Mentoring
Before remote sensing, I taught physics for a decade. I still mentor young learners, on more than academics.
Beyond the Bell: Rethinking Schools
A podcast that looks at schools from the outside, at how children develop as whole people. The aim is to move the conversation beyond grades, to emotions, empathy and civic sense.
Episode 1: What an Ideal School Should Be
Misplaced priorities, emotional vocabulary, communication boundaries, empathy and consent, civic and moral sense, a thought experiment, and a call to action.
Writing on teaching and growing up
Most of these were first published on LinkedIn. The 2025 pieces form a loose series on empathy in the classroom: practical reflections I wish someone had handed me while I was still in the thick of teaching.
- Conflicts - Not an Obstruction but a Learning CurveClassroom conflicts are not interruptions to learning. They are lessons themselves.
- Equity in Expression: Giving Every Child a VoiceMaking sure a quiet child’s silence is a choice, not a consequence of fear.
- The Power of Pause: Responding Instead of ReactingIn a fast-moving classroom, the most powerful tool a teacher has is often the pause.
- Troublemakers? Yes. But Why?!Not “How dare you?” but “Why do you need to act this way to be heard?”
- What Do a Pan Masala Brand, a Betting App, and an Entrance Coaching Institution Have in Common?What coaching institutes really sell, and what it costs the children who buy it.
- Parent-Teacher Partnerships: Aligning Communication for a Child’s GrowthA child doesn’t live life in compartments, so home and school can’t speak in separate languages.
- Before We Blame the Next Generation, Let’s Look in the MirrorIf something’s missing in the next generation, who failed them?
- Listening Beyond Words: Recognizing Silent Struggles in the ClassroomNot every student raises their hand when they’re struggling. Sometimes, the loudest cries come in silence.
- Physics, Philosophy and EminemResonance, finding your own frequency, and a song I love.
- Bridging the Gap: Adapting to Students’ Perspectives in TeachingAn interview I flunked, and what it taught me about seeing a problem from the student’s side.
- The Power of Understanding: Lessons from Taare Zameen Par That Shaped My PerspectiveThe film scene that taught me to look beyond behaviour.
- Strategies to Address Miscommunication and Misunderstandings in ChildrenFive ways to help children express themselves and understand each other.
No matching items