Pallikkutam October 2020 issue is a special on Edtech startups focussing on the Pallikkutam National Awards for Innovation 2020. It features articles on how to implement blended learning  with the colloboration of educational institutions and edtechs, Gandhiji and relevance of his principles in Covid era, importance of teamwork in sports, parenting styles and conflicts, post natal care in ayurveda, Covitoons Online Drawing and Painting Competition and regular research updates on parenting, teaching, leadership and innovation

Pallikkutam June 2022 issue has highlighted the importance of developing an entrepreneurial mindset in school students and entrepreneurial skillset in college students. The issue also covers such issues as developing empathy in children, how to teach creative writing skills effectively and also deal with social media addiction of youth.

Pallikkutam May 2022 issue is focussed on the new Common University Entrance Examination system for undergraduate admissions in central universities in India. It is a welcome step as it does away with excessive dependence on marks but tests only analytical skills but other forms of thinking skills are bypassed. The New Education Policy 2020 has laid emphasis on the 'how' of learning. The assessment for admission to higher education should also be based on 'how' of education rather than rote learning and knowledge. 
Other features: Nutrilicious, Sports, Teaching, Gamification, Innovations, Parent insights and so on.

Pallikkutam April  issue is focussed on the topic, how to make India a global educaton hub and destination. What are the challenges involved in raising the quality of education. How to make children competitive without being stressful, the story of ISL league football, fish as nutrition for heart, teenagers and parents, vacation tours and travel and other regular features.

The world is going through a turmoil created by the war between Ukraine and Russia which may not end very soon. Every external battle has its roots or may be a culmination of the internal strife and turmoil that is happening with in the minds of people. They are created by stressors such as anxiety, fear, loneliness, separation, depresssion or such negative emotions such as greed or envy. Just as every external war is brought to its end through peaceful negotiations, we can find inner peace and contentment only by driving the stressors away.

The February issue is focussed on two core themes of disparity in education and employement for women, gender discrimination in text books and curriculum and putting forth the blue ocean strategy whereby more jobs will be created for women based on their unique skills rather than trying to compete with jobs that are conventionally in the male dominion. Although women will have the freedom to choose any vocation they want.  Regular columns on sports, health, psychology, gamification, research updates on teaching, parenting, innovations and education technology. And a special article on importance of branding and brand positioning.

Pallikkutam January 2022 issue is focussed on reimaginging the future of education adding social media, entrepreneurial pedagogy, gamification and other features into the curriculum and making it more inclusive and accessible for all children. The 78th Rajagiri Round Table discussed the role of Non Governmental Organisations (NGO's) in making New Education Policy 2020 implementation inclusive. Other articles include the importance of film studies in schools, blended learning in classroom, the bygone era of excellent cricket commentary, V K Krishnamenon and his role in building a strong defence force in India and getting the voice of India heard in UN, relevance of having quality family time, new careers in Neuro economics  and quantum sciences and reducing screen time and regular columns.

Pallikkutam December issue is focussed on the transformation of tertiary education required in India to make it more skill based and entrepreneurial. The report of the 77th Rajagiri Round Table titled Entrepreneurial Transformation of Tertiary Education in India gives recommendations for policy makers and educational leadership. Importance of art integration in education, changing perspectives on respecting others in society, the growth of Bangladesh as it celebrates golden jubilee, story of an Indo-Italian couple who creates art from litter where ever they go and motivate local people to do so, changing attitude of parents to sports in India and sports management as a career and regular features.

Pallikkutam November  2021 issue is focussed on the need to transform existing universities into entrepreneurial universities. India's management, technology and  centres of excellence are promoting entrepreneurship through various incubator and startup programmes while most universities remain teaching universities. New careers in sports, mental health and well-being of children on reopening of schools, professional crisis management for growth, how children can be become role models in spreading kindness and sharing plus regular columns and features.

Pallikkutam October issue is focussed on importance of creating new instructional design and leadership in schools and colleges. Teachers are at the heart of the educational system despite all the technological disruptions and advent of online learning due to pandemic. India has always honoured teachers and given them due respect and that tradition continues in modern times. September 5 is celebrated as Teacher's Day when innovative teachers are honoured by the President of India. The present issue delves deepeer into what makes an adorable teacher and stories of innovation done by some outstanding teachers. The issue also takes a look at Gandhian thought and philosophy and its relevance in 21st century. Other issues covered include changing attitudes or outlook on respect, appreciation, the challenges of parenting the digital natives, a profile of mom-daughter duo capturing the hearts of people with their lovely dance numbers and a first generation entrepreneur, a banker who took to marathon at the age of 45 sharing their motivational or inspirational stories and regular columns such as Arena (sports), Lifestyle (psychology), Playskool (gamification) etc

Pallikkutam September 2021 issue is focussed on the topic of providing quality education to the poor and have-nots in India and elsewhere. Indian Constitution has mandated free and compulsory education for children from age 6 to 14 and Right To Education Act (RTE 2009) has stipulated even the quality norms to be followed in schools and the need to set apart 25% of seats for economically weaker sections (EWS) of society. The implementation of New Education Policy (NEP) and extension of Samagra Shiksha Scheme along with increase in public expenditure on education should improve the quality of education and thereby learning output and outcomes in students and also reduce dropout rates. There are interesting articles on disciplining a child without recourse to harsh words or physical abuse, difference between gaming addiction and excessive gaming behaviour, role of teachers in a technology-driven world, the core values of a good teacher, dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) in children, a profile of young climate change warrior from India Licypriya Kangujam, why Afghanistan remains the top trouble spot in the word and several other articles and regular columns in sports, healthcare, gamification of education etc.

Pallikkutam August issue is focussed on gamification in education. Games whether it is board games, video or mobile games have been scientifically and empirically proven to improve cognitive skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills in all age groups. Serious games have been used effectively in industry by government and government agencies to drive home important messages or make behavioural changes in people including vaccine hesitancy. With this issue gamification evangelist Dr Manu Melwin Joy of Cochin University of Science and Technology begins a new column on gamification titled Playskool. What is wrong with science communication in mainstream media? How is Indian economy faring three decades after liberalisation? Leading financial journalist Joe A Scaria takes a hard look at the numbers and finds some terrible as well as terrific outcomes. July was eventful in sports sector with World Cup Football and Tokyo Olympics. How does alcoholism impact families and relationships?

Technologies have changed from analogue to digital, industrial processes have become automated but the school classroom hasn't seen a change even after 200 years. The Covid-19 pandemic led to remote working and learning opening up new ways of using digital technology. The school and college campuses may need to change into a phygital mode blending the physical. digital and nature spaces giving an enriching learning experience for the child and something that mirrors the world outside. The 72nd Rajagiri Round Table Conference focussed on the theme of emergence of phygital learning spaces. The July issue of Pallikkutam takes a look at the importance of comics in school curriculum, positive impact of gamification, teaching money management skills to children and how to optimise digital gadget use for children.  The issue has a new column Offbeat to keep track of the unusual and interesting news from the academic world. Expert Counsel by Dr KN Raghavan looks at the tensions that emerge in South China Sea from time to time,  Dr Seshadri Ramkumar takes a look at how universities are grooming global citizen scholars, a father and son duo takes up a science project inspired by Wall-E and regular features on technology, parenting, teaching and innovations.

The June issue of Pallikkutam is focussed on entrepreneurial shift in learning in schools and colleges as the digital era demands a perestroika or restructuring of education worldwide. The Bloom's Taxonomy and Revised Bloom's Taxonomy that guided teaching for over seven decades is now due for updation. Dr Varghese Panthalookaran, Director of Rajagiri Media and C Balagopal, investor and author calls for a revolution in education while the Rajagiri Round Table discussed the innovations in digital learning space and how our schools need to shift to a blended learning mode post Covid-19. Why private tuitions are thriving despite heavy investments in public and private sector in education? Anupama Ramachandra of Delhi Public School in Bangalore examines the new role of a parent as a teacher, guide, evaluator at home apart from parenting duties during pandemic. There is an article on Sirpur, the ancient site unearthed in Chattisgarh which contains Buddhist monastries, Hindu temples, market places, libraries and so on. Dr KN Raghavan takes a look at continuing strife in West Asia. A profile of Prateekhsa Kashi, who has used technology effectively to make Kuchupudi audience and learner friendly. Dr Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University talks about the need for accelerating startups in emerging economies.  Regular columns on sports, lifestyle, health, nutrition, education news, research updates in parenting, teaching, technology, science, best practices in education, legal issues in education

Physical education is not given the importance it is required in schools and institutions of higher learning in many countries. When academics gets over emphasised children fall back in socio-emotional skills. Physical activities also promote cognitive development and memory retention. The May issue also has features on importance of integrating of dance into school curriculum, introduction of technology into all aspects of sports, experiences in adventure touring in UAE, Srilanka and India, the need for international collaboration to solve world problems, importance of humour for business leadership, Economix column deals with the sudden growth of crypto  currencies, apart from regular columns on family relationships, health, English proficiency tests for medical professionals and education news, research updates etc

Pallikkutam April issue deals with the issue of malnutrition and hunger in India creating a paradox as the nation has abundance of food grains. The liberalisation era brought in changes in food eating habits leading to consumption of junk foods. This has led to an increase in non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, hypertension, gastrointestinal problems and heart disease. Use of new food technologies, better cultivation practices and old fermentation practices can help in solving the food paradox. This journal also examines how toy pedagogy can be creatively used for the holistic development of a child, how to deal with emotional stress created by Covid-19 and exam time in adolescents and the need to stop manual scavenging  as highlighted by Kastoori, the national award winning Children's film. In  research, India needs a collaborative effort of  educational institutions, research centres,industry and government  to address the problems of society while in cricket there is a tendency to blame the pitch for failures. In Myanmar the dream of a democratic government is still far away with death toll in protests rising above 500. The magazine also has regular columns on innovation, teaching methodologies, parenting, infotech, policy news and articles to build life skills.

The  March issue focuses on improving the quality of research, innovation and patenting in India so as to utilise the human resources, infrastructure and the New Education Policy 2020 and Science Technology Innovation Policy 2020 framework so as to retain the best of scienctific and technological talent in the country. The issue has columns by leading academicians on research, integrating Arts into STEM learning, regular columns Arena focussed on two cricketing legends, Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare, Expert Counsel column on understanding China, Trending column on Deep Work and also the need for children to enjoy the vacation despite the pandemic. The profile column is on Antra Srivastava, a self taught painter-poet using surrealism in her works.

The February issue takes a look at how the education sector world over could meet the challenges of online learning and the lessons they have learnt from the crisis. What technologies and pedagogical practices have to be implemented in schools and colleges when they reopen? How are the young tennis stars in India seeing their future prospects, how will the United Nations which celebrated its diamond jubilee fare in a multipolar world

Pallikutam January issue is focussed on developing entrepreneurial learning in schools to prepare students for an uncertain future where technological disruptions and market disruptions could make it difficult for the youth to have gainful employment. Hence self-employment and entrepreneurship are the options more and more people may have to opt for. The issue also focusses on quality mathematical education in schools, the continuing  trauma created by Covid-19 pandemic and an insightful look at Indian agriculture in view of  farmer struggles in India

Palllikkutam December is focussed on reforms required in evaluation and assessment in education in view of the dynamic changes taking places in industry. The students need to be assessed not only in knowledge and information acquired but also skills and values. This issue also has insightful articles on Indians who have rose to prominence in politics in other countries, regular columns on management, sports, counselling, health care etc

Pallikkutam November issue focuses on how India's education system has to become more inclusive providing blended learning for students including those in the marginalised and disadvantageous groups. The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have been been involved at the grassroots level working in rural, tribal areas hand-in-hand with government schools. The 64th Rajagiri Round Table Conference on NGOs' and inclusive learning helped the key players to discuss their problems as well as share the best practices they have done during Covid pandemic to ensure undisrupted learning

Pallikkutam September issue is a special issue dedicated to Pallikkutam National Awards for in Innovation in Education 2020  that recognises disruptive and innovative practices of schools implemented during lockdown time. It may be with or with out technology. The issue also features ways to overcome increasing teenage suicides, the importance of a stronger West Indies team in cricket, Kamala Harris and importance of her candidature for US Vice Presidential polls and regular features and columns

Pallikkutam August issue examines the role of building healthy relationships in the holistic development of the child. The family and the school environment provide the initial basis for such development. The cover story examines the fall in relational and social capital and how India's New Educational Policy can overcome the crises facing the education sector from early learning to research. The return of sports, rural innovations, health, contemporary literature and expatriates are all dealt with in this issue

Pallikkutam July issue focuses on lack of resilience among children in India which is reflected in large number of pupils seeking counselling support or due to the lack of it commit suicide. What sort of changes are required in the education system and parenting to over come this crisis? How can criminal tendencies in children be nipped in the bud. The Covid-19 has not only changed the landscape of education but also career opportunities as well.  This requires a non-linear approach to solving problems. In other articles and columns, the black oppression in USA, lack of sports culture in India and the story of the tea shop owner trotting the globe is dealt with

Pallikkutam June issue focusses on the new pedagogy for pre-schools in India which was scientifically devised by National Council of Educational Research and Training based on latest advances in neurosciences. An activity based Pallikkutam Pedagogy was developed to complement school learning. Other topics covered include challenges of online learning, need for quality educational leadership in schools and regular columns in sports, health, psychology, literature and research updates from across the world

This issue of Pallikkutam looks at the new world emerging after the Covid-19 pandemic and how it affects our life in general with focus on educational sector. How to deal with lock down anxieties, how to implement new learning systems that are a blend of classroom learning with virtual learning, the emergence of negative pricing and implementing design thinking in classroom and how cricket matches affected India-Pakistan political relations

Pallikkutam April 2020 issue is on how important it is cultivate an attitude of forgiveness, love, empathy and compassion in times of a global pandemic, It is also about how the education world is preparing for virtual learning and also carries articles on deep learning, neuro science, Tokyo Olympics

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Pallikkutam - October 2020

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