India Education and PastimesCaroline Brosnan, Una O’Toole,

Carolyn Roos, Damon Devani, Aria Lowenhaupt

Public Vs. PrivateOverview:

● High value is placed on education● Strong academic focus, little room

for creativity● Emphasis on memorization

Public:● Funded and run by the

government● Lack of adequate infrastructure● Insufficient funding● Shortage of staff and scarce

facilities○ Large class sizes: student to

teacher ratio 40:1● Most don’t teach in English

○ Creating a language barrier between expat students and teachers

Private:● Indian parents strive to provide a

private school education to their children

● Aren’t many spots in the private schools○ Admission process is highly

competitive● English is the primary teaching

language● Very expensive

International private schools- ● Ideal for expat students● Maintain primary teaching language

of their home country● Familiar methods of teaching● Most expensive of all the private

schools

Rural/City Education● wide rural-urban divide among literates and illiterates in the state

○ illiterates mainly concentrated in the countryside of Madhya Pradesh

● number of graduates in rural parts is almost one tenth of the urban graduates

● very little technology in rural schools● rural schools lack basic amenities such as drinking water● only 27% of rural schools have electricity, while 76% of urban

schools have electricity● about half of rural schools have enough toilets for girls, and fewer

than 4% have a telephone● However, urban schools are still significantly behind the average

U.S. schools○ among grade 5 students, 53 % cannot read at a grade 2 level

(U.S.), while 46 % cannot solve a two-digit subtraction problem● in both rural and urban areas, many children are forced to drop out

of school so that they can work and help support their families● many rural schools lack competent/committed teachers, and

necessary learning tools such as books

Haveli School - rural school in Northern India

Malls● A Retail-based consumer economy is emerging in densely

populated zones. This pattern has frequently been labeled ‘Mall Culture’.

● As a larger middle class with disposable income rises, so does the demand for improvements to quality of life, this manifests itself in large shopping centers.

● An increasingly prevalent youth with disposable income tends to be more open to foreign influence, such as the mass retail style shopping.

● Retail stores provide an easily accessible and customer friendly atmosphere, inspired by other successful capitalist markets.

● Western tourists provide large revenue as they are accustomed to this method of shopping.

Market / BazaarA Bazaar is a permanent area designed as a

marketplace, housing any number of various vendors.

They were central to highly populated area’s all over India prior to industrialization.

The western retail mall now competes with bazaars, both featuring similar advantages:

Wide variety categories of shop Potential social gathering destination Short travel time in-between

The key difference lies in the way each runs its business. In a bazaar, haggling and trading are commonplace. A mall on the other hand is typically more formal, non-negotiable price point being the standard.

SportsCRICKET1721: Game introduced by British Sailors1888: Parsis beats British on Indian soil

- Unites country-Important people play

→ Popularize sport-Often considered a

“religion”-Sport everyone can

enjoy-80% of International

Cricket Money

Hockey-National Sport of India-1928: First Olympic Gold

Medal-Has 8 Gold medals in

total-First club: 1885-1886: In

Calcutta-Brought over by the

British-After 8 medals: Team

“falls” - Other teams becoming better

Kabbadi (Hu-tu-tu)-Game of the People-1918: Gains national status-Over time: More sophisticated:

Strategies-1950: Kabbadi Federation of India

founded-Different rules, different places- “Raider” attacks “Antis” - Holding

breath-Rectangular court-Unknown origin: Pre-historic v. 4-

5,000 years-Used to develop defense/attack skills

Chess-More popular now-Educational value- Originated in India: -“Chaturanga”

-1951: All India Chess Confederation founded

http://sportsdictionary.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/for-most-indian-cricket-game/

http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article-List/Visuals/archived/70.html

http://kabaddiworld.blogspot.com/

http://www.chessgames.com/player/suri_vaibhav.html

CRICKET

HOCKEY

KABADDI Suri Vaibhav:-Grandchess master at 15 (2012)

Bollywood● the informal term for the Hindi Language Film

industry.● The name “bollywood” is derived from Bombay,

the former name for Mumbai and Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. However it is not a physical place.

● First Film was in 1913. The Golden Age of Bollywood was the late 1940s to the 1960s. During this time, they used movies to address social issues and to educate the population during India’s struggle for Independence.

● Indian cinema found its global mass appeal at the turn of the 21st century. Investment by major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.

● In India, Cinema is the largest form of entertainment to Date.

Works Cited Page● BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1157_cricket_history/page6.shtml>

● "Bollywood Tourism." History of Bollywood. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

● "Education and Schools in India." Expat Arrivals. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.● "Game History." KABADDI GAME OF THE MASSES. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://kabaddi.my/?page_id=23>

● Ganguly, Rageshri. “Sharp divide in rural, urban education level: NSSO study.” The Times of

India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-04/bhopal/38277588_1_rural-areas-

national-sample-survey-office-rural-population>.

● "History | BCCI." History | BCCI. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://www.bcci.tv/bcci/bccitv/index/history>.

● "Indian Hockey -History and Its Future." IndiaStudyChannel.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources/99884-Indian-Hockey-History-its-future.aspx>

Works Cited Page Cont.● Khattar, Sakshi. “School education in rural India.” The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co.

Ltd. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-23/education/28052753_1_compuls

ory-education-rural-schools-school-education>.

● “Major gaps between rural and urban schools: UNESCO report.” InfoChange India. Tekdi WebSolutions. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.<http://infochangeindia.org/education/news/major-gaps-between-rural-and-urban-schools-unesco-report.html>.

● Mehta, Vinod. BBC News. BBC, 14 Oct. 2004. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/3734038.stm>

● "The School System in India." AngloINFO India. Everything for ExpatsLiving in or Moving to India. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

● “Urban Education.” Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://www.msdf.org/programs/urban-education>.● “Urban education v/s Rural education.” Jagran Josh. MMI Online Limited. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

<http://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/urban-education-vs-rural-education-134

7524556-1>.

Works Cited Page Cont.● Vaidyanathan, Rajini. "Chess in India: Why Is It on the Rise?" BBC News. BBC, 17 May 2012. Web.

23 Sept. 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18074307>● Virdi, Singh Sandeeo. Malls & Hypermarkets: Perspectives of Contemporary Shopping. Diss.

Punjabi University, 2012. N.p.: n.p., 2012. Shodh Ganga. INFLIBNET. Web. 23 Sept.

2013. <http://hdl.handle.net/10603/3561>. ● "Welcome to International Kabaddi Federation." Welcome to International Kabaddi

Federation. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013. <http://www.kabaddiikf.com/history.htm>