Loopholes Inhibit the Enforcement of Tamil Nadu’s RTE Rules
There are too many children falling through the cracks of our education system. In principle and practice, Section 12(1)(c) needs to be reformed in the state to account for parents’ real-world situations
Of Empathy in Education: Interventions in a Juvenile Home in Gujarat
The Right to Education Act of 2009 constitutionally grants every child between the ages of 6 and 14 with a right to avail free...
Reopening Schools After 6 Months: Policy Innovation in the Face of Learning Losses
Schools and other educational institutions have been given conditional permission to resume physical classes as per the recent order of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The...
Bride and Prejudice: Fighting against child marriage in Delhi’s schools
Authored by Ipsita Mishra
“I want to become an air hostess but I don’t know what will happen in the future. I don’t know if...
Straggling towards an Education for All: The Haryana Story
Written by Nishant Kauntia
“In school, my son is called by the name 134a sometimes,” said Rustom, an unemployed pharmacist sitting on his bed, calmly...
Where are the Missing Girls of our IITs? Busting Myths Around the “Supernumerary” Seats
Editor’s note: We recommend reading part one of this series, on the leaky pipeline that women endure from school and coaching classes to the...
Project Awareness: Addressing Mental Health Literacy in a School in Rural Karnataka
As early as 1954, the first director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Brock Chisholm famously stated that “without mental health, there can...
Barbarians at the Feet of Dragons
Written by Philip Deweyi
Introduction: Getting to the core of today’s emerging challenges
In an increasingly complex global economy, rapidly evolving technology forces us to question...
Decoding the Importance of the National Curriculum Framework with Subir Shukla
Last year, India released its much-awaited National Education Policy (NEP): which guides the overall objectives and goals of India's education system. But, what do...
What Hinders Women-in-STEM, Even in Elite Liberal Arts Universities?
Unlike the IITs, the gender ratio is in favour of women at India’s liberal arts institutions. Yet, the difficulties faced by women-in-science present themselves in nuanced forms, as early experiences from Ashoka University’s STEM programs suggest.
