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Abhishek Singha Roy is a college student in his early twenties and resides in the outskirts of Kolkata.  He feels that discovering the beauty of   J Krishnamurti’s work has been like a rebirth.  Abhishek is interested in philosophy and feels passionately about the need for reform in education.A few months ago, I stumbled upon a random YouTube video.  Keen to move on with other things, I believed it wouldn’t take long for me to get

Sudeshna Sinha did her post graduation in Economics from the University Of Calcutta.  She has been teaching Economics in High School for the past two decades in various schools in Kolkata and Dehra Dun. Love for nature and a thirst for inquiry are her special interests.Though am not any famous leader but about 15 years ago, I too had a tryst with destiny.Burdened with sorrow and disappointments, I was looking for ways to get rid

Joyeeta Banerjee is a teacher in a rural school, Nikunjapur High School,  in Bankura, West Bengal.  She describes with sadness the trauma of watching the surge in crimes against girls and women. What can we do as educators, she asks? Are we doing enough? The recent surge in violent crimes against girls and women has left me with a deep-seated angst. Innumerable questions keep tormenting me and among them is – are we failing as

I was staring quietly down the runway as the Boeing made a quiet turn and revved up the engine for the final take off. It was one of those extraordinary evenings when the tired rays of the fading sun lit up the distant green, in an everlasting golden hue. As I watched through the aircraft window, my memories took me back four decades to the lawns of Hastings College on Judges Court Road, in Kolkata.

A friend sent a message: “Can someone guide me to some place where I can get the summary of K’s famous book ‘Freedom from the Known’? Summary or articles or anything lucid, please. Also, any other worthwhile resource to learn deeply about K’s teachings and more about ‘Freedom from the Known’ and ‘Education and the Significance of Life.’ Many thanks.” This ‘letter’ below is a response to my friend, an attempt to put something down