"Getting the right education administrators" by Anurag Behar, Livemint, June 2017
Authoritarianism in an education system is particularly problematic because it negates the very values of autonomy
Read More"Markets cannot deliver healthcare, education" by Anurag Behar, Livemint, April 2017
Good healthcare needs other social institutions and structures such as public trust, enforceable professional ethical codes, public delivery systems and tight regulations
Read MoreLanguage and Language Teaching
A publication by Azim Premji University, Language and Language Teaching has been concerned primarily with building bridges between theory and practice, the researchers and classroom practitioners.
Read MoreThe Bird Who Made It Rain, A story by Class III Boy, Reodar, Sirohi
During Bal Mela in 2016, a young boys narrated this story which is presented here in a sketches and words
Read MoreI Wonder
I Wonder is a science magazine, published by Azim Premji University. This issue explores various aspects of science.
Read MoreAt Right Angles
A publication by Azim Premji University, this issue celebrates the art of the matter.
Read More"Imagining A Dystopia" by Chandan Gowda, Bangalore Mirror, March 2017
At a recent discussion at my university, Ashis Nandy, the cultural psychologist, observed that agreement was more readily found in relation to dystopias, than to utopias.
Read More"Ecosystem management as a wicked problem" by Ruth DeFries and Harini Nagendra, Science, April 2017
Ecosystems are self-regulating systems that provide societies with food, water, timber, and other resources.
Read More"Education and the Constitution of India" by Anurag Behar, Livemint, February 2017
A commitment to constitutional values and aims demanded education to help do away with caste
Read More"Jobless growth still the leitmotif" by Amit Basole, The Tribune, February 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has played safe and has given a sensible budget. But it is a lost opportunity because he has clearly fallen short of any grand transformative economic re-thinking.
Read More"Factors Influencing Perceptions and Use of Urban Nature: Surveys of Park Visitors in Delhi" by Somajita Paul and Harini Nagendra, Land, April 2017
Urban green spaces provide important recreational, social and psychological benefits to stressed city residents. This paper aims to understand the importance of parks for visitors.
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