Attended a session by Dipankar (he insists on just using the first name). Dipankar is an interesting combination of academia and entrepreneria – he is a Professor at IIT Bombay, a place where he also did his B.Tech before going to Rice Univ for his doctorate in physics. He has been entrepreneurial since his student … Read more

Ajay is a COEP Electrical batch of 1990. He joined Tata Electric, immediately after campus. There he was looking after testing of power plant equipment. Later on he was deputed on a project that Siemens was doing for NTPC in Dadri, where he represented Tata Electric. He continued to be in charge of testing of … Read more

He gave us a very good technique for math. We can use matchsticks and group them into groups of 10. This will help students understand the decimal system better. In mathematics division is the most difficult. He talked about MIS: this basically covers – Technology, Investments, Hardware Software and Training. All these account for only … Read more

Samruddhi is a teacher with more than 2 decades of teaching experience. She had visited Peepal Tree Pune when it had just opened. She was running a science lab then. She had been the Principal of a school prior to that. Neelam joined PTP through her reference. Samruddhi has spent about 2 years in the … Read more

With a background in science, Pradeep Gothoskar started his education experiments with science teaching. Then he realised that teaching is more skill than science. His world view of teaching changed. To use an analogy he moved from the classroom to the sports ground, becoming a coach, instead of the stereotype dictator that teachers tend to … Read more

Manoj Joshi invited me to his TFI school, Royal Roses English Medium School. It is on the hillock adjoining the main Sinhgad campus. The last 200 m is a steep climb, that’s where the electric cycle helped. Reached 5 minutes late. He introduced me to another TFI colleague – Vijayan – who was older than … Read more

I have seen you struggle – as on the one hand you deal with the shivering vernacular medium student who does not dare open his mouth in class – and on the other hand the convented well educated English medium-ed girl who wonders why she ever has to be taught a language that she probably … Read more

Pradeep was accompanied by his American friend, Taylor. Taylor is a PhD in mathematics. His area of concentration is functional analysis and topology. Is currently teaching at Arizona University in phoenix. One of the interesting courses that he takes is at the intersection of humanities and math. Taylor has taught high school for three years. … Read more

Dhruba Jyoti is an Arts graduate from Wadia College. He majored in Economics and Math. Went on to work as a journalist with the Times of India, covering sports. What got him into Bulls Eye was an article published in Pune Times. It had the 3 founders sitting on a metal staircase posing for a … Read more

Jul 1992. My first experience of living away from home. At the grand age of 23. I soon realised that my wingies are the new family. So here we were: Sanjay, Anshu, Vishy, Rahul, Uday, Deva, Venkat and Yours Truly,– the only occupants of the newly built 2nd Floor West Wing of New Hostel at … Read more