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NEP 2020

I may be wrong about it but on the little I've read about the changes being implemented in the education sector under NEp seems yo be on the surface a good step.  It is giving kids under 6 years a holistic educational approach and not focussing solely on subjects. Theres focus on multilinguism, albeit in state prefered languages as opposed to foreign languages.  MPhil is being scrapped to 4 years bachelors with research experience. It's definitely not a new system, may be German, French or even US. But implementation in my opinion is getting it closer to our education system at SAICE. Surely never same, but a good attempt overall I dont see negatives in my first viewing. The UG programs have multiple entry and exits, which is a key word if they live by that. Hopefully anyone with any background can now apply for a certificate or advanced diploma course on their preferred subjects.  Also, a focus on coding, computers with AI and ML, robotics et al is given which should benefit u

A boat race or a demonstration of rhythm?

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  Often we have seen things in one way and we stumble upon some video or a quote or something that takes us into a rabbit hole into the topic we have been observing on a myopic lens and we come out of that rabbit hole - richer, wiser and see it from a completely different lens. Everything we know, hear and understand can have different interpretations. Much like the speed of light - it all depends on the frame of the observer. I've viewed the Kerala Boat Festivals as a great feat of human strength and unity and an iconic celebration that is a cultural magnet and a badge of pride for Kerala. And then - I chanced upon this video -  It's a completely new way of seeing the whole boat racing act. It's seen from a musician's eye - that is keen to see patterns, rhythm and dare I say a tinge of philosophy. It's the ability to look at music - this intangible art form but seeing something so concrete that you cannot unsee it ever. The larger idea of unity - the essence of uni