Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

The Day my Students Built a Road

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Students also make roads. It was in 2004 that we built a road in Bulandshahr. It was an approach road to a school. We built it under the aegis of NSS. The National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Central Sector … Continue reading →

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Peopling of India: Indians are a Truly Mixed People

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Today, the population of South Asia is divided into dozens of ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups that live side by side—but not always in harmony. A contentious border separates India and Pakistan; political movements draw stark lines between India’s Muslim … Continue reading →

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16-year-old Activist Inspires Global Student Protest on Climate Change

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

THE DIRT At age 8, Greta Thunberg, who lives in Stockholm, Sweden, learned about climate change. By age 11, she had fallen into a deep depression because of the lack of global action to solve the climate crisis. A doctor … Continue reading →