Educating Refugees: Uncertain Prospects for Rohingya Children in Chennai
Written by Jayashri R. Sundaram
“I am happy that I can at least go to school here. Back home we were not allowed to even...
The Bastion Dialogues: Parth Shah
Parth J. Shah (PS), Founder and Chairman of the Centre for Civil Society and the Director of the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP),...
Is the PM e-Vidya Scheme Losing the Plot on Digitising Education?
In a post-pandemic era, how is PM e-Vidya placed to digitise education for all? Are the services accessible to the students they seek to assist?
Fighting the Good Fight: Can Indian Liberal Institutions Stay True to Their Ideals?
Written by Tanvi Mehta
While creating the education system for independent India, the first Education Minister, Maulana Azad, shouldered the responsibility of creating an institution...
How Do We Facilitate Women-Led Entrepreneurship Through Government Initiatives?
Edited by Malavika V N
Presently, out of the whole set of entrepreneurs in India, only 13% comprise of women. Considering that women constitute close...
Making Universities Socially Responsible Through Effective Community Engagement
How socially responsible are Indian universities? How can we look beyond surface-level community engagement to ensure impactful actions by college students?
Rewriting the National Education Policy: Shortcomings and Solutions
Written by Tanvi Mehta
‘There is a need for value education, experiential learning, practical knowledge, life skill education and physical education. But where is the...
Trapped! How our education system makes and breaks learning traps
This article is the second instalment of a two-part series on why learning traps ensnare children in cycles of poor academic performances, and what...
From Streets to Schools | The Bastion x Save the Children
“As the traffic light turns green, the car speeds off, leaving behind a little girl in a yellow dress selling storybooks on the street....
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 —...
