Call for Proposals-Research on COVID-19
Azim Premji University invites research proposals that examine significant questions of public concern. The last date for submissions is Oct 31, 2020.
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"Indians must unite to dispel the dark light of the Hathras pyre", By Anurag Behar, Livemint, October 2020
Rumi, the redeemer of our hearts and souls, said, “The wound is the place where the light enters you.
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 MoreCOVID-19 Response
Azim Premji Foundation and Wipro jointly commenced efforts to support the civil society response and help in responding to the pandemic.
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"National Education Policy: Get on top of the learning curve", By Azim Premji, The Economic Times, March 2020
A few months ago, I had one of my most moving experiences. There were three young girls who had been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers by a small group of gutsy people.
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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