Is It Time To Start Teaching Science In Regional Languages?
In January of 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for using vernacular languages in promoting science communication to develop a love of science in...
The Open Book Conundrum
Secondary and higher learning institutions have practised ‘blended learning’ for a year. Now, they must evaluate their own learnings just as much as they must examine their students. Are traditional methods of evaluation even fair game in this mode? Most importantly, are our teachers up for it?
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 —...
How Has the Role of Stakeholders in Education Changed? #Dialogues with Kavita Anand
Edited by Malavika VN
The COVID-19 crisis has thrown the education system in disarray. While schools and colleges have had to adapt to and embrace...
Nowhere Close to Ideal: Scrutinising NEET
Co-authored by Shraddha Tripathi & P. Charith Reddy
A 2017 WHO report revealed that the current doctor-population ratio of India to be 0.62:1000 as against...
Equity or Error? Assessing Andhra Pradesh’s English-ization of School Education
Understanding the Context
English-medium education in India is becoming more lucrative by the day. This global lingua franca, which has found its way into most...
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....
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...
Teaching India: Analyzing the Four-Year B.Ed Programme
Written by Ipsita Mishra
"Those who can, do; and those who cannot, teach"
George Bernard Shaw’s one line, which was meant to be some harmless banter,...
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...
