Rural 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"Great organisations recruit brilliantly" Article by S. Giridhar
Knowing how to hire the right people has a direct bearing on workplace culture and institutional DNA.
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
Read MoreLong-run trends in rural wages by Amit Basole, Livemint, October 2017
The collapse and stagnation of rural wages over the past few years deserves a closer look than it has received thus far
Read MorePolitical situation in South Africa, Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela: A View from India by V. Santhakumar, Economics in Action, October 2017
My essays often discuss the economic and social under-development in India and the lessons that the country may learn from others. For a change, let me focus on another issue in this essay.
Read MoreTeachers deserve trust and support by Anurag Behar, Livemint, October 2017
Teachers need trust and support, because their role is creative, complex and challenging
Read MoreEvolution of Cluster-level monthly meetings as a Forum for Continuous Professional Development of Teachers
This paper aims to describe and analyse experiences in four clusters of Uttarakhand where sustained efforts of the CRCCs, teachers and members of the Foundation have revitalised cluster-level monthly meetings and created a teacher-owned space for academic dialogue.
Read MoreBook Review: Jean Drèze’s 'Sense And Solidarity: Jholawala Economics for Everyone', Rightly Underscores Ethics And Social Norms by Alex Thomas, October 2017
Jean Drèze is a familiar name for social science students and researchers. His contributions unarguably have helped improve the state of social programmes in India and have motivated several students to take up social research.
Read MoreBook Review: R. Srivatsan. 2015. Seva, Saviour and State: Caste Politics, Tribal Welfare and Capitalist Development by Malini Bhattacharjee, October 2017
R. Srivatsan. 2015. Seva, Saviour and State: Caste Politics, Tribal Welfare and Capitalist Development. New Delhi: Routledge. xiv + 198 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. `695 (hardback). DOI: 10.1177/0069966717713408
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