About the topic:
Every child and every culture is unique. If we wish to retain this uniqueness in the children, we need to treat them with love, respect them as unique individuals, give them time and space, help them see the world through their own eyes and support them where they seek help to find their own meaning of life. In his talk, Amit Deshwal wishes to explore how the present education system is adversely affecting the diversity of life and uniqueness of being.
Brief note about Amit Deshwal:
Amit Deshwal graduated from IIT Madras in 2008 and joined the private equity arm of World Bank. Inspired by Tagore's and Tolstoy's thoughts on education, he quit his job a year later to start a learning space for children. He spent nearly three years travelling around the country learning from different spaces that were trying to understand meaning of education beyond formal schooling and volunteering there for his sustenance. These three years that he spent both in solitude and living with diverse communities were the ones, he believes, when his real education began. He spent his last three years working with a small alternative learning space in Hyderabad called Centre for Learning. While his quest continues, he now spends time working with a group of children who chose not to follow the regular schooling pattern. You could read more about his learnings and his thoughts here at earthisnotround.wordpress.com.
About Lamakaan Lecture Series:
Lamakaan Lecture Series is a flagship program of Lamakaan held every weekend. The purpose of this lecture series is to bring the best of the minds from across disciplines ? Art, Theatre, Literature, History, Economics, Geography, Public policy, Architecture, Music, Movies, Civil rights, Education, People?s movements?. The speakers will not only give lectures in their specialized areas and present the holistic view about the subject but also engage in question and answer sessions with the audiences.