Articles by and on Arvind Gupta :

LIST OF ARVIND GUPTA'S BOOKS   Addresses to buy books
TOYING AROUND - Arvind Gupta Times of India, 23 December 2006 EDITORIAL OPINION
TRUTH & JOY OF SCIENCE - Subhash Abooj Times of India, 06 November 2006
MEANINGFUL EDUCATION - Tanya Matthew  Book Review November 2006
IIT /K GAVE ME A HOLISTIC EDUCATION - Sakshi Arora  Indian Express Online
DIY KITS FOR YOUNG ONES - Arvind Gupta OUTLOOK MAGAZINE JULY 2005 (S&T special issue)
THIS INDIAN MAKES SCIENCE FUN - FOR RICH & POOR - Michael Gonsalves MAH. HERALD MAY 2006
THE SCIENCE PERFORMER - Rinku Dutta The Friday Times, Lahore April 21-27, 2006
INDIAN TEACHER MAKES LEARNING FUN - DAILY TIMES LAHORE April 8, 2006
TOY STORY: A SCIENTIST, TWO COUNTRIES & A BAG FULL OF PLAYTHINGS - Rituparna Bhuyan Ind Exp Apr 10, 06
SCIENCE FROM JUNK: THE WORLD OF ARVIND GUPTA - Bipin Indurkhya Prof at IIIT / Hyderabad
INTERVIEW OF ARVIND GUPTA - Article in INDIA TOGETHER
NOTHING GOES WASTE Arvind Gupta's Science Toys OUTLOOK MAGAZINE 24 Feb 2005
FOUR FOR CHANGE Arvind Gupta's Science Toys Indian Express 16 Oct 2005
THE TOYMAKER - Sandipan Deb
TOYING WITH JUNK - Kalyan Ray Article in Deccan Herald
TOYING WITH SCIENCE - Rasika Dhavse Article in INDIA TOGETHER
JOYS OF SCIENCE - Pramila Phaterphekar Article in OUTLOOK
DOSSIER ON THE CRIMES OF SCHOOLED SOCIETIES Arvind Gupta Economic Times 6 Oct 1996
LEARNING CAN BE FUN Arvind Gupta + Sunita Pandhe Article
BABLU'S BOATS Amazing Origami story
A B C of TANGRAMS - Arvind Gupta A splendid activity
MATCHSTICK PUZZLES - Arvind Gupta
FILM CAN BALLOON PUMP - Arvind Gupta
FOURTEEN PAGE UNENDING BOOK - Arvind Gupta
FUN WITH SEEDS - Arvind Gupta
FUN WITH STONES - Arvind Gupta
A TOUCHING SLATE - Arvind Gupta A most useful, low-cost slate for the visually impaired
A LIFE WORTH LIVING - Arvind Gupta
PREPARING THE SOIL - Arvind Gupta Article written for OUTLOOK
DOING THINGS MAKING THINGS - Arvind Gupta Krishnamurthi Foundation Journal July 2006

Readings on Education :

THE CHILD - Gijubhai Badheka Translated by Satish Kumar
LETTER FROM TOTTO CHAN - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY - Anonymous Radical Poem
IF SHARKS WERE PEOPLE Bertolt Brecht Extract from Kalendergeschichten
LEARNING TO SAY NO TO A SYSTEM THAT FAILS Arti Jaiman Economic Times 6 Oct 1996
LIGHT THE LAMP WITHIN, TEACHER - Subroto Bagchi Inspiring Convocation Address
THE ANIMAL SCHOOL - A Parable
SUMMERHILL - FOR AND AGAINST - John Holt etc
SUMMERHILL - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
NAYEE TALEEM About Laxmi Ashram - Kausani
LIVING ON BOOKS - Martin Munkacsi
THE PARROT’S TRAINING - Rabindranath Tagore
MY SCHOOL - Rabindranath Tagore 1933
LINCOLN'S LETTER TO THE HEADMASTER - Abraham Lincoln
A FATHER'S PRAYER DOUGLAS - McArthur American General
YOU'RE A GIRL: WHY MUST YOU READ? - Sandhya Rao The Hindu Sunday May 21 2000
EXTRACTS FROM "THE STRAINED SILENCE OF FEAR" - G. Gautama The Hindu Magazine Sunday August 3 2003
HOMEWORK DISCORD - Radha Padmanabhan The Hindu Saturday July 3 and July 10 2004
THREE CHAPTERS FROM FREE AT LAST - Daniel Greenberg
MY PEDAGOGIC CREED - John Dewey
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON SCHOOL EDUCATION - An interview with David Horsburgh by Rosalind Wilson
ON GROWING WITHOUT SCHOOLING - John Holt 1981
ON TEACHERS AND TEACHING - John Holt 1984
EXTRACTS FROM "ON EDUCATION" - Bertrand Russell 1926
THE IDEA OF SCHOOL - M Oakeshott 1975
AIMS IN EDUCATION - John Dewey 1916 [Book Extract]
THE AIMS OF EDUCATION - Alfred North Whitehead
EXTRACTS FROM LORD MACAULAY’S MINUTE ON EDUCATION 1835 from: M. Edwards. 1967. British India 1772-1947. New Delhi:
THE EDUCATION OF JOHN HOLT - Mel Allen
NOAM CHOMSKY INTERVIEWED BY PERVEZ HOODBHOY - 27 Nov 2001 Great relevance to the Indian Subcontinent

Readings on Environment / Anti-war / Peace :

WEB OF LIFE - Chief Seattle Visionary statement on the environment
WHAT DO WE PLANT- Henry Abbey Inspiring poem on trees
THE PARADOX OF OUR TIMES - His Holiness the Dalai Lama
LAST TESTIMONY - Sir Martin Ryle Anti War Statement
THE GIVING TREE - Shel Silverstein Amazing Power Point
SPEECH AT THE NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY PUNE - Naresh Dadhich

Articles on Science / Maths / Activities:

MODERN SCIENCE - THE HOLY COW - Ramchandra Guha
NEPAL - BETWEEN THE MUD FLOOR & MINISTRY CARPET - Keith Warren
"UMBRELLAOLOGY" - PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE - J. Somerville Excerpt from book
HOSHANGABAD SCIENCE TEACHING PROGRAMME - HSTP Group Inspiring village science programme
DYNAMIC FOLK TOYS - Sudarshan Khanna Review by Prof. Krishna Kumar
THE CULTURE OF SCIENCE - Prof. Jayant Narlikar C. D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture
WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? - C. V. Raman
TEN LITTLE FINGERS - Review
HOW TO STUDY MATHS EFFECTIVELY? - Prof M. Prakash
ON BEING THE RIGHT SIZE - J. B. S. Haldane
TOUGH TEST
GERMS - Lewis Thomas
THE GOALS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE - Glenn Blough / Julius Schwartz  "Elementary School Science And How To Teach It"
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN INTERNET KIOSK OPERATOR - Elisabeth Alexander
SURVIVAL MATHS - Kamala Mukunda Math's activities in a village school

Inspiring Stories :

THE POWER OF PURPOSE WINNING Essays of the 2004 competition