepreneurial youngsters
Two young girls from grade 8 dream big and want to be entrepreneurial environmentalists. They competed in the contest conducted by Up-Tix. The contest started with 196 teams pan India and reached the final stage with 7 teams. Yana Bhandary and Nishka Garg entered the contest with a revenue model...
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Season 3 Episode 9 Let's walk together
Learning Disability is a neurological handicap that interferes with a person’s ability to receive, process, store and retrieve information. Repetition and drilling do not alter this processing but presenting materials in a different way helps. Lisen-in to this episode is developing an App to make...
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Lofty ideas of a young mind - A feedback
Dishay Mehta is a student of IIT Kanpur. He is not only brilliant at his studies but has used his abilities to reach out to the community, a rare trait exhibited by students of his age. We are proud of him and wish him well. Listen in and find out what makes him do all this with the only 24 hours...
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Season 3 Episode 7 Hampi the UNESCO heritage site
Hampi is situated in Karnataka state is the glory of the Vijaynagarr empire of 15th century. I have focussed on the structures of the site. As per the ICSE , the grade 7 has this in their syllabus. You can watch the you tube video of the same at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km6yzqdBKjY&t=79s....
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Season 3 Episode 6 Lofty ideas of a young mind.
Dishay Mehta is a student of IIT Kanpur. He is not only brilliant at his studies but has used his abilities to reach out to the community, a rare trait exhibited by students of his age. We are proud of him and wish him well. Listen in and find out what makes him do all this with the only 24 hours...
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season 3 Episode 5 An overview of questioning as a skill
Questioning is an important skill that needs to be learnt. Its necessary to ask the right question as also important questions. view the youtube for the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7upHLlL9cc&t=289s I am a teacher educator who has trained over 4000 teachers. I can be contacted at...
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Season 3 - Episode 4 - By popular demand - Nostalgia
Childhood memories are always full of nostalgia. Of love, fun, laughter, sibling rivalry and many more moments that never return. Here is one such incident relating to childhood. An experience that has placed my dad on a pedestal in my perspective. Listen in and send your feedback. email to...
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Season 3 - episode 3 - By popular demand - Laugh your way through Life
Medical experts say that laughter chases the toxins out of our system and makes us feel greatly refreshed , physically and mentally. This is probably the reason behind the adage – some bring happiness wherever they go, and some bring happiness whenever they go.
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Season 3 - Episode 2 - By Popular demand - Be wise not otherwise
Which is better to have wisdom or knowledge? Can you have one without the other? And which comes first? Knowledge comes first. what is the difference between the two? : “Knowledge is knowing what to say. Wisdom is knowing when to say it.”
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By public demand - Humour in the classroom
Humour is an important facet of life. It helps in the physical, emotional and social life of an individual. No wownder then the idiom says you laugh and the world laughs with you.
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Season 2 Episode 20 Mindset that shapes us
One of the most basic beliefs we carry about ourselves, is A “fixed mindset” which assumes that our character, intelligence, and creative ability are static. A “growth mindset,” on the other hand, thrives on challenge and sees failure not as evidence of lack of intelligence but as a springboard…
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Season 2 Episode 19 Patience Pays
Patience is a virtue. It is not easy to practice. This is a topic suggested by the listeners. Listen in and find out for yourself the importance of Patience. We come up with new topics every wednesday. Send a mail to [email protected] Dont forget to subscribe.
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Season 2 Epsiode 18 Resonance of sound
The power of sound and chanting is becoming widely documented, Soft music calms you down, loud music gets you energised but does not produce calming effects. Research studies show that chanting can make you alert, increase the memory. Listen in and find out for yourself. We come up with new…
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Season 2 - Episode 17 Celebration of good over Evil
Dussehra marks the victory of Rama over Ravana in the famous Hindu epic Ramayana. While the festival is celebrated in different forms in different parts of India, the celebration of Dussehra in the city of Mysore in Karnataka is rather royal and majestic. Listen in to the royal festivities that...
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Season 2 Episode 16. What makes you tick?
On Nov. 26, 2008, terrorists simultaneously attacked about a dozen locations in Mumbai, India, including one of the most iconic buildings in the city, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The behaviour of the staff was so extraodinary that Harvard did a case study. FInd out what makes them tick. Any...
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Season 2 Episode 15 Flying High
Airforce day is observed on 8th October. To commemorate this day, we are publishing an interview with Retd. Wing Commander Pradeep Deshpande. We have heard of the contributions of the Army on the Kargil war. Let’s listen in to that of the IAF through this interview. If you have any queries do get...
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Season 2 - Episode -14 - Socio-emotional Learning
Vygotsky emphasized the role of language and culture in social - cognitive development. He said that both language and culture play an important role in how humans perceive the world. Therefore, to be effective, a teacher must help the student in discovering his or her own meaning.…
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Season 2 - Episode 13 - Grandmothers Remedies
Dr. Sadhana Sathye is a pharmacologist who takes keen interest in researching home remedies. She has patented herbal medicine for Epilepsy and has made inroads into the 'Kada' as a possible cure for COVID - 19. What are you waiting for? Grab the opportunity. Write to us if you have a recipe for…
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Season 2 - Episode 12 - Hold my Hand....
The special children are given concessions and provisions to deal with their difficulties and provide a modicum of comfort. these provisions also give the special students a way to overcome the shortcomings and provide a certain degree of ease in answering the examinations. But not all schools…
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Season 2 - Episode 11 - Teach me the way I learn
Learning disability is a neurological handicap that interferes with a person’s ability to receive, process, store and retrieve information. Repetition and drilling do not alter this processing but presenting materials in a different way helps. They are also called protesting disorders. Parents…
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Season 2 - Episode 10 - The Mantra of success
Believing in oneself and doing what is right is success.Latest episode of A Story for your Query Perseverance need not lead to success but success is not possible without perseverance. But more than anything else it requires an inner drive. The law of life says, In life you will not get what you...
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Season 2 - Episode 9 - Discover yourself - Ace the exams
Examinations have always been a trying time for the student as well as the parents. Here are a few study tips recommended by top universities. Getting good grades in the examinations is not the only example of success. Failure in exams is not the end of life. The mantra of success is clearly...
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Season 2 - Episode 8 - Sitting on Pins and Needles
Anxiety is a problem that goes unnoticed. All of us at some point or other undergo anxiety but, anxiety disorrder needs to be attended to. It cannot be ignored. Exam anxiety, fear of heights etc.. the list is endless. Get your ward attended to if the child shows any indications that warrant...
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Season 2 - Episode 7 - Keep the black dog at Bay
Depression does not spare the poor or the rich, the successful or the non-successful, the educated or the uneducated. In some areas it is a social leveller. Depression has mostly been considered taboo in Indian society be it the glamour industry, sports or aam junta. It is estimated that...
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Season 2 - Episode 6 - A Sound Mind
Hey we have changed our uploading back to Wednesday. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, how we feel, and how we act as we go through life. Our mental health also influences how we handle stress, how we relate to others, and how we...
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Season 2 - Episode 5 - A Heuristic Approach with Dr. Sachdev
This interview with Dr. Sachdev delves at length with a child-centric approach that goes to making the child enjoy learning. It is critical for the teacher to think of the child and bring in a change in the mindset of the staff including that of the principal. Your queries may be addressed to...
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Season 2 Episode 1 Deal with the Fear of Maths
We have with us an academician of repute Dr Ram Chandra G Kothari who was the Dean, Faculty of education and psychology at the Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda and the Vice Chancellor of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University Surat.He talks candidly to Dr. Pramila Kudva about the fear of Maths...
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Season 2 - Episode 4 - Humour in the classrroom
Its been over 16 months of lockdown and there seems to be no respite. Students miss their games, miss the contact with their friends. Humour I believe is one antidote for the alienation, for the depressed feelings. According to Edward de Bono, Humour is by far the most significant behaviour. Lets...
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Season 2 Episode 3 - No Boundaries
Manjushree runs a specialized instruction inclusive school for children with diverse learning needs. She believes in treating an individual chiild as unique and provide equal opportunities to every one of them. Listen in and get an awareness through this iinformal chat.
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Season 2 Episode 2 - Candid interview wiith Dr. Kothari
Dr. Kothari goes on to explain the reasons for teacher lapses and ineffectiveness and suggests remedies. a. word of advise from him for the teacher fraternity.
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Seeason 1 - Episode 20 - Creeping normality - Gordian Knot
This is the last of the episode of season 1. Look out for Season 2 fresh episodes. Till then listen in to these all over again. Creeping normality - Gordian knot deals with the inabiality to jump and start afresh. This could be applicable to human relationshps, organisations etc. A case in point...
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Season 1 - Episode 19 - We see what we want to see
This Dunning and Kruger effect can have a profound impact on what people believe, the decisions they make, and the actions they take. Heuristics can be a major factor influencing this behaviour. It can also lead to cognitive biases. Watch this penultimate episode of season 1.
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Season 1 - Episode 18 - Be Wise not Otherwise
Which is better to have wisdom or knowledge? Can you have one without the other? And which comes first? Knowledge comes first. what is the difference between the two? : “Knowledge is knowing what to say. Wisdom is knowing when to say it.” Wisdom is built upon knowledge. That means you can be both...
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Season 1 - Episode 17 - Forgiveness Divide
Forgiveness means different. things to different people. Particularly children perceive it differently during their developmental years. why do we need to forgive? how do we forgive? how and why do we need to learn it? These are some of the questions that we need an answer to. Lets examine...
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Season 1 - Episode 16 - Carry your heaven with you
Life is full of ups and downs. Those who think they can overcome it will be successful. In the title carry your heaven with you refers to the heaven as the positivity that one carries around. The enlightened ones carry their positivity with them.
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Season 1 - Episode 15 - Cockroach theory and Sunder Pichai
Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of. Sunder Pichhai narrated the story of the American Cockroach and human behaviour which is now known as cockroach theory of self development.
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Season 1 - Episode 14 - Laugh your way through Life
Medical experts say that laughter chases the toxins out of our system and makes us feel greatly refreshed , physically and mentally. This is probably the reason behind the adage – some bring happiness wherever they go, and some bring happiness whenever they go.
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Season 1 - Episode 13 - A frame of Reference
Quite often, We Try and Impose our Perspectives on Others and Then wonder what went Wrong. What comes first? Perspective or perception? Are they one and the same? Do not let perspectives be based on other peoples experiences. Build them on your own.
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Season 1 - Episode 12 - A Penny for Your thoughts
Empathy is learned behaviour even though the capacity for it is inborn. An attuned mother who is receptive to her child’s needs and cues is the one who permits her baby to thrive and develop emotionally. Empathy involves identifying with what someone is feeling and, additionally, actually feeling...
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Season 1 - Episode 11 - The Leap of Faith
Trust in Life, Trust in employees, Trust in human beings pre se is a very essential factor in a civilised society. The episode begins with a story from the Mahabharata involving Duryodhana and Bheeshma pitamaha which could have changed the outcome of the Kurukshetra war. how to build this trust...
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I am Dr. Pramila Kudva, a teacher, a teacher educator with nearly 40 years of experience currently working as a principal of a reputed school in North Mumbai. I shall be talking to you about your concerns, areas of interest, studying patterns and anything else that you need to know but didn’t know whom to ask. Let us look at the Indian Ethos which I shall unfold before you through a story. Stories I believe are a powerful medium to drive a point home.
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