This Sustainable School Teaches Kids Amid Nature
What do you remember most about your school? Is it the classrooms or the open spaces, the amphitheatres where you had your annual days or the basketball courts/football fields/grounds where you spent hours playing with your friends? In a sense, what we learn outside sticks with us more than what we do in classrooms. Rabindranath […]
This Hero Turned Mud Walls Into Blackboards for 10,000 Children
Deep Narayan Nayak (37) grew up with limited means in a big family in Nandigaon village in Jamuria, Asansol, West Bengal. From the first day of school till the last, he never wore a new uniform or studied from a new book. Deep and his four older sisters managed with hand-me-downs and worn-out uniforms, which […]
English Teacher From Rural Maharashtra On Winning the Fulbright Fellowship
Madhura Rajvanshi grew up in Phaltan, a small town in Maharashtra. After completing her BSc in Botany in Pune, she returned to her hometown to find her calling in life. Like many, what she studied didn’t particularly interest her. Back home, she joined the school she studied in, Kamala Nimbkar Balbhavan, as she loved working […]
IAS Officer’s ‘Second Chance’ Helps Bastar Tribal Students Clear NEET, JEE
When you’re a kid and asked about your future aspirations, the answers often range from wanting to be a teacher, or an astronaut, or a lawyer. However, for Rahul, hailing from the Naxal-affected region of Chhattisgarh, his sole dream was to become a doctor. As he grew older, his determination strengthened, but the financial constraints […]
This Programme Taught Me Everything About Social Entrepreneurship
This article has been sponsored by SP Jain Institute of Management & Research “There is a village far away from where I currently work called “Chaurasi”. The name always intrigued me and I later found out that it was because the place was once adorned with 84 temples. The temples now stand dilapidated, with scattered […]
ISRO Launches Free Certificate Course On Geodata Processing Using Python
ISRO’s educational unit IIRS is offering a free comprehensive training programme in geoprocessing and web-based visualisation skills to interested participants. Know more to register. January 8, 2024 • 2 Min Read ISRO’s IIRS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing) is offering is offering a free course on geodata processing using Python as an outreach […]
This Summit Aims to Bridge the Digital Divide in Public Schools Using Tech
This article has been sponsored by Muskaan Dreams. Amol Namdev Ghorpade (11) would find a new reason to skip school every day. But on days he couldn’t manage an excuse, he’d spend his time daydreaming in the classroom. A Class 6 student of Nashik’s Zilla Parishad Primary School, Amol dearly wished for school to become […]
This Republic Day, Change a Child’s Future By Donating Just Rs 500
Life isn’t easy for Vikas (name changed) a Class 2 student of the Zilla Parishad school in Maharashtra’s Aaregaon village. His father, a farm labourer, earns an average of Rs 150 a day, a meagre amount that is channelled towards the upkeep of the home, grocery needs, rations, and medical expenses. Academic expenses do not […]
This School’s Features Let Students Navigate Through Smell, Touch & Sound
Picture this — a school specifically designed to cater to the needs of those with visual disabilities. And bringing this to fruition is a school in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, setting the bar high for its inclusive architectural design. With its unique construction and thoughtful design, the school empowers children to rely on their other senses to […]
8 Best Books On Disability That Tackle Myths & Stigma
Diving into the world of books is every bibliophile’s favourite hobby. It is astonishing how a handful of pages can make us feel so many things! And what’s more, they can also help us learn a host of new things to become a better person. Disability is a natural part of human diversity. However, seldom […]