My final article for Education Express was published yesterday. It was an feature on teaching children who are on the autistic spectrum.
Elsewhere, BBC online contains a story on the growing incidence of rape and sexual assaults in India and the poor response of some elements of the authorities there. The story is based on the experiences of a British woman living in Goa.
While I’ve been in India, I have been attempting to follow the news through the media here.
I have become a regular reader of The Hindu, the paper we get at my homestay, and of course, the New Indian Express. When I arrived at the end of December, the story dominating the papers was the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. When her son became party leader, it caused much soul searching this side of the border with some wondering why parties in the subcontinent rely on dynastic succession.
Another big story soon after my arrival, was the molestation of two women in Mumbai by a group of drunken men on New Year’s Eve. It was estimated that they were witnessed by up to seventy bystanders. Some of the coverage criticised the apparent attitude that women should not be allowed out after dark. The women in question were of Indian origin, but were now living in the USA. Further incidents involving foreign women kept the issue in the media spotlight. (more…)
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