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A Century of Learning: Revisiting the Legacy of Chethipurackal Government LP School

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Tucked away amidst the tranquil backwaters of Kuttanad in Kerala's Alappuzha district stands a modest little school with a remarkable story. The Chethipurackal Government Lower Primary School (GLPS) at Thalavady may today have just 25 students, but its roots stretch back more than a century, carrying with them a legacy of education, philanthropy and community service. According to Kerala Government records, the school caters to children from Classes I to IV and continues to serve as the primary educational institution for the local backwater community. Five dedicated teachers guide the young students, while the school cook prepares a wholesome mid-day meal every day—a meal that is often just as eagerly awaited as the lessons themselves. Looking back a hundred years The story of the school begins in 1921 , during the reign of the Kingdom of Travancore. At the time, it was not uncommon for prosperous agrarian Syrian Christian families in Kuttanad to establish neighbourhood schools....
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An election result of my choice!

Election Results, Parliamentary or Assembly have normally not been something that I was too keen on. Maybe the graying mustache (and beard too) has led me to have an opinion on this or is it the resurgent need for a strong opposition to sustain our not-so-fragile democracy? Ok, let us decide that later. The Last ten years saw a strong change from the times prior to it - a rather strong leadership, which was required and was the demand of the nation after all the scams as a result of the coalition's so-called dharma - to keep everyone happy and to keep one's own 'kursi' intact. Undoubtedly, the present PM has an enigmatic personality and an equally charming choice of words in his speeches, the visible changes in Gujarat during his CMship,  though it had in recent times been a bit too caustic to my individual taste with all his 'Hindutva' agenda especially his not-so-required 'dog whistles' against the minorities in general and muslims in particular. There...
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Heart-to-heart about our heart!

Atherosclerosis is inevitable. Simply speaking it is the buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls leading to narrowing of arteries and resulting in blocking of blood flow thus culminating in what we call as Heart Attack. It begins very early in life (normally in the teens), and takes a while to manifest. But the so-called manifestation period is these days frightfully shortening, to say the least!  Check this out Nirmal Pandey (50), Sidharth Shukla (40), Raju Shrivastava (58), Om Puri (66), Farooq Shaikh (65), KK (53), Raj Kaushal (50) all from bollywood, Puneeth Kumar {Tollywood} (46), Vikram Kirloskar {Businessman} (58), Ambareesh Murty {Co-founder Pepperfry} (51), Atlas Ramachandran {Businessman} (65), Ranjan Das CEO SAP (42), Gaurav Gandhi {Cardio Surgeon} (41), Devendra Rajput {Friend} (50) & Deepak Anand {Friend} (55). Check the average age and it will indeed scare you, the latest in the list is Ambareesh, an avid biker, who died in Leh...
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Shame on us!

Mohali (Punjab) 28th April 2021 Supreme Court says National Crisis, can't be mute spectators. Election Commission says enforcing curbs is not it's job. Wah-bhai-wah... these are the headings of news appearing on the front page of The Tribune (Chandigarh Edition)! Where have we reached? Is there any more depth we can fall to? Can we ever rise yet again? Sarcastically speaking - Yes, farmers have a right to protest; Yes, state assembly elections (not one but 3 of them) should be held even during a pandemic; Yes, sanskar (values) and sanskriti (culture) are important and so Shahi Snan and Kumbh mela is unavoidable while Markaz (remember Tabhligi Jamaat?) of thousands was considered a super-spreader event in Delhi in March 2020 and were rightly blamed by all of us. And oh yes, yes, cricket is a spectator sport and fans were allowed into the world’s biggest cricket stadium at Ahmedabad (total seating capacity for 110,000) to witness international matches between India and England du...
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