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		<title>Contribute for Japan &#8211; New Sun Rising is out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Maa, I want to be a kite!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Hundred Languages by Loris Malaguzzi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<title>Poetry: A Summer with Nani</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: First published at http://unboxedwriters.com/2011/11/stories-from-kashmir-a-summer-with-nani/ It is summer and holidays are here! What do I do? &#160; Should I read a book? Or help mummy to cook? Or should I chase the butterflies That circle round the flowering nook? &#160; I think and think and think Till mummy calls out, “Radha, come here quick! “Pack [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=315&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Batches starting 4th November!!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Readers, After a sunshiny, happy, colourful, sweet, and de-lightful Diwali, we are back with new batch timings. There will be two batches a week. Each batch will have one session a week. Tuesdays and Fridays, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Starting 4th of November, 2011, Eik Thi Rani will wait for your enrollment calls. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=310&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Tricolour &#8211; Poems by ETR Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s reading session we read stories and poetry about our struggle for freedom, the past, the hope, the present, and the future. It was great to discuss what the children think about &#8216;freedom&#8217; and what the Tricolour means to them. The poetry did ignite the poets in them and they came up with these [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=305&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we read The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond along with other stories in the 7 &#8211; 11 years batch. Here&#8217;s my book review. It was first published at Unboxed Writers: http://unboxedwriters.com/2011/02/the-blue-umbrella/ Some time back I watched The Blue Umbrella, a children’s movie based on a novella by Ruskin Bond, and directed by one [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=294&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your story in &#8220;Parent Speak&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Reader (Parent), Is your child a part of ETR? How has your experience been so far? Even if you don&#8217;t have a child enrolled with us, what do you think about ETR? Our mission? We would love to hear any feedback from you about us &#8211; good, bad, ugly, we will put it all [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=283&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New month, new stories!</title>
		<link>http://eikthirani.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/new-month-new-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Reader, Monday, August 1, 2011 we kick off a new month with new zing, new zeal, new stories. It would be nice to see new faces too! Do share your experiences @ ETR with your friends who would be interested. Thank you. Yours sincerely, ETR Filed under: News &#38; Events<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=278&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why reading is important? Some stats&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eik Thi Rani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: Though this research was conducted and published by the Michigan Department of Education, it&#8217;s relevance is universal. Reading serves as the major foundational skill for all school-based learning. Although reading and writing abilities continue to develop throughout life, the early childhood years &#8211; from birth through age eight &#8211; are the most important period [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=eikthirani.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18782447&#038;post=272&#038;subd=eikthirani&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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