In a day and age where the practise of writing letters on paper has become restricted to the English language paper in the board examinations, an activity that relies heavily on this tool of communication comes as a breath of fresh air. Added to this is the fact that these letters will be written by…
The simple activity of meeting new people, knowing them and exchanging different stories fascinates me. Some of us think of ways to make a difference in the lives of other people, I feel the best way to start is through talking, through interacting. Every little act done in life counts. What is important is the…
PeaceWorks—An initiative of The Seagull Foundation for the Arts and the Nerve Centre in Northern Ireland conducted the Teaching Divided Histories Teacher Training Workshop from the 18th to the 21st of June at Calcutta International School. It consisted of two workshops of two days each, in which instructors Emma McDermott and Matthew McAleer worked with…
When we talk about the joy of giving, we tend to forget the real purpose behind it. It’s ironical how we talk about helping others; try being selfless, with the final motive of being happy ourselves. But we are learning something at every step we take in life, from every person we meet. Even as…
It was in the winter of 2012 that Priya Machado and Loes Singels from the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam arrived in Calcutta at the Seagull Foundation for the Arts. The outcome of the visit was a teachers’ workshop and the decision to bring the project Anne Frank—A History for Today, consisting of an international travelling…
