Santosh Avvannavar's Blog, page 8
December 15, 2020
December 11, 2020
Hey Woman, thoda adjust karlo
I feel withered thinking of all those moments my mother had to ‘Thoda (little) Adjust”. I learnt lessons in hard ways to understand the meaning of ‘little’ through travels and observations. One such incident was, I was taking a train to Vapi, a city in Valsad. I boarded a train with few passengers and several got in as the train moved from one station to the other. At a few stations like Vasai, Virar the number of people who got into the reservation compartment were more than the seats available. I saw a lady from a lower berth negotiating a young boy from a middle berth not to sleep as she wanted to sit. He seemed non-negotiable in spite of her attention from fellow passengers. I thought it’s fairly right for every passenger to choose : either to sit or sleep. However, the design of railway coaches limits these options in sleeper coaches. If one chooses to sleep, the person in the lower and upper berth has to adjust. Hence I mostly opt for upper berth.
I wasn’t concerned about this adjustment. But something else shook me in a moment as we crossed Virar station. As I returned from the wash room witnessed a man occupying my upper berth seat. I asked him for his ticket to check if one of us was wrongly occupied. He kept arguing that he is getting down at the next station that’s an hour away. I kept asking for his ticket. I told him either you move out of the berth otherwise I will complain to TC and if required will inform the police. He realised I am a tough nut to negotiate. I thought this is the end of such ‘adjustment’ requests. Two women in the next berth were having hell out of arguments with the mob. I am using mob to indicate men who were trying to put those two women down through their yelling. I am glad two women doubled their voices. It included foul language that my ears weren’t prepared to hear! Two woman were right to ask passengers without reservations to get down and move to the unreserved compartments. Humans are complicated and men are complicated too! I witnessed the mob changing their voice asking two women to behave like ‘women’. We have stereotyped genders and expectations are set accordingly!
I am not in for the foul language but the mob wouldn’t have understood other forms perhaps. If those men believe to behave like ‘gentlemen’, they shouldn’t have got into reservation compartments. If this is unacceptable, why ask someone to be gentle or to adjust? Unfortunately, the people in the system should help to make the travel experience memorable, not bitter. Plus people should respect one’s itinerary. The Humane side is required at times of crisis but crisis cannot be presented as everyday.
I have instincts for such requests from passengers. I have denied at times and accepted at times to help the passengers through a dialogue with TC. I might not be able to give a medal to those two women or anyone who fought to fix the issues but would definitely applause for not ‘adjusting’ for the wrong ask!
Sometimes such wonderful messages often get missed. I am not sure why the editor film had to cut this wonderful message?
Santosh Avvannavar, Education Journalist at QtSTEAM, www.youtube.com/QtSTEAM
December 9, 2020
Smart Tap: A Live Robotic Session
Our weekend FB Live Session by student ambassador is compliments of the QtPi Robotics. This is run by Qrious mind to Qrious learners who would like to tinker and enjoy creativity and its free of charge. Are you the one? Lets build a prototype with QtPi Robotic kit on 13th Dec with our student ambassador, Shruthi Pandey to build “Smart Tap”.
Date/Day/Time: 13th Dec,
December 3, 2020
My School Best School Daffodils Foundation for Learning Episode 4
In the episode 4 of My School Best School, Santa Santosh Avvannavar is in conversation with Principal Dr. Sujatha Girish, Senior Academic Coordinator Mrs.Triveni, we also have a parent Mrs.Namitha.M, and two wonderful students – Ms.Preksha Mahesh and Mr. Aaryan. S in Grade 8 and 9 respectively. of Daffodils Foundation for Learning Bengaluru to know – why do they think their school is best school?
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December 2, 2020
8th QtPi Students Ambassador: A FB Live Coding Session
Our weekend FB Live Session by student ambassador is compliments of the QtPi Robotics. This is run by Qrious mind to Qrious learners who would like to tinker and enjoy creativity and its free of charge. Are you the one?
As rightly said by Philippe Perrin, “It’s only when you’re flying above it that you realise how incredible the Earth is.” Lets fly high on 6th Dec with our student ambassador, Ahlada N M to build “Helicopter Game”.
Date/Day/Time: 6th Dec,
November 24, 2020
7th QtPi Student Ambassador: A Live Coding Session on 29th Nov
Our weekend FB Live Session by student ambassador is compliments of the QtPi Robotics. This is run by Qrious mind to Qrious learners who would like to tinker and enjoy creativity and its free of charge. Are you the one?
“Enjoy your drive and take care of yourself and others on the road. Follow traffic rules.”
Lets start on 29th Nov with our student ambassador, Advaita Iyer to build “Traffic Signal”.
Date/Day/Time: 29th Nov,
November 23, 2020
Sales and Business Development Intern Position at QtPi Robotics
We are hiring Female Sales & Business development intern at QtPi Robotics.The candidate should be able to tolerate a very high level of ambiguity, able to synthesise a lot of inputs, great at persuasion, rapidly experiment and discard a lot of hypothesis and able to navigate through objections, able to establish trust. This is not just a “calling” job, but customer success, enablement & on-boarding.
You own that relationship.
Please email at careers@qtpi.in if interested.
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November 21, 2020
Paradox: School is Best Laboratory for Holistic Development?
Anuradha Singh & Santa Santosh Avvannavar in conversation with Champa Saha. In concluding Part 3, Champa Saha share on the reasons why success & holistic development are contradictory. However, schools are looked up for holistic development but paradox is its a best laboratory to experience the child’s development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eItEtUEwYfY&t=32s
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