Education

Welcome to the Ulta Pulta (upside down) school, where mountains form the walls and the open sky serves as the roof. The school is the brainchild of Shrey and Jyoti, who founded Suraah — a student-centric alternate schooling movement in the hills of Uttarakhand.

When Vishal Talreja returned from Finland, one question stayed with him: what if every child in India could grow with the same dignity and confidence? That thought became ‘Dream a Dream’, now empowering 2.2 million children with life skills across India.

Every year, thousands of Indian students leave home for foreign campuses. But in the rush of visas, tuition, and suitcases, one thing often goes missing: health preparedness. From insurance to emergencies, here are 10 steps that can make all the difference.

Former journalist Hitarth Pandya left his newsroom career to start Kids for the Environment Development Initiative (KEDI) in Vadodara. Through farming, skits, and hands-on activities, he has introduced over 20,000 children across five Vadodara schools.

A professor’s vision and nature-based learning are helping first-generation students reconnect with education — under trees, not in classrooms.

In Dholpur, over 50,000 students embrace democracy through Bal Sansads, debates, and Constitution Clubs. Abandoned buildings now thrive as libraries, empowering girls, boosting confidence, and turning the Preamble a lived reality of everyday citizenship.

In Mirzapur, daughters skip school because the only way there is a 10 km walk through the forest. A cycle can change their life — and their village. Your donation can be the catalyst.

When ex-techie Muneet Dhiman left his IT career in Germany, he dreamt of reimagining education. At Vidyakshetra in Bengaluru, 157 children now learn for free—through farming, weaving, science, music, and Sanskrit—without the pressure of exams or fees.

Free YouTube channels are bridging the education gap for rural India. Learn school subjects, prepare for UPSC, NEET, JEE and job exams with easy lessons in Hindi and English.

Twelve years ago, Sangeeta Maurya cried at her posting in Raebareli when only 30 of 130 students turned up. Today, through stories, songs, and compassion, she has filled her classrooms with laughter and hope — proving that teaching in villages is more than a job.