Academic Papers

Reflections from a Rare Academic Visit to the Land of the Rising Sun There are journeys that take us to a place, and there are journeys that change the way we understand a place. My recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh was, in many ways, the latter. Arunachal Pradesh is often described as the Land of the Rising Sun —and the description acquires a very tangible meaning when one experiences its early dawn. The difference between Hyderabad and Itanagar is striking. While the early morning prayer time (Fajar Namaz) in Hyderabad may begin around 4:30 a.m., in Itanagar it can begin nearly an hour earlier. Moving further east, the dawn arrives even sooner. This simple difference in time and geography becomes a fascinating reminder of India's extraordinary longitudinal and cultural expanse. But Arunachal Pradesh offers much more than a geographical experience. It is a remarkable ethnographic, linguistic and cultural mosaic . The state is home to around 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub-t...

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I had an opportunity to interact with research scholars and students of Dept. of Education and Education Technology, University of Hyderabad in a programme organised by CIET, NCERT, New Delhi. The students were very much enthusiastic and it was an occasion for them to listen to experts from across the nation. I met Dr. Shireesh Pal, Prof. Mani, Prof. Madhusudhan, Prof. Bharti on the occasion and learnt that the students benefitted from various other scholars including Dr. Vaibhav Jadhav. Here is my presentation and few photos on the occasion: