<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vidya Shankar Shetty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vidya Shankar Shetty]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:13:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[NEP: A mammoth project]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago my daughter posed a checkbox list which needed a quick score on traits that I had identified in her as a child. When the total score matched the desired number, her question to me was baffling. Being an educator why had I not identified her as a child with high IQ when I was so aware of these traits and get there to take the intelligence tests early or allow her to take the Mensa test. Why did I have to wait for a University abroad to identify her high IQ and prod her to become...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/nep-a-mammoth-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fcbd89d-13af-437b-828f-cd355782faf2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:13:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_ec1e588d4b48484c8e2cdea245f33033~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_259,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick thoughts on Empathy in Education….]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the sphere of education, Empathy plays a very crucial role as a catalyst that triggers a harmonious relationship between stakeholders, between the teacher and the taught, and also between the Management and the School. Hence Empathy can be a very complex topic of debate. Unfortunately, the Indian Education system places very little stress on the requirement of this skill in all Educators whether in the K-12 segment or the Higher Education domain. What goes without further deliberation or...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/quick-thoughts-on-empathy-in-education-</link><guid isPermaLink="false">281311a3-2257-44ca-9ec2-f2d5e4a77dc7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:12:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b32b94b85a844781b6d123e8a80287c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of colours that influence these times…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watching women dressed in different colours during these nine days of Navratri is absolutely a pleasant treat to the eye. Stree shakti or empowerment of women as these nine days depict has taken a different interpretation altogether this year with COVID. Confined to homes, away from the night festivities, the Dandiya to music to Durga Puja to visits to temples and delicious food, women have found ways to carry on the celebrations this time with aplomb. Social media pictures have a gala...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/of-colours-that-influence-these-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fc20a774-41f0-4726-8d9a-16fd30b9244d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:10:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_dc9e6dade77a49c09084ed353aaf6cc2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_610,h_416,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harmony between the betel leaf and Areca nut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Often wondered why the betel leaf and areca nut carry so much importance in South Indian traditions and amongst the Bunt rituals in particular? Tried reading a lot of meanings to it and could relate to a few…some of which are shared here and that which needs enrichment with your thoughts added on…]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/harmony-between-the-betel-leaf-and-areca-nut</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a6de28b2-b8cd-4ea8-8944-7566457a3a54</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_70555092ea214e6eae6a361eae153ea1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_360,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the Ancient in NEP?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new National Education Policy has brought to the forefront historical references to our ancient Universities and education system and bringing it back to Indian education is the claimed scaffold for all the futuristic objectives of education. Universities that were in passing mentioned in our history lessons and which called for a paragraph answer in all examinations, is today being restored to its former glory by the NEP. One scours through the old books and revives from memory all that...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/why-the-ancient-in-nep</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a42e9195-2c4b-4bcf-bee2-964c84bb1d00</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:07:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_5cba7acc4f45498fa6f798d8387957ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_975,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovering genealogy…..]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten; either write things worthy of reading or do things worthy of writing.” — Benjamin Franklin]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/discovering-genealogy--</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9096ee23-4787-49f9-83d6-56e1e88698e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_b9b27771e4b94f59a6b51ced57f0afa3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_696,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crafted jealousy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fine morning had my daughter prod me to read Amelie Nothomb’s Strike your Heart. A book that never enticed me and hence had probably not reached my reading list, got me thinking at various levels of the complexity of relationships in human lives. A simple story that begins with an over-anxious and ambitious daughter needling thereafter into her life instances and relationships. What perplexed me the most was the mother-daughter relationship complexity at one level and the sibling...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/crafted-jealousy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cac7a21d-4f8f-49f7-9be0-2be16616ac55</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:04:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_703ae45df8544dbc8db43ecab66b22bd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_469,h_296,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learnings from Sheryl Sandberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[After having watched a series of the Ramayana epic series along with the grandchildren, had the grandparent instruct the little boy to show his skills in archery like Lord Rama. The display begins and the victim was the older girl. The girl oblivious of the entire demonstration being a pleasing gimmick instantly starts wailing. While the rest of the audience continued to praise the little boy playfully, the girl is comforted by the mother, and attention diverted to the soft toys and dolls,...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/learnings-from-sheryl-sandberg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">540ca3ed-9894-414c-b968-94e56c50fad7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:03:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_e18b8be8480c48f2adc6192d0a739d34~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_684,h_535,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#choosetochallenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A weekend drive to Chikmagalur is the best for me whenever I choose to unwind and de-stress. While Saturdays are for strolling through M G Road in Chikmagalur or a lazy afternoon at the club, Sunday mornings are for the long walks ending at a canteen for ‘benne dosa’ and piping hot coffee. Salubrious a beginning of the Sun’s day! This weekend on the eve of Woman’s Day began with the usual order of dosa and coffee at one of the canteens where I chose to sit opposite the cash counter. That is...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/choosetochallenge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">7b735fe6-3f4c-4f76-8f71-e7c022374b45</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_dea1044b256340f99cd4e599e15ce9ce~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_225,h_225,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unmasking the mask of unsung schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day of despair indeed for those schools, parents, teachers, and children who took excruciating pains to ensure that classes went on as planned, despite the pandemic. And the Government proclaims this day that there will be no exams or assessments and promotions are granted without assessing the learning outcomes of the child. Despair is seen on the faces of those Principals, teachers, and students who have already completed their assessments, and no words can console them.]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/unmasking-the-mask-of-unsung-schools</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b8159493-b3ba-404f-85d4-4250525e3447</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:01:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_666e80dd4fbc4f6fbf70c04b90ef31ff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_502,h_504,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating the season of new beginnings this Bisu, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no time like Spring,]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/celebrating-the-season-of-new-beginnings-this-bisu-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4b93adbb-4a22-4b8d-9351-b33bd0616ef6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_40f8a5fa3393460684f3b3e9b12000d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_512,h_618,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much do you trade to defeat loneliness?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strange coincidence during these times of the pandemic, that I am offered the book “Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens as a part of my reading list by my daughter.]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/how-much-do-you-trade-to-defeat-loneliness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0c68b4c4-8965-408d-8f2e-c04952da2a1d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_3f0cd21cba374639888886f9f458a42f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_390,h_586,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not all Superheroes wear capes, some wear scrubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prayer that stayed from the early chapel visit days in the mind and that when uttered brought a lot of solaces:]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/not-all-superheroes-wear-capes-some-wear-scrubs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c4a04308-3b9e-4673-a58a-964adfabdbc6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_34b2b0a707464a16afd7f67e3d125436~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_512,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engaging Learners Better — Higher Education Digest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Vidya Shankar Shetty has a through and through career experience in Academics and Education ranging from K12 to Higher Education. Her career map has had her play diverse roles right from establishment to governance, ranging from setting up new schools in India and abroad, colleges, compliance, and project handling of a greenfield University to an established University. Her current role as the CAO at Navkis, From the House of Ramaiah, has her play a crucial role in handling the Academics...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/engaging-learners-better--higher-education-digest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f514f71c-8b49-40d5-b168-53857cf07413</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:57:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_f8f5ef3ee0af4490a26ac2a3c0a62328~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_250,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reclaiming Roles as an Educational Leader — Higher Education Digest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Vidya Shankar Shetty has a through and through career experience in Academics and Education ranging from K12 to Higher Education. Her career map has had her play diverse roles right from establishment to governance, ranging from setting up new schools in India and abroad, colleges, compliance, and project handling of a greenfield University to an established University. Her current role as the CAO at Navkis, From the House of Ramaiah, has her play a crucial role in handling the Academics...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/reclaiming-roles-as-an-educational-leader--higher-education-digest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2f51c7f1-7d7f-488d-a567-dbe0d16b33b1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:56:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_7f91120b81ac479893c56fc048425aff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peacocks and Pearls …..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recollecting Marco Polo’s observations in his book, ‘Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls’, wherein he details his observations during his visit to the southern part of the country. Malabar or ‘Maabar’ as he calls it in the 13th century documents his observation of the kings and queens and the jewellery that they wore made out of pearls and other precious gems. The book begins with his description of how the men went gathering pearls from the seas and of how the kings were presented the...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/peacocks-and-pearls---</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b61205fe-0eee-4307-a8b9-1862190616e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:55:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_9ccb627d98a34dc985cad4d135bbf7fa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_344,h_499,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancestor veneration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five miles meandering with a mazy motion]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/ancestor-veneration</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5de3c113-ef55-444b-aa94-9ac6ba1de9a6</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:54:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_f83b16e6742c4686ba024a1d9771f08e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_276,h_183,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faces that Mask]]></title><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/faces-that-mask</link><guid isPermaLink="false">14dd2ef1-0191-4e3b-a30b-335596665982</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:53:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_4c28e03e13d64fb68346aa2f03051799~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_664,h_340,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend from Home (WFH) thoughts….The differences]]></title><description><![CDATA[While ‘sankramana’ in Sanskrit means ‘commencement of a movement’ , sankranti means the ‘transit of the sun from one zodiac sign…Dhanu rashi to another zodiac sign which is Makara rashi. In other words from Sagitarrius to Capricorn. This northward journey of the sun (Uttarayan) is what calls for celebration as winter recedes during this time, the cold passes away and there is hope and joy in the hearts of mankind as these are also harvest days. Hence Makara Sankranti is the first festival...]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/weekend-from-home-wfh-thoughts-the-differences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ce98ae95-22db-4bde-ae8d-78d8973b9d8e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:51:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b0262_42e2d57aed30406bb5e1948ac647db3a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_260,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend from Home (WFH) thoughts….The Kite]]></title><description><![CDATA[When string goes slack]]></description><link>https://www.vidyashankarshetty.com/post/weekend-from-home-wfh-thoughts-the-kite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8775acb1-fc84-4440-8def-2fdf7d677214</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:50:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4e7e66dafc3b400f99496015002f14b4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vidya Shankar Shetty</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>