Replacing Pity With Potential Can Transform Disabled Children’s Rights
Hosted by Chirag Chinnappa
Edited by Manasi Nene
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced its intent to sensitise and train 10,000...
The Africanization of Education: South Africa’s Attempt to Turn Colonial Tables
Colonialism was largely spurred by a monarchic race for resources, labour and territory. In hindsight, the brutal colonial exploitation of resource-rich Africa seemed inevitable....
Building an Entrepreneurial India with Ramanathan Ramanan (Part 1)
Edited by Malavika VN
There are some big questions that India currently faces — how do we make use of our demographic dividend? How can...
Merging the Marginalized: North East Region and the RTE
India’s North-East Region (NER) is a long belt of eight states ─ Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. Each state...
How the I’MPossible Fellowship is Reimagining Education for India’s Youth Living with HIV
Orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV remain stigmatised in Indian society—difficulties which the two-year I’MPossible Fellowship aims to solve for.
Should Children Be Allowed to Design Their Own Education?
If our meme wasn't clear enough, we can spell it our for you: our education system isn't teaching material that is particularly relevant to...
2021 & Beyond: Building a Roadmap for Education
Hosted by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Malavika VN
The Budget for Education reduced by 6% in 2021, leaving many working in the field trying to understand...
Empowering Parents To Demand Better Of Their Child’s Education
Without improving parental engagement, Indian education will lack accountability and deliver poor education under the facade of quality and equity.
Teach ‘Em Young: Appreciating Biodiversity Through Our Classrooms
There is a need to develop a language and vocabulary that communicates the essence of the natural world to young students. Citizen science interventions such as Nature Classrooms and Suttha Muttha are encouraging children to go beyond what's in their textbooks to observe, feel, and hear all that is around them.
New Year, New Education Policy: Fighting Ailments of Old
Written by Amrita Singh
On December 18th 2017, the government of Odisha tied up with All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology (AISECT) to provide...