Well, the pictures says it all.
Best wishes to the winners for the next round of debate!
…Ashu Bolar
ashubolar@gmail.com
ASISC Interschool Debate | Regional Round
FoodCornerStop
A cool food stop on way to Alibag from Mumbai.
Thecha Masala Dosa is good. Very good. But very very hot. As in spicy. So, yep…make a wise call here. 🙂
Yeah I look weird…it was an early morning drive!
…Ashu Bolar
ashubolar@gmail.com
Boardwalk by Flamboyante #Alibaug
Must visit. Boardwalk by Flamboyante. Mandwa Jetty. Alibaug.
You cannot, like not miss the restaurant if you travel from Mumbai to Alibaug via ferry boat or RORO/M2M service or speed boat. The signage is the first thing that you will spot as soon as the wooden walk ends. Wow menu. Beautiful ambience. Suggested time would be daylight hours to enjoy the walk, the view, the breeze, the selfies and the clicks.
Mandwa Beach (walking distance from the restaurant) also has water sports options. My favourite is jet skiing. So there you go! Sports and adventure combined with good food! Enjoy!
…Ashu Bolar | ashubolar@gmail.com
#ASISC #Debate #ICSE #ISC #July2026 #ContentCulture #CancelCulture #NanavatiSchool #Mumbai
Picture says it all! The venue, the event, the topics and about me & my expressions.
Congratulations to the winners and all the participants! To participate itself is a win, a smaller win but it means a lot to overcome all fears and speak in front of the audience and an expert jury panel.
Tips for the future participants:
- Do not read from the notes. It is not a speech, but a debate competition.
- Focus on the presentation, winning will follow if it has to.
- Use the facts from authentic published sites. Assumptions won’t help.
- Be a clutter breaker. State something that excites the jury and audience, not bores them.
- Tone of your voice, choice of words, pauses, body gestures, facial expression, pace of speech, volume, overall personality…all matters.
- Respect the speaker. If you are in the audience then do not talk as your are drowning the speaker’s voice.
- While asking a rebuttal question, the question asked should be crisp. Do not beat around the bush and waste time.
- Control your expressions post the rebuttal question is answered. Belittling the opponent is not going to give you any additional points.
- Time management is essential. Utilize the time given to speak. Plan your opening and concluding statements.
- Application of models/frameworks like the Inverted Pyramid, AIDA, 5W1H, SWOT, PESO and others can help in strategic communication management.
After being on the jury panel for five years, some errors are observed on repeat. Well, if you have read this post, then probably you won’t make the same mistake/s, the next time.
Good luck!
…Ashu Bolar
ashubolar@gmail.com
#AlibaugTales #Suruchi #Restaurant #Food&Flavours
If in Alibaug, Suruchi Restaurant is the best pure vegetarian restaurant in the city (opposite to the petrol pump).
And Suruchi Wada is good place to try sea food situated at the Alibaug-Mumbai Road. In the images above, it is Suruchi Wada.
Both are situated at separate locations, easy to locate, and offer excellent food options and service.
Enjoy Alibag! Enjoy food & flavours!
…Ashu Bolar
ashubolar@gmail.com
SaturdayWatch #Scream7 @PrimeVideo
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The Law According to Lidia Poet @Netflix
My favourite…
- Lidia Poet, goes without saying.
- The Deputy Advocate Brother, nice to have a supporting brother like him.
- The Prosecutor, hmmm, interesting character.
- The Journalist, a funny, intelligent and patient person!
- And the rest, excellent cast!
All in all, an excellent watch. It was a very long wait for Dr. Lidia Poet to practice law officially–not easy, but possible to break those ice ceilings.
Experience Dr. Poet’s journey while solving interesting cases on The Law According to Lidia Poet @Netflix
Image Credit: Screenshot from Netflix Mobile Phone App
…Ashu Bolar
ashubolar@gmail.com
Raakh @PrimeVideo
Raakh…Ash.
Brutal. Disturbing. An unfortunate event that changed a family forever.
It is a very difficult watch. It is impossible to even think of what the victims, each one of them, and their families must have gone through, and probably still are silently suffering.
1978 was a while back but not a long time ago.
The role of parents (Arora family) played by Aamir Bashir and Sonali Bendre makes you feel the pain, the grief, the internal conflict, the anger, the emptiness, the helplessness, the loss– irreplaceable and irreparable.
Ali Fazal, plays the role of the police officer Jayprakash (JP) investigating the criminals, Babu and Rajjo; his and the team’s relentless pursue to put an end to the chase, is palpable.
Rakesh Bedi, plays the role of a retired constable Ghanshyam, and an excellent cook, who cares for his son JP in his own way, irrespective of what anyone thinks, is relatable.
Nisar Rizvi, the journalist character from Delhi Namma, is memorable.
And the Arora children–both the actors appeared as true siblings. A beautiful connection, believable.
No point glamourising the criminals, no matter the performance. What is shown is impossible enough to watch. What actually happened was heinous to an unimaginable extent. Researching on the actual crime is far worse than watching the crime as depicted in the series.
May the souls of the departed, rest in peace.
May the souls of the living, find the peace.
Raakh, in its darkness and dampness, is a series that makes you question on safety, in general.
There is man, there is animal, and then there is that animal in man. Tamed or untamed? Safe or unsafe? And based on the choice made, what is left then is either living or burning ash.
The ending is a better way to connect with the once lively loving laughing siblings. Not the reality, but the mind forces the alternate to be the reality.
…Ashu Bolar | ashubolar@gmail.com
Image Credit: Screenshot from Prime Video Mobile App
Bhoot Bangla
Well, I watched the movie in the theatre It’s released on Netflix today. Can be a weekend re-watch!
I like the song ‘tu hi disda’; besides other reasons to watch Bhoot Bangla, one being the bhoot itself, the other being Akshay Kumar.
It is a fun watch. A bit slow, but an interesting concept with a twist.
Some clicks from the theatre, the rest, screenshot from the Netflix Mobile App…
…Ashu Bolar | ashubolar@gmail.com
Effective Instructional Strategies | Workshop | Nanavati School
#WorkshopKeywords
- Rosenshine Principles of Instruction
- Bottleneck
- Working Memory
- Long-term Memory
- Pareto’s 80/20 Rule
- Understanding versus Remembering
- Cognitive Load
- Forgetting Curve
- Failing Forward
- Dual Coding
- Brain Dump
- GRR Model
- I do-We do-You do
- Metacognitive Modelling
- Productive Struggle
- WALT
- WILF
- Scaffolding
A great start to the new semester.
A chance to apply the knowledge gained.
A workshop, I am glad I attended!
A ‘Big Thank You’ to Dear Indrani Guha Ma’am, Principal – Nanavati School and Team – Nanavati School for arranging an interactive session for all the teachers on Effective Instructional Strategies.
My takeaway: Learn-Teach-KeepLearning-Repeat!
…Ashu Bolar |Â ashubolar@gmail.com
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