Why Community Libraries Matter
How are community libraries changing the way children access education? What kind of a role can they play in a community's life? And how does one go about setting up a community library? Let's find out.
How Can Curricula Be Designed to Meet the Needs of India’s Students?
This is the second instalment of a two-part series on how and why our textbooks fail to meet the lofty ambitions set by national...
Transforming Indian Education: What Should the New Education Policy Tackle?
Researched by Tanvi Mehta
Written by Amrita Singh
The first National Education Policy of independent India was drafted and implemented in 1968, followed by a second...
Looking Beyond Tokenism: Inspecting National Awards for Teachers
Structural deficiencies in India’s education system have resulted in lower academic standards and a generally dissatisfied teaching community. It is no surprise that Indian...
Beyond More Enrolment, RTE Needs to Consider Out-of-Class Lives
In a country that seems to be obsessed with Gross Enrolment Ratios, the lives of Om and Swati, students in Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh, force us to pause and reconsider.
Let’s Be Honest about Public Education: Busting Some Myths
In an opinion article titled “Busting myths and the double-speak on education” published in the Hindustan Times on July 07th, 2020, Mr Gurcharan Das...
From Bans to Monitoring, Why Are Schools Policing Teenagers’ Social Media Activity?
From Twitter to Tik Tok, social media has become an integral platform for students’ lives, be it for social, political, or educational reasons. As...
Trapped! What’s Putting a Glass Ceiling on Students in India’s Classrooms?
This article is the first instalment of a two-part series on why learning traps ensnare children in cycles of poor academic performances, and what...
In Search of a Vaccine for Public Education: What’s With Consolidating Schools?
By Sourya Reddy
Headlines like these have been finding a place in newspapers for a little over a couple of years now. Of the sparse...
The Perils of Being Queer in Indian Schools
“From being an outspoken frontbencher in class, the constant bullying and unwarranted attention made me isolated and quiet. I began sitting right at the...
