Social Studies

Umashanker Periodi

Review of Young Historians. -A video series on history for children by Deepa Dhanraj.

Gurmeet Kaur and Mariam Sahib

 As children, our world consisted of our immediate surroundings. It was only through our history lessons that we began to discover the complexities of the world we never saw. From an early age, we were able to learn about different cultures to our own from the Ancient Egyptians to the Vikings. It was through an array of learning tools ranging from songs and videos to textbooks and lessons that made history an inspiring and complete learning experience.

Neeraja Raghavan

What is the use of learning history?” As thirteen year-old, I unobtrusively slipped this question into the question box, hoping to hear my teacher’s illuminating answer. (I hadn’t the temerity to ask such a question to her face.) I can still recall how I waited eagerly for her to pull my question out of the box.

 There were a number of chits in the box that day.

Dhanwanti Nayak 

Do you remember a time in your life when you wanted to do one thing, your family wanted you to do something else, and you fought bitterly, got sent to purgatory, rebelled again and thought balefully that the world was against you? Do you remember being told that what you wanted to do was of “no use”? Of course you do, for that practically defines teenage.