Letter from a Region in My Mind (1962) combines eloquent personal accounts of experiencing racism, with authoritative perspectives on the origins and prognosis of the problem
Author: Amita Basu
I'm a writer based in Bangalore, India.
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The Gifted Underachiever
Image link. On the face of it, this seems impossible. How can a child be both gifted and an under-achiever? Read the article at Deccan Herald. Follow me on Instagram for daily book excerpts, short book reviews, and my experiences with books and reading.
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Crime and Punishment (1866)
Crime and Punishment (1866) is an astute analysis of the distinction between moral thinking and moral feeling, and an ode to the power of love to redeem the forsaken
Image source. We need special efforts to identify and address the needs of twice-exceptional children. Read the full article at Deccan Herald. Follow me on Instagram for daily book excerpts, short book reviews, and my experiences with books and reading.
Via case-studies across history, Collapse offers a series of engrossing narratives, informed by impressive scholarship across multiple disciplines. Collapse illustrates how fragile is the balance between a society and its ecological environment; and offers actionable lessons in how we, as citizens, can demand that our own societies function more sustainably.
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Vocation
A series of loosely linked vignettes engaging with alienation. This story was featured in The Right-Eyed Deer.
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Identifying Gifted Children
Image credit. A few weeks ago, in this column, we discussed why it is important to train our teachers in gifted education. We must address the advanced learning needs of high-ability children, not leave them to fend for themselves. Read the full article at Deccan Herald. Follow me on Instagram for daily book excerpts, short […]
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Guns, Germs, And Steel
Why is it that Eurasians colonised the Americas? Why, until European colonisation, did the Americas lag behind the Old World in population density and social organisation? Jared Diamond explores the far-reaching consequences of geographical differences on the emergence of densely populated, militaristic civilisations in Eurasia vs. the Americas.
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One Day
A series of ten vignettes set in an Indian metropolis. The vignettes follow different individuals in different settings, over the course of one day.
Image credit Gifted Education (GE) is the umbrella term for enriching, diversifying, and modifying curriculum to meet the needs of gifted children: the need for stimulation and challenge. Read the full article at Deccan Herald. Follow me on Instagram for daily book excerpts, short book reviews, and my experiences with books and reading.
