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Education Reform | Indore Special Report Death of the Marksheet: Indore Gears Up for CBSE Skill-Based ‘Career Cards’ By Tina Khatri | March 29, 2026 Visualizing the Future: A sample of the multi-page Career Grade Card that maps competencies over static scores. I n the sun-drenched corridors of local primary schools, student Samaira Sharma no longer stares at a static percentage. While full implementation for her grade remains on the near horizon, her future report card is already functioning as a dialogue. In Indore, a shift in school assessment is prompting educators, parents and students to reconsider what defines academic success. The Central Board of Secondary Education is introducing career-linked report cards, or “career grade cards”, to record not only marks but also skills, aptitude and career directio...

Home > Festivals > Mahavir Jayanti 2026 Celebrate Mahavir Jayanti with Fun, Food & Learning! By Tina Khatri | March 31, 2026 This March 31, as we celebrate Mahavir Jayanti, it’s the perfect time to embrace values of simplicity, curiosity, and creativity. What better way to spend the weekend than by blending hands-on learning, delicious cooking, and brain-teasing fun? In this post: Rubber Band Powered Car (Physics & Engineering) Paneer & Herb Pizza Pockets (Cooking) Antonyms Crossword (Linguistics) Rubber Band Powered Car This weekend, students will dive into the exciting world of physics, engineering, and math by building and testing a simple rubber-band-powered car. ...

Travel Diaries • The Deccan Series Chalisgaon: The Mathematical Heart of the Deccan By Tina Khatri | March 24, 2026 The Temple of Chandika Devi: A gateway to the basalt-grey plains. The road from Indore to Shirdi unfolds as a meditation on the shifting geography of the Deccan. Descending from the Malwa plateau, soft greenery yields to the sun-scorched, basalt-grey plains of Khandesh. In a dip where railway tracks converge like iron veins, Chalisgaon emerges. To casual travellers, it is a blur of dust and transit. For those who linger, it is a town of forty secrets—a place where mathematics, mysticism, and the scent of parched earth create a sensory experience unique to Maharashtra. Chalisgaon: Where iron veins converge. Weight of a name Chalisgaon tr...

CBSE Mandates Composite Skill Labs in Indore & MP Schools by 2027 | Tina Khatri Indore Education & Policy Report CBSE mandates composite skill labs: over 170 schools in Indore and 1,000+ across Madhya Pradesh to adopt hands-on learning by 2027 By Tina Khatri | March 23, 2026 The 2027 Mandate: Shifting from textbooks to AI and Robotics in Madhya Pradesh. From coding robots to experimenting with AI, students in Indore and across Madhya Pradesh are set to move beyond textbooks as CBSE mandates hands-on composite skill labs in all affiliated schools by 2027. The labs will provide practical learning in robotics, artificial intelligence, coding, electronics, and vocational trades, shifting education from theory-based instruction to experiential, skill-based learning. Aligned with the National Educ...

Beyond Rajwada: Finding first footprints in Chaundi | Tina Khatri 300th Birth Anniversary Special: The Ahilya Legacy Beyond Rajwada: Finding First Footprints in Chaundi By TINA KHATRI | Chaundi, March 2026 Chaundi does not merely sit on a map; it pulses with the rhythm of a living history. For any visitor travelling from the marble halls of Indore or the sacred ghats of Maheshwar, this village in the newly christened Ahilya Nagar district is the opening chapter of a national epic. To walk these dusty lanes in 2026 is to witness a profound homecoming. The renaming of the district in late 2024 stripped away centuries of colonial and sultanate layers, finally revealing the raw, sun-drenched grit of a girl who redefined the soul of India. The transformation of the region is more than a bureaucratic change of signboards; it is a psychological renais...

Rhythm of the Roots: Celebrating Forests and Poetry By TINA KHATRI Imagine a forest not just as a collection of trees, but as a grand, living library. Every leaf is a page, every rustle of the wind is a verse, and the roots deep underground are the ancient stories that hold the world together. On March 21 , we celebrate two intertwined wonders: the forests that give us breath and the poetry that gives us a voice. In India, our connection to the Aranya (forest) is thousands of years old. From the Vedic sages who wrote in the woods to the modern-day poets who find peace under a Banyan tree, nature has always been our greatest muse. Today, we invite you to step into the green, bake a forest-inspired treat, and find the rhymes hidden in the trees. DIY Experiment: The "Vriksha-Swas" (Tree Br...

Historic Strike: Madhya Pradesh’s First National Para Fencers | Tina Khatri Indore News • Para Sports • National Achievement Historic Strike: Indore’s First National Para Fencers Written by TINA KHATRI | March 19, 2026 For the first time in history, para fencers from Indore are heading to the National Para Fencing Championship, turning personal challenges into historic achievement. Alfaiz Mugal , 16, who lives with cerebral palsy, Vandan Chawla , 15, a child with epilepsy and mild intellectual disability, and Lovenesh Khanna , 28, the state’s first wheelchair fencer, will represent Indore in foil events at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. Organised by Divyang Papa Sports Association of Rajasthan under the aegis of the Paralympic Committee of India, the championship features individual and team competitions. Personal Resilience:...

The Ghost of the Bori River: Uncovering the Enigma of Dahiwad | Tina Khatri Travel Diaries: The Khandesh Chronicles The Ghost of the Bori River: Uncovering the Enigma of Dahiwad By TINA KHATRI | March 18, 2026 If you were to trace a finger across the sun-baked maps of the Khandesh region, your nail would likely snag on a name that suggests a cooling, pastoral sanctuary: Dahiwad . At first glance, the name is a linguistic curiosity—a combination of the Marathi words for curd ( dahi ) and settlement ( wad ). One might imagine a sleepy hamlet defined by overflowing milk pails and white-washed walls. However, as you zoom in on the Amalner Taluka of the Jalgaon district, this "village of curd" reveals itself to be something far more muscular, ancient, and surprisingly defiant. To understand Dahiwad is to understand the soul of the North Maharashtra plains, where the...

Narmada’s Guardians: The Story of Magarkhedi | Tina Khatri Travel Diaries Travel Diaries: Heartland Chronicles Narmada’s Guardians: A Travelogue of Magarkhedi By TINA KHATRI | March 17, 2026 Driving through the highways of Madhya Pradesh towards Maharashtra, I stopped and giggled as I saw some villagers gathering for a wedding procession near their village board: Magarkhedi ! The irony of a festive, brightly dressed wedding party standing under a sign that essentially says "Crocodile Hamlet" was too good to pass up. But as I lingered in this corner of the Kasrawad Block in Khargone, I found a story far more layered than a simple punchline. The Legend of the Basking Banks Locals explained that before modern irrigation, the tributaries of the Narmada were thick with marsh crocodiles. In the Nimar region, the crocodile is the Makara , the divi...