From 1980–85, all five children from the Baskaran family went to school in Lekshmipuram, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. They lived in a 250-square-foot house with a roof made of coconut leaves, along with their parents. At school, the two boys had to wear uniforms only once a week — a white shirt and pants. So dire
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Archana Nooguri has been a teacher at the Mandal Parishad primary school in Rebbenapally, Mancherial in Telangana for more than 20 years. Teaching Telugu, English, and Mathematics, she says that ever since she was a little girl, she had a single goal in life – to be a teacher. “I became a government school teacher
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This article is sponsored by VdoCipher Between 2010 and 2015, Siddhant Jain and Vibhav Sinha attended IIT Delhi. During this period, before the rise of OTT (over-the-top media service), many students resorted to watching pirated movies and downloading pirated books and courses. Their awareness about the impact of piracy grew when they saw a close
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Picture this – every Friday, students of the Akshar School in Assam congregate like eco-warriors on a mission. They arrive, bearing a week’s worth of collected plastic, their hands and pockets filled with discarded bottles, wrappers, among others. Located in the lush green area of Pamohi locality in the state, the school does not want
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The fifth International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) 2023, conducted by Mobius Foundation in New Delhi, will focus on ‘Educating for Climate Action and Sustainability’. Register now. This article is sponsored by the Mobius Foundation. Uttarakhand is facing a severe crisis with heavy rains and flooding. Reports indicate that this natural disaster has claimed 85
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Madhya Pradesh’s Siya Umesh Jariya does not yawn in class anymore. For the Class 8 student at a government school in Indore, learning is now fun, because she studies regular subjects through animated videos and cartoons. “Today, I learnt about cell structure and functions. It was taught on the television in our school. I like
Imagine you are tasked with delivering a speech or a business plan in front of an audience, but you fail to communicate your idea, speaking mostly with fillers in your sentences. Back in school, you feared asking questions to teachers or participating in debates and discussions. You were taught to learn the syllabus by heart
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“Who, if not myself?” remained an ever-present query that fueled the determination of Dattu Agarwal, now 66 years old. Living with visual impairment, Dattu consistently pondered over the lives of individuals akin to his own. “Having been fortunate to receive quality education and the backing of a supportive family, I couldn’t ignore the stark reality
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Every year, tens of thousands of impoverished families leave the comforts of their homes and migrate to urban areas in search of livelihood opportunities. While they find new jobs and homes, what happens to their children? In conversation with The Better India, Bengaluru-based Nomita Sikand says, “These families settle in the urban spaces for labour
What is a memory you still cherish from your school and college days? For childhood friends Atharva Puranik and Pranay Chouhan, who are now in their early twenties, one of their fondest memories is of the last-minute revision before a major exam. “I still remember Pranay helping me cram a year’s worth of syllabus into
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