Promise in 2014 vs Practice in 2017: Assessing the BJP’s Education Policies
Despite efforts by previous governments, India’s education system's quality struggles with problems of accessibility, transparency, research and innovation. When the Bharatiya Janata Party campaigned...
Bursting the Bubble: Bad Education Loans in India
A competitive job market mandates that only ‘well-educated’ potential employees may fight for its spoils. It is this simple axiom that has guided the...
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...
Breathing New Life into the IIMs
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) offer Post Graduate Diplomas in Management (PGDM) instead of prized MBA degrees, and are also registered as societies. This,...
The Bastion Dialogues: Manu S. Pillai on How We Write Indian History
Anyone who's ever written an academic paper will tell you that while the end product may be enriching, the process itself is laborious, and...
Conquering the Divide: Assessing Delhi’s Free Coaching Scheme
Written by Ipsita Mishra
Vijay Kumar, the son of a tailor, made the headlines last month for being enrolled at the prestigious Indian Institute of...
What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Akshaya Patra
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Shantanu Kishwar
A recent article by The Hindu has triggered controversy surrounding the Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF), particularly regarding their...
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.
Open Access Chronicles: How Did We Get Here? (Chapter 1)
Narrated by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Malavika VN
If you're a researcher or a college student, chances are, you've probably come across websites like Sci-hub. Controversial...
Can the NEP Reform Higher Education in India?
Dear Reader,
In yesterday’s newsletter, we laid out the context behind some of the new National Education Policy’s (NEP) biggest and boldest moves in India’s...
