Academic Papers

Introduction To make your academic ideas authentic and add weightage to your write-up, it is always suggested to add references and citations. All the new knowledge precedes with a thorough review. Thus, the review is an important aspect in any of the academic write-ups including the University essays.  New writers find it difficult to identify specific resources for including them in their articles. In the present article, the author has attempted to review various sources of review and enlisted important sources which as a scholar you can refer to write references for their academic write-up. 1. Refer to Articles and Original Authors from the university library The University where you are registered and doing your research provides you access to offline books, journals in the library, and online resources such as ebooks and e-journals, etc. You can refer to the physical books available in the library by using the library catalogue and also refer to books using online software ar...

Maulana Azad’s ideas pertaining to his educational thoughts about the instruction of knowledge in post-independent India and his achievements towards institutionalizing education among a populace whose literacy rate at the time of independence was merely 18%, still, echo relevance for our times. The utilitarian analysis of Maulana Azad’s legacy can benefit both the present and future generations. The fact is that our generation has not done justice to his personality and still continues to ignore his major contributions. However, it is only we as teachers who can contextualise his legacy for our children inside the classrooms and beyond, with a sincere hope that we do not fail in our communication as we failed in our appreciation of him. In fact, what seems more relevant is to understand how he became what he was; and, what personal achievements he gathered in his life which allowed him to be remembered today with such fervour and delight as a nationalist, philosopher, writer, and as t...

 Some authors commit intellectual immorality by stealing ideas, texts, words, formulae, designs, or inventions of other authors without attributing them to original writer/credit. This is an example of academic dishonesty. using someone else’s work as our own, with or without their full acknowledgment is known as plagiarism. In the present information-loaded world, the global IT Wizard, Bill Gates has expressed his views on Plagiarism and calls it “Intellectual Property Theft”. Plagiarism is always not an intentional act, but sometimes authors commit it unintentionally as well. Therefore, there is a need for a careful and cautious move while referring to other works, so as to avoid plagiarism. writing scholarly articles and Research Papers is generally supported and supplemented by others’ work with proper citation and references. Proper use of the references and supporting material increases the authenticity of the articles. Further, creative writing needs mastery over language an...

Being Active and Energetic: Few Tips Everyone wants to be active and energetic throughout the day, but they lack some skills which are essential. Some important aspects are narrated by the presenter in a video and these tips are given below, Tip 1.      Control stress Tip 2.      Regular exercise Tip 3.      Estimate the time for your task. Tip 4.      Eat for energy Tip 5.      Drink water at regular intervals Tip 6.      Expose yourself to natural sunlight Tip 7.      Break your snacks intake through the day Tip 8.      Adopt a good sleeping habit This is a video on "Being active and energetic few tips". The Concept, Script, Narration is by Dr. Mohasina Anjum A. Ansari . This is useful for those who want to learn to be active, energetic 24/7. Please watch, subscribe and share. How to be active the whole day

Time management - Five effective ways to save the time and get the things done. 1. Wake up early in the morning. 2. Assess your time. 3. Estimate the time for your task. 4. Allot time for Social Media. 5. Multi tasking routine works Bonus tip - Understand importance of work This is a video on Time Management. It is useful for those who care for time. Please watch and share.   Five Tips for Time Management

Stages of how to be positive in life 1. Belief in everything to be as per our destiny. 2. Always think positive. 3. Don't take other's aggression personally. 4. Do not regret the past or worry about the future. 5. Remove negative thoughts from the mind. This short video can be viewed at the following link, Five Easy Steps for Positivity

It was a great time and quite interesting to refer to "The Diary of a School Teacher - Hemraj Bhatt" translated by Sharda Jain in English and published by Azim Premji Foundation and University. This forced me to recollect my own college days when I used to write the diary of the day's important events. Definitely, the diary gives a broader perspective of our area of work and records day-to-day activities. The references of events recorded in the diary also made me recollect how DPEP, SSA functioned in India at ground level, which I missed to understand as I was connected with both these Programmes at the state/national level. This book not only gives an idea about the teacher's personal life, daily routine but also his interaction with students, community members, government officials, teachers of other schools, teaching-learning process, school development activities, involvement of teachers in census surveys, polling arrangements, in-service training (conducted at ...