Tag: children

• Talking to strangers

  

  A few days back my aged taxi driver Abdullah informed me of how Hafez was far from being a purist, he was a diluter of true Persian culture, writing in an Arab form. He quoted Ferdowsi and said, “now he is the man to study for pure Persian literary gems – go read Ferdowsi and…

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  9 Jul 2015

  Art, Education, Music, Parenting, Poetry, Story, Travel

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• Tupperware boxes

  

  They never come back like lost socks, hair-ties, countless ballpoint pens Tupperware boxes handed out after parties for that morning snack, extra mithai, tomorrow’s lunch Monday night jolted me Searing pain A little boy in ‘trash pack’ pyjamas “You be brave” “No, you be brave” “Do you think they will keep you here forever?” “I…

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  8 Apr 2015

  Parenting, Poetry, Story

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• “Stop interrupting me.”

  

  10 Words Every Girl Should Learn By Soraya Chemaly / alternet.org “Stop interrupting me.”  “I just said that.” “No explanation needed.” [..] “Parents interrupt girls twice as often and hold them to stricter politeness norms. Teachers engage boys, who correctly see disruptive speech as a marker of dominant masculinity, more often and more dynamically than girls.”…

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  31 Mar 2015

  Audience, Awareness, Education, Gender

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• Paris in the rain

  

  Saturday, January 10, 2015, I was to be in Paris for the day to meet poet and translator Marilyn Hacker. I had many questions about her experience with the ghazal and ghazal poets; she was generous enough to offer her day to me. On Monday 5th I booked my tickets to travel by the Thalys…

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  11 Jan 2015

  Academic, Apoorva, Awareness, Books, Gender, Parenting, Photography, Poetry, Story

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• Top 10 Children’s Apps April 2013

  

  I had promised several subscribers the list of our favorite apps for children. We, indeed, use many apps – try them, test them, and see what we can use for fun, play, as well as, for constructive speech therapy and other pre-school, pre-kindergarten learning goals. I have avoided the popular ones like Angry Birds and…

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  26 Apr 2013

  Awareness

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