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In Search of Izzat: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Education in ‘Nil Battey Sannata’

Introduction This Thinkpiece looks at the possibilities and pitfalls of education in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s ‘Nil Battey Sannata’ (2015) (Hereafter called NBS). I look […]

Innovation Spotlight Series – Spotlight 1: Aaina – Challenging status quo in education

The coronavirus pandemic has amplified inequalities in the Indian education system, but there have always been underlying structural concerns in […]

Encouraging an Intolerance to Failure: Psychological Safety in Indian School Systems

India is fortunate to have a robust and varied school education system wherein numerous types of schools cater to the […]

Too Little, Too Late: Improving Post-Primary Learning Outcomes in India

Context Many of us in the education and research space are familiar with the Annual Status of Education Reports (ASER) […]

We need a ‘3 Idiots’ for Indian Law Schools

I recently watched the movie ‘3 Idiots’ (directed by Rajkumar Hirani – 2009) with a friend from England, who was […]

The role of ‘swarm intelligence’ in school dropouts among tribal students in the tea estates of West Bengal, India

The tea industry in India traces its origins to 1776 when an English Botanist named Sir Joseph Banks proposed the […]