Education
A soul search of a student from Delhi University led him to start an unconventional school in Kherwara village, Rajasthan
Life for Rahul Dubey always seemed like a mixed bag of interactions and experiences. Growing up in a family with ties to the army, he moved around a lot. After getting a taste of various cities and numerous schools, he landed up at Delhi University to complete a degree in Mathematics. “I have always followed …
Janwaar Castle: India’s first rural Skateboarding Park set up by a German Lady for children of Janwaar Village
Grey clouds of apprehension and difficulties mired the daily lives of people in the village of Janwaar in Madhya Pradesh. But, a silver lining came in form Ulrike Reinhard, a German Traveller, biker and a community activist. After extensively travelling in India for more than 2 years, Ulrike happened to visit the village of Janwaar. …
Fifty years of peace-building efforts in Nagaland
Natwarbhai Thakkar and the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram established by him in Chuchuyimlang village of Mokokchung district have worked unceasingly to integrate Naga society with the national mainstream. For many Indians even today, the northeastern states of the country and its people are in the limelight most of the time for the wrong reasons. Be it …
Kshamtalaya Foundation: Nurturing children in rural pockets of Rajasthan to recognize their potential
Vivek Kumar and Alokesh Sharma started the Kshamtalaya Foundation – The school of potential – in the dejected village of Kotra, Rajasthan, to not only nurture the potential of children but to also help the children in identifying their potentials on their own. The small village of Kotra lies smudged in the back pocket of …
Witness the work of a Grandmother’s school in Thane which is directing old women toward literacy
The advantages of literacy are endless. From the destiny of an individual to the fate of a society, literacy can play a huge role in swaying both in the right direction. But, often, in the sheen of literacy we neglect the majority of those who are illiterate. Be it maids, local vendors or farmers. Despite …
Setting up a model for government primary schools
A government school in Kardelwadi village in Pune district taught by a husband and wife duo has established a benchmark for primary education in Savitribai Phule’s Maharashtra Raghunath S. Kardile is an alumnus of the hamlet’s primary school. As an alumnus, he’s doing his bit to support the effort to run a primary school that …
How a trio of TISS graduates is bringing an educational resurgence in remote villages near Kolhapur
While the plethora of young people in our nation dream of hitting it big in the globalized world with a proclivity towards western nations, there is some who decide to stay back and solve the persistent problems, by working on a grass root level. Once such example is that of the exemplary individuals behind ‘Vidyoday …
A Professor who begged in the local trains of Mumbai for 5 years to build schools for the impoverished by promoting Vidya Daan
As a Kid, Sandeep saw maids in his neighbourhood slogging hard for a day’s meal, while their children sat helplessly and never went to school. His mother, a teacher, was helping these kids with their studies. Her dedication made a strong impact on little Sandeep. Decades later, he made this mission of spreading education, the …