sarang alternative school http://saranghills.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:46:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Paintings by Kannaki http://saranghills.org/paintings-by-kannaki http://saranghills.org/paintings-by-kannaki#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:35:22 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1209 IMG124Kannaki Sarang has an eye for finding the aesthetic lines of props like dry flowers, sticks, patterns and so on. Her paintings are not always just paint on cloths.

]]> http://saranghills.org/paintings-by-kannaki/feed 0 Thangavunna Vidyabhyasam http://saranghills.org/thangavunna-vidyabhyasam http://saranghills.org/thangavunna-vidyabhyasam#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:14:19 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1203 Book by Gopalakrishnan and Vijayalekshmi. It reflects their experience based thought and practices on education. Published by DC books, Kottayam, Kerala, it has won the G.Kumarapillai award in 2008.

]]> http://saranghills.org/thangavunna-vidyabhyasam/feed 0 Hiranya, the Newborn Sarang http://saranghills.org/hiranya-the-newborn-sarang http://saranghills.org/hiranya-the-newborn-sarang#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:20:58 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1183 IMG618

Anu gave birth to a baby girl in April 2010. The delivery was at home. Both mothers were to help with the delivery.

]]> http://saranghills.org/hiranya-the-newborn-sarang/feed 0 Sarang Cultural Exchange Center http://saranghills.org/sarang-cultural-exchange-center http://saranghills.org/sarang-cultural-exchange-center#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:00:51 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1178 culture1Some text here so as to see how the excerpt will look

]]> http://saranghills.org/sarang-cultural-exchange-center/feed 0 Opendata http://saranghills.org/opendata http://saranghills.org/opendata#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:40:15 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1170 opendata

]]> http://saranghills.org/opendata/feed 0 Bee Museum http://saranghills.org/bee-museum http://saranghills.org/bee-museum#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:36:33 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1166 beemuseum

]]> http://saranghills.org/bee-museum/feed 0 C Sharatchandran http://saranghills.org/sharattettan http://saranghills.org/sharattettan#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:07:51 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1138 C Sharatchandran, documentary film maker died in a tragic accident yesterday night. He was returning from a marriage function with his friend Sebastian, who also succumbed to injuries.

One of his kind – That was Sharattettan! Passion for film-making combined with social causes, his voice was always one with the down-trodden.

Blessing Us with His Vision

Blessing Us with His View

In theatre, many a times a Sootradharan or Narrator carries forward the thread of the story. He may not be part of the story but  his narration would have the power to bring about radical changes in it. C Sharatchandran was one such voice threading through the socio-political scene of Kerala.

Personally, you have been a Karanavar in our extended family. You have been an integral part of our lives. Both our childhoods, Gautham’s and mine, have been linked to you. We both share memories of ‘Kunjunni Maashum Kuttiyolum’. You were there at our marriage recording it for posterity.

Our little one misses out on knowing you. Maybe baby has already met you in that narrow zone between birth and death.

Last time we met, on another train journey, you talked about Chengara, Kanavu, future projects, and how you would one day soon come up to Sarang…

Your life was not yours, it was ours, the society’s. You leave behind many unfinished histories, a voice as powerful as yours is still needed.

Tears of anguish flow down my cheeks seeking some solace in the inevitability of death. But I remain angry and in pain…

Anuradha Sarang

]]> http://saranghills.org/sharattettan/feed 0 Volunteers at Sarang http://saranghills.org/volunteers-at-sarang http://saranghills.org/volunteers-at-sarang#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:13:34 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1121 In March, Sarang had four volunteers on the campus. Laetitia & Colin and Misha & Shanti.

Laetitia with Fodder for the Cows

Laetitia with Fodder for the Cows

Laetitia and Colin are a young couple who eventually want to buy some land and experiment with sustainable living, farming and education. They stayed for two weeks teaching the children English and taking part in all farm activities.

Shanti with Akku

Shanti with Akku

Misha and Shanti were at Sarang for five days and added zest to the English classes. They were also actively involved in all the activities at the campus

The children enjoyed the creative classes very much and there is a wonderful improvement in their English skills.

]]> http://saranghills.org/volunteers-at-sarang/feed 0 World Innovation Summit on Education 2009 http://saranghills.org/world-innovation-summit-on-education-2009 http://saranghills.org/world-innovation-summit-on-education-2009#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:51 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/?p=1089 Sarang was invited to be part of the World Innovation Summit on Education organised by the Qatar Foundation in Doha. Gautham and Anuradha participated in the 3 day event. Scroll down this page for a video of them made by the WISE 2009 team.

http://www.wise-qatar.org/en/video-gallery

Or watch the video on youtube

Interview – Gautham & Anuradha Sarang

]]> http://saranghills.org/world-innovation-summit-on-education-2009/feed 0 Newsletter October 2009 http://saranghills.org/newsletter-october-2009 http://saranghills.org/newsletter-october-2009#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:13:01 +0000 The First Son http://saranghills.org/newsletter-october-2009/ http://saranghills.org/newsletter-october-2009/feed 0