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Nicholas Horsburgh is an author known for writing educational textbooks, particularly in the field of English language learning.

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English author of books for schoolkids returns to old haunts in Thiruvanmiyur

CHENNAI: He speaks fluent Tamil and grew up playing with fishermen’s children on Thiruvanmiyur beach. Meet Nicholas Horsburgh, a globetrotting, fun-loving Englishman, who was born in Bangalore and left for the UK after years in India. He’s a familiar name to children and teachers in India and Pakistan as the author of more than 250 books for students, including the popular ‘New Oxford Modern English’ and ‘Oxford Reading Circle.’
Another familiar name would be Neil Gardner, who wrote social studies books like ‘New World: Environmental/Social Studies’, and Lester Davidson, whose science titles include ‘Oxford Primary Science’.The surprising fact is that these are the pen names of Horsburgh.
The 62-year-old author was in Chennai recently “to meet my good old friends and have a couple of drinks ”.
“In 1959, the British Council in Madras hired my father, who was teaching at Rishi Valley School, to train teachers and write textbooks for schools . We lived in an old house near Thiruvanmiyur temple. Thiruvanmi

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I have been an author of educational books since 1975 and currently there are just over 200 of my titles on the market. These are published by Oxford University Press India and Pakistan.

Use the links below to find out more about some of the Primary School textbooks and other educational books that I have written for India.

ART AND CRAFT BOOKS

For many years at Neel Bagh — our school in Karnataka — my mother, Doreen, taught the children art and craft; my wife, Penny, learnt how to make pots on the wheel and taught clay work, and my father and I taught carpentry. When teachers came to Neel Bagh for a term or two to learn about our methods, it was not always possible to introduce them to the whole range of craft activities that were undertaken at the school. I began to put together notes and small projects related to a number of different aspects of art and craft that would help teachers practise many different skills. These projects were stored in a large folder, and added to from time to time.

On my frequent visits to schools during the 80s

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About me

I have worked in education since the 1970s.

After my training in the UK, I went to India, where I taught, for two years, at our own school, Neel Bagh, in South India. Making resources was a particular passion for me, and I developed teaching/learning materials, trained teachers, and helped to run the family Educational Trust.

From 1979-81, I worked with Action In Distress (Actionaid), India, as Chief Education Officer. I helped to set up over fifty rural schools all over India; trained teacher-trainers and teachers; developed teaching materials in all subjects (at Primary Level) for use in rural schools.

From 1981 to 1987, I worked as a teacher and teacher-trainer, Headmaster, Trustee, and subsequently Managing Trustee of Neel Bagh Trust, Rayalpad, Karnataka, South India. The Neel Bagh Trust ran three rural schools in Karnataka and Andhra, and helped to set up a number of other schools all over India.

After moving to the UK in 1987, I wrote and worked as an educational consultant.

Author and Educator

Since 1975 I have been an