Viva la Educación: Educating for Democracy
Authored by Upasna Sachdeva
As student protests boil over the country, I am reminded of the Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” For...
(Don’t) Get Smart: How Schools and Education Policies Are Failing The Growing Brain
This is the first instalment of a two-part series by Aparna Ramanujam on how incorporating findings from developmental neuroscience into Indian education policies can...
Classical Languages in the NEP: Reviving the Humanities for Humanity’s Sake?
Written by Shreyasi Rao
On the 31st of May 2019, the HRD Ministry released the revised draft National Education Policy (NEP). Within hours of its...
What Ed-Tech Looks Like in Rural Maharashtra’s Schools
In a small school in Nashik, Maharashtra, most of the students are drawn towards their coming annual day practice, running around for speakers and...
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...
The Final Verdict: Our Judges Need to Be Trained Better
Written by Avani Airan
Trends in the interpretation and application of the law by the judiciary have a huge impact on how society views itself,...
Can the Swacch Bharat Summer Internship Pave the Way for Community Service in Indian...
Co-authored by Simran Taneja and Charith Reddy
Let us rewind to four years ago when a fresh-faced Narendra Modi called upon all citizens to dedicate...
The Pink and Blue Divide: Rethinking Children’s Textbooks in a Post 377 India
Co-authored by Ayushi Ghosh and Kartik Sundar
The striking down of a controversial 158-year old provision of Section 377 to decriminalize non-procreative relationships was a...
CSR: Providing CPR for India’s Many Educational Ailments
Written by Aarathi Ganesan
Indian education policies often attempt to provide the best educational outcomes to a majority of India’s diverse children. Although necessary and...
Inclusion of the Margins – Primary and Secondary Education for the Disabled in India
In 1995, the Indian legislature passed the Persons with Disabilities Act (PwD), ushering in a new conception of institutional support for children with disabilities....