5 March 2026 · 1 minute read

A School of Oratory: Thirty Years in the Classroom

The school of oratory — lessons from thirty years of teaching.

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Thirty years of teaching at A. R. Burla Mahila Mahavidyalaya taught me one thing — speaking is an art, but listening is a discipline. Vaktrutva ani Sambhashan Kaushalya was written out of exactly that experience; that it is used today as a reference text in university curricula is a particular joy.

Shrutishree Vadgabalkar