Marks vs Mouth: The Day the Topper Froze
Annual Day.Auditorium full.Chief Guest on stage. The school calls its highest scorer in English. “Please come and…
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The Confidence Gap: India’s Real Employability Crisis
India does not have a degree crisis. India has a confidence crisis. Every year, lakhs of students…
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We Built a Cage — and Called It a Syllabus
There’s something strange about the way we teach in India. We say we are educating.We say we…
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Why 12 Years of English Education Still Produce Silent Graduates
Let’s do simple maths. 5th standard to 12th standard.Sometimes even from 1st standard.Sometimes English medium from nursery….
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Republic Day and the Courage to Speak
On 26th January, India didn’t choose English. India chose self-governance. A republic is not built by fluency….
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Why So Many Smart Indians Struggle to Speak Confidently
The problem is not your English. The problem is the education system you grew up in. I…
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Creating cute Ghibili images vs. using AI for English-speaking practice and actual growth
Right now, many young people are busy creating cute AI images. Ghibili style photos. Cartoons. Stylised portraits….
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India’s education system rewards silence
India’s education system doesn’t intentionally silence students.But over time, that’s exactly what it has learned to reward….
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What a Street Vendor Knows About Confidence That English Learners Don’t
Every time I travel to cities like Manali, Delhi, or Mumbai, I notice something that English learners…
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Why Language Learning Is Becoming a Private Thing
Earlier, language learning was public. You joined a class. You sat in a batch. You submitted assignments….
