"Mammoth task well done", By S Giridhar, Deccan Herald, June 2019
The country’s first National Education Policy (NEP) was drafted in 1968, building upon the visionary Kothari Commission Report of 1966.
Read More"Strengthening the foundation of education", By Anurag Behar, Livemint, November 2017
Coorg is beautiful. It is a 5-hour drive from Bengaluru. A friend bought land there to build a house. A getaway for long weekends, and perhaps their retirement home. A year after he started building, he wanted advise on solar panels.
Read More"Glimpses of the much-awaited National Education Policy", By Anurag Behar, Livemint, June 2019
On 31 May, the draft National Education Policy (NEP) developed by a committee chaired by K. Kasturirangan was shared by the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) for public comment.
Read MoreHow about studying sciences in Kannada? by Manjunath S.V., Bfirst.com, November 2017
Azim Premji University has launched an ambitious initiative to make available quality resource material in Hindi and Kannada through its translations initiative
Read More"Introducing the unknown and the unknowns in teachers professional development" By S. Sreekanth, August 2017
If the gap between the idea shared in the teacher engagement and it’s classroom application is high, then the teacher has to do more work.If the gap between the idea shared in the teacher engagement and it’s classroom application is high, then the teacher has to do more work.
Read MoreRural school teachers are trailblazers, ensuring students' scientific temper is not confined to rote-learning by S Giridhar, Firstpost, October 2017
At the upper primary school, Sunali in the hills of Purola, Chandrabhushan's aim is to help his children make connections between textbooks and the world.
Read MoreIn Uttarkashi schools, a poem inspires teachers to reflect on classroom interactions, make learning fun for students by S. Giridhar, Firstpost, October 2017
Uttarkashi receives lashings of rain during the monsoon, villages get cut off, the Bhagirathi river turns turgid and it is a time of dangerous landslides as boulders come crashing down the verdant and rugged Garhwal hills.
Read More"On a dangerous path",By Dileep Ranjekar, Civil Society, May 2019
Back in 1998, I spotted boys and girls in their school uniforms, probably from Classes 8-9, frolicking with beer in a Bengaluru pub around lunchtime.
Read More"Need `Schooling for All’ – But Indian Middle-Class is not convinced" By V Santhakumar, Economics in Action Blog , March 2018
I got an opportunity to interact with a set of undergraduate students when Shashank, a colleague in the university, invited me to take a guest lecture in his course on `school and society’.
Read MoreAdam Smith on the Philosophy and Provision of Education By Alex M. Thomas, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, November 2017
This article examines the views of Adam Smith on the philosophy and provision of education.
Read MoreResearch needs public support to prosper by Anurag Behar, Livemint, October 2017
India cannot progress to its potential of building a good society without high-quality research
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