Education

Development and Education

Do Children in Preschool Ever Actually Play “Freely”?

One could say that the “all-work-and-no-play-makes-Jack-a-dull-boy” proverb has been butchered out of context many-a-time. While adults — especially those now overworked from home —...
India Violence

No Country for Foreign Students

Co-authored by Amrita Singh & Aakanksha Jadhav Another day, another session of rigorous frisking and mockery in an unknown language. Frederick*, well equipped to enter...

Open Access Chronicles: An Indian Researcher’s Cost of Getting Published with Devika Madalli (Chapter...

Hosted by Sourya Reddy  Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal Thus far in our series — Open Access Chronicles — we've covered the global Open Access movement, the...
Goa India Higher Education

Envisioning Goa as a Higher Education Hub: The Goa Private Universities Act 2020

The creation of an educational hub in Goa requires a critical discussion on what such a vision means for the quality and accessibility of education, land rights and the environment.

How CEQUE is Continuing Professional Development for Maharashtra’s Teachers During the Pandemic

CEQUE's unique approach of providing one-on-one coaching to Maharashtra's teachers is helping them teach their students better during online classes.

Open Access Chronicles: Breaking Down Open Access Journals with Johan Rooryck (Chapter 4)

Hosted by Sourya Reddy Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal In the latest chapter of our series — Open Access Chronicles, we speak to Professor Johan Rooryck, the...

Unveiling the Hijab Controversy with Warisha Farasat and Rajeev Bhargava

The Karnataka High Court’s interim ruling on 10th February 2022 banning all students “regardless of their religion or faith from wearing saffron shawls, scarfs,...

Why Don’t Our Textbooks Live Up to Our Ambitious Education Policies?

This is the first 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...

#Dialogues: Are Anganwadis Equipped to Handle Early Childhood Care & Education?: With Kamal Gaur

Edited by Malavika VN Anganwadis play a crucial function in the development of children throughout the country. Although these centres began as an effort...