Leadership and management are different yet work well together as complimentary aspects. Leaders aim to create a long-term vision, promote innovation, and inspire change, while managers focus on implementing that vision through planning, ensuring operational stability, and improving processes.It's important to recognize that leadership involves crafting a future vision, motivating team members to accept change, and questioning the norm to foster creativity and innovation. Man

Dr. Lalit Kishore, while speaking at a workshop on leadership at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, on November 9, 2019, emphasised that leadership was innate in humans needed to be fostered and developed through process based facilitative learning; practice of pro-social skills; participative strategic action planning and execution to achieve a shared goal of the organisation which was invariably situational and contextual. Dr Kishore, who was then working at Disha Foun

Entries for the Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology & Mathematics Educators (CASTME) 2026 Awards have been invited which must be received by October 31 this year at the email castmeawards@gmail.com. The Successful recipients are announced at the Association for Science Education Conference (ASE) held in early January in England and publicised in CASTME Newsletter and website There are five award categories as follows 1. The Findel CASTME Protect Our Planet Award:

Zentangle is an art style based on drawing easy patterns (called tangles) to promote relaxation, creativity, attentive and focus. For monochrome Zentangle art, first grids are drawn which are foundational geometric frameworks used to anchor and repeat structured patterns, known as "tangles The grids are drawn freehand using a pen and pencil to build structured meditative designs. Common Types of Grids are as follows Square Grids: These are the most common structure cr

Dinwinddie (2019), Sustack (2024), and Sam (2025) discovered that incorporating doodle art into spiritual practices offers a non-verbal way to meditate, be mindful, and pray. This is achieved through intuitive, repetitive patterns that soothe the mind and connect with sacred texts. Often seen in religious doodles, iconographic art, or mandalas, this approach turns mark-making into a form of active listening or visual prayer, helping with emotional processing and enhancing spi

Doodle art is made up of spontaneous sketches that are often drawn without thinking too much about them. These drawings can be abstract patterns or simple stick figures with lines and doodles around them. Research shows that adding decorations and balance to doodles can turn simple scribbles into detailed and expressive art. It's believed that anyone can begin doodling easily, using it as a way to express creativity, meditate, or relax. Doodle art includes sketches that are d

The Google AI prompt subsequent to the intimation by Academia education "give a summary in 200 words of “L. Kishore” (2026, June 15) as cited in a Filosofía paper on academia education" indicated that the researcher is known for his contributions to alternative pedagogical frameworks, specifically in micro-planning and active STEM learning. His work emphasizes socio-pedagogical management through decentralized frameworks and the use of low-cost materials for science instructi

The paper "Development and Clinical Trialling of a Micro-Credential Communication Skill Module of Select Verses of the Bhagavad Gita, was presented at S. U. S. Govt. College, Matak Majri, Indri (Karnal district, Haryana, India) was presented by the blogger during the conference 'Scientific Perspectives of Srimad Bhagavad Gita and Music' on February 24-25, 2025. The abstract of the paper is follows Abstract: Subsequent to National Education Policy-2020 requiring the exposure o

कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥ 2.47 ॥ Meaning :You have the right to perform duty, but never to its fruits. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward, nor should you long for inaction. Emphasis: This verse emphasizes the importance of performing one's duty without attachment to the results English Couplet Do detached right deeds, let pro-action bloom, Selfless actions light, and dispel the gloom .*~* आपूर्यमाण

Concept note Examining ethics in the digital era through contemporary prayers represents a valuable intersection of advanced technology and human spirituality. These modern prayers and reflections act as ethical guidelines that anchor us, providing a necessary counterbalance to the rapid pace, algorithm-driven commercialization, and digital alienation characteristic of today's technology. Essential insights from New Age prayers should emphasize the importance of Cultivating P

Mobile phone photography can be a strong tool for enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) literacy by helping students to "picture-read the world." By analyzing or creating images, students develop essential visual literacy, learn to make observations based on visual data, document scientific processes, and cultivate a critical perspective on visual or media communications. Incorporating photography into STEM education helps connect abstract concept

Dr. Lalit Kishore, an educator and researcher based in Jaipur, considers visual research and visually disruptive teaching interventions for inclusive education to be integral to the action research framework. The classroom-based visual research methods and techniques represent emerging research methodologies, particularly as smartphones, digital cameras, interactive boards, and laptops become increasingly accessible. Visual content has thus become a vital element of education

Book Review of Value-Oriented Education: Foundations and Frontier –World Overview” on Jul 31, 2019 at citizen journalism site u4uvoice , says that in Dr Lalit Kishore’s book , “The instructional strategies like experiential approach; value-clarification technique; total atmospheric approach; value-sheet method; role playing method; case method; attitude development technique, and integrated concurrent approaches have been discussed which are suitable for transaction of the s

As informed by the the ACADEMIA on June 12, 2026, there exist 132 mentions and citations of Dr Lalit Kishore in the research papers uploaded on academia.ed BIONOTE ON DR. LALIT KISHORE Dr. Lalit Kishore (B. 1946) did his Masters in Physics from Kurukshetra University and Doctorate in Education from Punjab University, Chandigarh. Currently, working as a freelancer, he is engaged in research work in special education at Disha in Jaipur and development of micro-learning strategy

The UN proclaimed ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ in 2026 (June 12) - meant to combating child labour worldwide - focuses on raising the 'Red card to child labour. Mobilize, speak out and act to turn the Marrakech commitments into real change for children, families and communities everywhere.' The theme for the observance this year is: Red card to child labour: Fair play for children, decent work for adults. The UN proclaimed ans ILO-UNICEF coordinated observance aims to fo

International Visual Sociology Association's (IVSA) workshop on "Visual Research in South & South East Asia: Methodological Opportunities, Challenges and Ethical Concerns" is going to be held on 1-3 September, 2026, at the South Asian University, New Delhi, "The aim of this three-day workshop is to equip early-career researchers and young scholars working in South Asian contexts with critical methodological, ethical, and practical skills in visual research. This intensive thr

Making a beginning to develop the skill for creating a photo essay and a photographic project as readiness for visual research Once you become apt in handling a camera for taking different kinds of snapshots, you must try to make a transition to photo-essays and photographic projects. A photo-essay consists of is a series of photographs that are intended to tell a story as well evoke related emotions among the viewers. However, for a photo-essay, one has to choose a topic, is

The blogger, Jaipur-based educator and researcher, Dr Lalit KIshore, deems visual research and visual-disruptive teaching intervention for inclusive education as a member of the action research family. The classroom based visual research methods and techniques are the emergent research methodologies since with smart phones, digital came and interactive boards and laptops are becoming handy, the visual content has become a critical component of education and everyday communic

The 3Js mantra of Jal, Jangal, Jameen - which stands for Water, Forest, and Land ownership - highlights the essential tribal rights movement led by the freedom fighter and martyr Birsa Munda, who was a true son of the soil. We need to honor and protect the undeniable rights of indigenous communities to self-determination and sustainable management of their natural environments and resources. For Adivasi communities, the environment is not just land; it forms the core of their

Loot Ki Vyavastha Ke Viruddh: Ulgulan by Dr. Devender Balhara:: A Snippet Book Over View "Loot Ki Vyavastha Ke Viruddh: Ulgulan" is a book in Hindi by Dr. Devender Balhara that reveals the current exploitative system and acts as a modern manifesto for empowering rural areas, achieving socio-economic justice, and promoting community-led resistance against corporate systems. It takes inspiration from the tribal revolution led by Bhagwan Birsa Munda in the late 19th century, whi