Tag: Education

The following article looks at the difficulties and the hardships that the teachers of Sheo, Rajasthan face on a day to day basis. This is reflexive of the greater issues that Indian teachers in remote areas have to go through.

Philip Simmons’s book is a gift to all his readers who will draw many messages of life and death from his wonderful work. This inspirational book draws on everyday dilemmas and suggest alternative ways to look at lives problems in adversity.

Professor Amman Madan is a leading educationist in the country. His recent book on education and modernity is filled with nuanced arguments and sociological sensibilities. With its clarity and lucidity, it engagse the readers. Here is an important excerpt from the text; it raises critical questions relating to the growing commodification of education in our times.

Maulana Azad was a well known scholar who served as India’s first education minister.

Baski is an inspiration for many who aim to put their knowledge into practice by working for the upliftment of their communities. He truly stands as an inspiration before us all.

4.5 lakh contractual school teachers have been on a strike since February 17 across various districts of Bihar. Will the government listen to them?

Art helps children to discover themselves, instead of following the crowd. It is this profound message that this article seeks to explore.

Using a bilingual (Ghanaian language and English) methodology, the country is implementing a policy to promote teaching pupils in kindergarten through primary grade three to read and write in their local language – one of 11 selected Ghanaian languages – while introducing them to spoken English, and by grade two, to written English.

Is it possible to strive for a truly life-affirming education when the ‘system’ seeks to annihilate all utopias?

The following article undertakes an analysis of ‘Educational Quality’ as reflected in some important educational documents such as the RTE,SDG,NCF and NEP.