About

Who am I?

Hello! I am an educator who is passionate about facilitating philosophical and feminist thinking amongst young people. I graduated from Ashoka University with a major in Philosophy. I enjoy reading and writing at the intersection of philosophy, gender, sexuality, feminism, education, literature and psychology.
I had the opportunity to live close to nature and farm while I was at Sholai school for two years and dream of growing food again in the near future.

Is this blog for me?

Have you, as a person interacting with children, found yourself questioning the schooling structure, children’s learning or your relationship with children?

Have you wondered about why schools pack children into a building, a classroom, a desk, a uniform, a timetable, a subject, a career? Why do children struggle with fear and confusion? Why do you keep relying on being authoritative and inequitable?

Are you feeling inspired to ask: How can education reflect the uniqueness of each child? How can children trust their abilities to learn? How can I facilitate this journey?

What are we inquiring into?

Why are these questions relevant?

Is our current schooling structure (which is deeply invested in job security) in fact improving job security? In what ways is it doing so? Who and what is compromised in the process? Is this model sustainable?
‍
Can the issues of student drop-outs, failing in examinations and lack of literacy be resolved by our current curriculum?
‍
Can the inadequacyof infrastructure and teachers be dealt with by re-imagining different kinds of learning environments for children?
‍
If the injustices of the world are partly a reflection of our schooling system, how can we re-think education to live in a more caring, conscious and just planet?
‍
Does our education incorporate all that we know and understand about children, life and learning?

How will this blog explore these questions
and how is it unique?

This blog, as the name suggests, will be an amalgamation of my research, my experiences with children, responses from children, suggestions for educators/children and your experiences and feelings (yes! I hope this blog opens up a dialogue between people who are keen on re-thinking education).

The idea behind calling it rhizomatically is to stay true to the nature of learning by blurring the boundaries of space and time. Rather than mapping a linear history of schooling and education, I wish to imagine a dialogue between educators from the past and present as a way of sharing their insightful teachings and reflections. I believe that the wisdom of the past and present enable us to broaden our perspectives and see the interconnectedness between the past, present and future. Personally, learning from these thinkers has helped me make sense of my experiences and feelings. You can find these dialogues in the section called ‘blurring boundaries’.

In the section called, ‘blog,' I wish to share my conversations, experiences, reflections and suggestions as an educator. As philosophy with children (the p4c program) is not prevalent in schools in India, I hope my writing can be of help to others who wish to 'do philosophy'. Moreover, as comprehensive gender and sexuality education for children is lacking in India, I share books, conversations and activities that support students to see through a feminist lens. Besides this, I also share nature-based activities and diverse books for children that intend to broaden our understanding of education.

None of the sections of this blog are complete or exhaustive. They will be updated as and when I learn and unlearn.

Thinking Rhizomatically

Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.

Text Link

Thank you! Your submission has been received!

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

What’s a Rich Text element?

The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content. The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content. The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.

This is an h2 heading inside rich text

A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!

Static and dynamic content editing

A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!

How to customize formatting for each rich text

Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.