At NIRMAN, we recognize the importance of sustained dialogue on experiences of childhood and education. With NIRMAN Lectures, our hope is to engage anyone interested in development and democracy in India as well as for parents and practitioners to join and further the dialogue.
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NIRMAN Workshops - 26th and 27th August 2021 How to enrich your Curriculum
We welcome you to engage with us in these lecture series about 'How to enrich your curriculum' conducted by Prof. Nita Kumar, followed by an open forum for audience engagement.
The details of the Lecture Series are as follows:
Lecture 1:
Indian Philosophy in the Classrooms
26th August 2021 | Thursday | 5.00pm to 6.00 pm IST
Lecture 2:
Model Lessons based on Indian Philosophy
27th August 2021 | Friday | 5.00pm to 6.00 pm IST
Note: The lectures will be conducted on Google Meet. Sign up is mandatory to attend the lectures. You can choose to sign up for one or more lectures, however, we recommend you attend both for a deeper engagement.
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For more details, please contact Ritesh at 8318097409 or mail him at riteshkumardwi@gmail.com
Meet our Speaker
Prof. Nita Kumar completed her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in History and has taught at the University of Chicago, Brown University and the University of Michigan amongst other places. She recently retired as the Brown Family Chair of South Asian History at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California.
She is also the Founder and Director of NIRMAN, a Varanasi-based not-for-profit that works for the arts and education. For the past 30 years, she has taught, written curricula, trained teachers and worked on children's books and arts, at NIRMAN. She has worked with and written about weavers' children, working-class women and rural families in multiple books and research papers.
Prof. Kumar has presented her research on education, democracy, modernity and children in India at numerous places, and continues to do so. Click here to read her blog.
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