LBSNAA mulls including crosswords in training module to enhance critical thinking

Director Srinivas Katikithala said, "I believe solving crossword as part of their training modules will enable them to enhance their critical thinking and decision-making. A plan towards that objective is afoot,"

Solving crosswords as part of training modules will enable future civil servants to enhance their critical thinking and decision-making, and a plan towards that objective is afoot, the director of civil service training institute, LBSNAA, has said.

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie is a premier research and training institute on public policy and public administration in India.

Academy Director Srinivas Katikithala made the remarks on crosswords and training regimen during the inauguration of the ninth edition of the Indian Crossword League (IXL) on September 19, the organisers said on September 21. IXL is a global crossword competition, billed as one-of-its-kind event by the Limca Book of Records. For the first time in the history of the contest, at least two school students, Vaishnavi Pandey from JNV Farrukhabad and V. Krishna Gayatri from Bhavan's Vidyashram, Hyderabad, have figured in the top 100 in a contest which has been the playfield of veterans, the organisers said in a statement.