How Do You Teach Students to be ‘Good’ Indian Citizens?
On the 20th of November 2020, the Ministry of Education released NEP-friendly revised guidelines for a flagship education policy: Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat (EBSB)....
Sex Education: The Missing Piece in the Sexual Health and Literacy Puzzle
Our educational system teaches us exactly how to remember the definition of gravity and how to locate places on topographical maps. It teaches us...
Cast Away: A Case For Place-based Education in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
A place-based curriculum in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands can not only ignite individual student potential—but the value of local ecosystems as well.
(Don’t) Get Smart: 5 Ways to Make Our Education Policies Smarter
This is the second article in a two-part series by Aparna Ramanujam on how incorporating findings from developmental neuroscience into Indian education policies can...
Education in Times of COVID-19: Strengthening Parental Engagement in Early Childhood Education
Akanksha Foundation's insights on the teachers in Maharashtra who received technological support—and those who didn't—may help reform ECE as schools reopen.
Of Empathy in Education: Interventions in a Juvenile Home in Gujarat
The Right to Education Act of 2009 constitutionally grants every child between the ages of 6 and 14 with a right to avail free...
Learning By Doing: How Project Based Learning Can Transform Our Education System
A new B-school graduate finds himself on his first day at work as an analyst in an investment bank. He is facing a spreadsheet...
Nurturing Sensitivity in Students: The Dearth of Mental Health Education in India
Co-authored by Gopika Kumaran & Avantika Bunga
10% of India’s population suffers from Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) which include depression, anxiety and substance abuse, according...
The Telangana SCERT Curriculum Framework: Rigorous or Unrealistic?
The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) is the governing body of primary and secondary education in the state of Telangana. Although...
Can Gamifying Education Improve Learning Behaviour?
Growing up, I was a fairly intelligent child who enjoyed studying social sciences and English. I performed decently in Mathematics too, but my efforts...
