Education
How cartoons are changing the landscape of education in rural Bihar
“Home is where the story begins. When I start something, it should be in my home state.” With this thought, the journey of Surya Prakash – an IIT Bombay alumnus – of educating the children in Gopalganj district in rural Bihar in the most effective ways started. After interacting with many school children, he realised …
A school, under a flyover, in New Delhi is transforming the lives of hundreds of deprived children
A first year college dropout from Aligarh, Rajesh Sharma lives in Delhi with his family and owns a small grocery shop. Born and brought up in difficult circumstances, Rajesh had to give up his dream of acquiring higher education as his family could not afford to pay his fees and the college was located at …
College students in Andhra Pradesh using creative programs to give government school students a heads up for life
In an excessively ambitious era, our pursuit of ‘success’ leaves behind a week comprising of a hefty schedule, with the weekend being the only glimmer of hope that we hold on before every Monday. And yet, there are a group of college students in the Sunrise State of Andhra Pradesh, utilizing their weekends to bring …
Stones2Milestones: A Indian start-up that is working to create a nation of readers
A little girl of grade one couldn’t read simple words and usually ended up copying the question instead of the answer, as an attempt to cover her embarrassment. Two adorable kindergarten kids couldn’t read or recognize alphabets when they entered the senior kindergarten of their school. Although, the examples represent seemingly harmless mistakes done by …
A physicist who transformed the lives of hundreds of underprivileged children from minority communities of Gujarat
Education is a significant tool that empowers and enlightens an individual. Unfortunately, even though it is pronounced to be the birth right of every citizen of the world, a monumental proportion has been deprived of it. Nevertheless, there are many who dedicate their efforts to extend education to the destitute and give opportunities to those …
India’s First boarding school for transgenders Launched In Kochi
Sahaj International School is India’s first residential transgender school in Kochi. It was inaugurated by transgender rights activists and artist Kalki Subramaniam on 30th December, 2016.This school is a pioneering initiative to curb the existing taboo in the society surrounding transgenders and to enhance the quality of life for them by providing them quality education. …
How a teacher disrupted the existing math curriculum in schools with the Mathnasium model of teaching
What happens when a passionate teacher with an innovative teaching idea goes above and beyond his classroom? He disrupts the educational landscape of his city. Mathnasium, an idea that was conceived and created by Larry Martinek, from Los Angeles, who spent 40+ years designing, developing, and refining the approach based on his extensive teaching experience. …
71-year-old Noida resident’s 20 year long journey of teaching street children
71-year-old Meena Nijhawan from Noida started teaching four children, who were living on the streets, in a small garage. She never had a faint comprehension that this small garage with these four innocent children would change her life and lives of thousands of children. “Since I hail from an army background, the urge to serve …