Geography Pedagogy

Bengaluru workshops, December 2014 — Report

What do you get when you put a bunch of highly skeptical school children, some of their parents, a medical doctor, the doctor’s parents, and a fanatical geographer?

We, the people — in a pyramid

During his recent speech at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (yes, the name is written twice!), India’s Prime Minister spoke about India becoming a major source of labour for the rest of the world.

We, the people — 2

When I was a young school kid (1960s and 1970s), we had a family in our neighborhood. The ‘head of the household’ was M. He worked as police constable. However, since he was physically rather unfit for actual police work, he was employed at the home of the Inspector of his station as a domestic…

We, the people

People! We are very interesting. In some ways.

When the PM (currently Sri Narendra Modi) of India has to coordinate and set the tone for the development of the nation (along with the entire government structure from Central government to village panchayat), one of the key…

Mapping workshop at GVGC-Thiruneermalai

On Children’s Day, 14 November 2013, two small groups of class 6 students at Shriram Matriculation School, Thiruneermalai had a mini-workshop on mapping.

Here is where a GeoVidyaa Geography Centre (GVGC-T) is taking shape in…

Geography resources

Geography-related resources on the internet are vast. We present a few selected online resources on this page. These include printable, downloadable, and interactive materials. Only English language materials are included here.

Operation Neptune Spear and imaginary lines

Dateline: Abbottabad, Pakistan. 1 May 2011. [About 14:00hrs EDT in Washington DC.]

All was quiet in the household.

Suddenly, low whirring sounds. All hell broke loose. Loud gunfire outside. Within…

Being in the Teacher Moment

Teaching is a joy for many. This happens when it is more than a profession; when it is a calling. For some years I taught at schools. I used to tell parents of my students that there is one thing I wish they could experience with me and their children: the Teacher Moment!

Geography education for 21st century India

Geography education in India’s schools is ailing severely. The State is too slow to respond, though there are signs of some efforts to improve the situation. The slack needs to be taken up by civil society organizations that share common goals.