“Rain, rain go away… little Johnny wants to play” is the stupidest rhyme we teach kids in India. Here, we WELCOME rain; we PRAY for rain. There are songs in every language asking rains to come on time. When the rains arrive, we rejoice by going out and playing in the rain! Continue reading…

Geography has strongly influenced Haiti’s troubled history of poverty and suffering. The latest earthquake is one more disaster to hit Haiti. But geography is also being used to help Haitians recover.  In either case, this is geography in action! Find out how and answer challenging questions.
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Main audiences: Students of Standard 7 and above, any syllabus; teachers; YOU! Continue reading…

Public places should be accessible to everyone, regardless of their physical disabilities. This is part of everyone’s geographical rights. Here is a geographical perspective on the rights of people with disabilities … The Plank Man’s geography. You should never think of geography the same way again! Continue reading…

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It’s all a matter of longitude.

Or is it?

You have all had to study about latitudes and longitudes.  BORINNNNG!! Right? Continue reading…

You go around many places in India around Christmas time. You will hear songs about reindeer, sleigh, and about a “white Christmas.” You will probably see Christmas scenes put up using dolls etc. but showing “snow” – white cotton fluffs, Most of us have never even seen snow! [A link to reader responses is at the end of this posting] Continue reading…