It was Steve Jobs, on whose company’s now outdated little iPhone I am typing this post, who said, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” I might have imagined being that crazy person once—the superhero syndrome gets us all, especially when we are younger.…
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When the idea to take on the challenge of writing one poem a day for 100 consecutive days struck me sometime during August 2022, it felt too big of a task to even attempt. I had been slacking behind in writing poetry for the last few months (a few months might be an understatement, it…
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September 8th is International Literacy Day, something I came to know recently. The focus on reading and writing remains a big concern for education worldwide. Coincidently, I had my last week-long writing session at a high school on September 8th. One of the first questions I asked the participants was if they liked writing. The…
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If there is one silver lining of the pandemic, it has to be the shift in virtual learning. While platforms like Zoom were available long before COVID-19 hit us, the pandemic forced us to see virtual learning in a new light. We realized that productive virtual learning is possible. While there certainly are challenges, opportunities…
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There’s a story about American writer Ernest Hemingway losing his suitcase filled with his works at a train station. It was a devastating event. But Hemingway ploughed through and wrote some of the best-known works of literature. We can look at this story and event from various angles, but an important one is- how can…
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The Wordcastle 