by Dr. Shweta Verma | Dec 22, 2021 | Diversity, Education, Empathy
By: *Deepali BajajPeople at their core are empathic. We all have a knack to connect, understand and communicate with other people. But this trait of empathy needs to be nurtured every day. How? ‘Empathy has no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It’s...
by Dr. Shweta Verma | Nov 17, 2021 | Diversity, Education, Empathy
By: Deepali Bajaj*, Based on weekly series on Ginny’s Planet: What Ginny Reads Understanding empathy and diversity are the key pillars for building an inclusive world. Teaching children about empathy and diversity from an early age helps in doing so. This could...
by Dr. Shweta Verma | Nov 1, 2021 | Diversity, Empathy
By: Shweta Verma* “I had a break of 6 years in my career. Was looking to get back into mainstream work. This was the perfect opportunity to ease back into the corporate world. Also, the values which Ginny’s Planet stands for really resonate with me –...
by Dr. Shweta Verma | Oct 27, 2021 | Diversity, Education, Empathy, Hobbies
By: Soumya Rachel Thomas* I still remember the days when my friends and I would eagerly look forward to ‘S.U.P.W.’ classes in school. Although meant to further one’s interest in a particular field, these classes were a breather for class 11 & 12 students like me,...
by Dr. Shweta Verma | Oct 7, 2021 | Empathy
You can have more than one feeling and that’s OK! By: Pallavi Aggarwal* Empathy- What is empathy?! How is it different from sympathy? This was the first lesson in the first session of the Empathy workshop we attended at Ginny’s Planet. Empathy is important in...
by Dr. Shweta Verma | Oct 11, 2020 | Diversity, Empathy, Parents, Schools
By: Dr. Shweta Verma We hope that our children would ‘shine’ and learn the values that we are proud of. Helping children learn to respect others as well as themselves is one of the important things for many. This ‘respect’ is, however, is directly connected with...
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