Tag: Literacy
Making Education Relevant Again
Authored by Purvi Asthana
Grade 9 Topic: Precipitation
Aim: To describe what precipitation is and the different forms in which it occurs
“Does the aim matter to...
Beyond the Books: Art Education in India
Written by Ipsita Mishra
“What is Art? It is the response of an individual’s creative soul to the call of the real”
—Rabindranath Tagore
Art figures in...
The Bastion Dialogues: Dr. Uma Maheshwari Chimirala
Interviewed by Ayush Jain on 11th March 2019
This week, The Bastion’s Ayush Jain delved deep into the Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) system. Set...
From Streets to Schools: Making the Invisible Visible
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Sanya Sharma
“More than anything else, schools are instruments for bridging inequalities in the country and breaking the cycle of...
From Streets To Schools: The Girl in the Yellow Dress
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Sanya Sharma
As the traffic light turns red, I hear a knock on the taxi window. Looking out, I see a...
Treating the Unseen: Pro-Athletes’ Struggle with Mental Health
Written by Ajoy S. Karpuram
Strength. Alpha. Superhuman. These are just a few of the words we use to identify professional athletes. Ever since the...
I Got It From My माँ: Can a Multilingual Education System...
Co-authored by Evita Rodrigues and Charith Reddy
"To foster sustainable development, learners must have access to education in their mother tongue and in other languages....
How the Educated Lack an Education
Written by Rhea Narayan Kuthoore
A vital organ of society has been decaying over time. If you are reading this piece, you were probably thrust...
Monitoring the Right to Education: Who Does What?
On 1st April 2010, The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) was passed by the UPA government, making primary education a fundamental...
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....