The concept of backbencher is not a complimentary one. In practical terms, children sitting in the last couple of rows in the classroom feel distant from the teacher and strain to see the blackboard.

KOCHI: The great Indian classroom divide between frontbenchers and backbenchers is being bridged in some Kerala schools by introducing a semi-circle seating arrangement that seemingly reduces the ...

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At Ramavilasom Vocational Higher Secondary School (RVHSS) in Valakom in this South Kerala district, a proud tribute to former student G P Nandana greets visitors at the gate, celebrating her ...

Influenced by the film 'Sthanarthi Sreekuttan' in which benches are arranged in u-shape in a classroom to do away with the insult that back-benchers face, at least seven schools in Kerala and one ...

Govt. High School, Dongargaon in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, has pioneered a 'U-shape' seating arrangement, inspired by Kerala, to eliminate the concept of 'backbenchers.' Principal Jagdish ...