Education

Ch Nageshu Patro, hailing from Odisha’s Ganjam district, left school because of poverty. Determined to prevent other children from facing the same situation, he worked as a coolie at night and established a free coaching centre for underprivileged kids.

Sonali Saini and her organisation Sol’s ARC have worked with the governments of Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh to implement several scalable, low-cost, and replicable policies for inclusive education. She explains why these could be key in transforming the early childhood care ecosystem.

Bengaluru-based Dr Sonali Dasgupta has launched a hands-on learning ecosystem ‘STEMonsters’ to help curious children grow into confident innovators.

Nellayapan B, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Nagaland Chief Minister, grew up in crushing poverty in a one-room house in a village in Kanniyakumari. Exemplifying the power of education, his inspiring story has won the Internet.

Archana Nooguri, headmistress of a government primary school in Mancherial, Telangana, has been tirelessly working towards increasing the enrollment numbers and reducing dropouts from her school by arranging transportation and extra classes using her own money.

IIT Delhi graduates and friends Siddhant Jain and Vibhav Sinha started VdoCipher in 2014. Their tech venture offers video encryption and security to teachers, ed-tech companies, and content creators, preventing illegal downloads.

Parmita Sarma and Mazin Mukhtar started Akshar School in Assam to help underprivileged kids get access to education. The couple accepts only plastic as fee. They also teach students how to upcycle and recycle plastic, along with other vocational training.

The fifth International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) 2023, conducted by Mobius Foundation in New Delhi, will focus on ‘Educating for Climate Action and Sustainability’. Register now.

Abhishek Dubey runs Muskaan Dreams, a non-profit that aims to transform government school classrooms into digital hubs combining technology with fun ways to learn. He narrates why he was inspired to do this.

Teaching English to refugees during his college days set Hyderabad-based Rennis Joseph down the path of starting Ignis Careers, which teaches 3.5 lakh children from low-cost schools across India English language and life skills.