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After a long silence, I return to writing—not with answers, but with a story. A story of motherhood, misrecognition, and the quiet labour of holding everything together. A story that moves from Centre for Women’s Studies to Centre for Undergraduate Studies, from invisibility to a second chance. Because sometimes, writing is the only way to make sense of what we have lived. Return: Notes from a Long Silence It has been quite some time since I last posted on my blog. The immediate reason for this silence was the examination season of the FYUG Programme at the University. As the Academic Coordinator, this marks my second experience of FYUGP End Semester examinations since I stepped into the Centre for Undergraduate Studies in October. I have come to see each such phase as a moment of self-reflection—an opportunity to learn, both personally and professionally. Now, as the examinations draw to a close, this piece marks my return to the world of writing. What follows is largely a series of p...

 An undergraduate spells college as collage . A postgraduate writes importance as importence . A doctoral scholar struggles with basic grammar and writes "The candidate do not realize the consequences." And yet — most of them have A+ in English. This is not about students alone. This is about a system that produces degrees without competence.  and calls it success. This blog asks an uncomfortable question: What really ails English language learning today? When Language Fails the Classroom: On English, Illusion, and Institutional Silence There are certain truths in academia that everyone knows. But no one speaks about them. Not because they are insignificant — but because they are uncomfortable. And perhaps also because calling them out would demand that we rethink the very foundations of our teaching-learning practices. This is one such intervention. Not as a final word. But as a provocation. Disturbing Familiarity Let me begin with a few instances. An undergraduate stude...