A tidal wave of new-age, cutting-edge innovations across India is exemplifying that no development challenge is too big to solve. Frontier technologies — emerging, innovative interventions with the potential to
A tidal wave of new-age, cutting-edge innovations across India is exemplifying that no development challenge is too big to solve. Frontier technologies — emerging, innovative interventions with the potential to
What if you could lead your city for a day? During her school years, this was among Harsha Haridas’ favourite essay topics. So, when, as a 23-year-old, she spotted an
Welcome to the ulta pulta (upside down) school, where mountains form classroom walls and open skies form the roof. Here, no question is too ‘stupid’ and children learn by reasoning,
When Vishal Talreja visited Finland as a young graduate, he was struck by the dignity and confidence people carried, no matter their circumstances. Returning to India, he dreamed of building
At Delhi airport, you’ll often spot families sending off their children with heavy suitcases and even heavier hearts. For students, it’s the beginning of an exciting new chapter — new
It was an unseasonal spell of October rain that flattened a cabbage crop in a Vadodara school. A group of children stood speechless before it, then tears rolled down their
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in August 2024. Biplab, a class 8 student in the Bagdabra forest area in Murshidabad, West Bengal, is a first-generation learner.
On a warm afternoon in Katelapura village of Rajasthan’s Dholpur district, the Government Upper Primary School buzzed with unusual excitement. Small hands clutched slips of paper, the sound of campaigning
It’s a long walk through the forest — 10 kilometres, to be precise. She must set out early; how else will she reach school on time? Yet every step is
On most mornings, the first sound at Vidyakshetra is not the shrill ring of a bell. It is the soft notes of a flute. Somewhere under the neem trees, a