That the Punjab government has still not notified the Punjab Free and Compulsory Education Act 2014, without which it cannot be turned into law, even though eight precious years have already been wasted for no reason at all is nothing short of a tragedy. The Act was received as a major–almost revolutionary–step in the province […]
Forsaking the Future — One Child at a Time
“Educate children and it won’t be necessary to punish adults,” said the famous Greek philosopher and mathematician, Pythagoras. But such nuggets of wisdom do little good unless there is the will to turn them into action that delivers results. In the modern setting, it is up to governments, especially in developing and poor countries, to […]
White lights
White lights. White, blinking lights. Or are my eyes blinking? I’m not sure. Am I dead? I want to die. “You should kill me,” I mumble. It felt important to say that, for some reason. A whiteglove squeezes my shoulder, momentarily startling me. A soft squeeze, but it still makes me uncomfortable. It smells like […]