Education

Meenal Majumder, a former senior vice president at ICICI Securities, founded The Innovation Story (TIS) to provide project-based STEM education to children from underserved communities and private schools. TIS empowers young minds with skills in robotics, AI, and coding, bridging the digital divide and preparing them for future success.

Navigating NEP 2020? Here’s a look at the changes and how it could impact students.

Teaching goes beyond equipping children with theoretical concepts. It’s about leaving behind a legacy, Shaheen Mistri, founder of Teach For India, believes.

Narayanpur High School in East Kolkata Wetlands is transforming education by integrating environmental sustainability into its curriculum. Led by headmaster Avijit Dasgupta, the school focuses on practical initiatives like waste management, plastic reduction, and local conservation efforts, empowering students to take action on real-world challenges and drive positive change in their community.

Srishti Parihar with Share a Book India Association is creating a nationwide movement that bridges gaps in education, bringing books, literacy, and a love for reading to thousands of underprivileged children.

Aryan Nangia, a teen entrepreneur, created LaunchPad, a free platform empowering students to learn future-proof skills like design thinking and business fundamentals. Discover how he launched his own website at a young age.

With JEE Advanced 2025 now allowing three attempts, JEE 2017 topper Kalpit Veerwal, founder of AcadBoost, shares essential strategies for maximising your preparation. From building consistency to embracing a focused practice routine, his expert advice empowers students to approach this new opportunity with clarity, resilience, and a winning mindset.

Srinivasan N, Sriram Visvanathan and Srinivas Padmanabharao formed the Tranquil Charitable Foundation (TCF) and adopted the Gubbalala Higher Primary School in Bengaluru. Over the past 15 years, the school strength has more than tripled, alumni are pursuing engineering, medicine and doctorates today.

From Savitribai Phule to S Radhakrishnan, these revolutionaries shaped India's education system. Whether it was opening avenues for women and marginalised communities or elevating India's academic landscape, they worked long after the school bell rang.

These grassroots initiatives provide countless children with the resources and hope they need to break the cycle of poverty and pursue their dreams. Here’s a look at eight of them.