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Ramkatha in Oral Narratives and folk performance of Orissa

Ramkatha in Oral Narratives and folk performance of Orissa Home Ramkatha in Oral Narratives and folk performance of Orissa Mahendra Kumar Mishra, Orissa The number of Ramayanas and the range of their influence in South and South east Asia over the past twenty-five hundred years or more are astonishing. Sanskrit alone contains some twenty five […]

Education of the Tribal children and Multilingual Education in Odisha From Community to Classroom

Education of the Tribal children and Multilingual Education in Odisha From Community to Classroom Home Education of the Tribal children and Multilingual Education in Odisha From Community to Classroom Introduction Imagine of the agricultural policy that motivated the farmers to use chemical fertilizers on their field to get bumper harvest, without considering the damaging effect […]

Creating Solidarity Across Diverse Communities

Creating Solidarity Across Diverse Communities Home Creating Solidarity Across Diverse Communities Creating Solidarity Across Diverse Communities International perspectives in education Edited By Christine E. Sleeter, Encarnación Soriano. Other Authors: Sleeter, Christine E., 1948-, Soriano, Encarna.Format: BooksBookLanguage: EnglishPublished: New York: Teachers College Press, 2012Subjects: Multicultural education>Cross-cultural studies.Community and school>Cross-cultural studies. Whether   Educators are  working with […]

Culturally Responsive School: A Thematic Approach to Primary Education in government schools of Chhattishgarh: A journey from Challenge to Practice

Culturally Responsive School: A Thematic Approach to Primary Education in government schools of Chhattishgarh: A journey from Challenge to Practice Home Culturally Responsive School: A Thematic Approach to Primary Education in government schools of Chhattishgarh: A journey from Challenge to Practice Mahendra Kumar Mishra Traditional Education System was based on deductive methods of teaching and […]

Learning from the community

Learning from the community Home Learning from the community Dr Mahendra Kumar Mishra I went to Kondhmal , a tribal district of Orissa in 22- 26 February, 2010 to visit some tribal area schools where the Multilingual Education Programme is going on. The district is populated with 51 % scheduled tribes belong to the Kondh […]

The Magic of the Mother tongue: Lessons with Koya children

The Magic of the Mother tongue: Lessons with Koya children Home The Magic of the Mother tongue: Lessons with Koya children By Mahendra Kumar Mishra, PhD In 2006 October I went for a field visit to Malkangiri, the southern most district of Orissa. In Malkangiri I went to Kambeda, whose population is comprised of 100% […]

Denying Mother Tongue: Silencing the Child

Denying Mother Tongue: Silencing the Child Home Denying Mother Tongue: Silencing the Child Now a day’s news are coming that teachers of English medium schools punish the children for speaking in mother tongue in classroom. This should be condemned. This is violation of child’s linguistic right. This kind of treatment to the child reminds of […]