Better Campus

From compost pits to reading circles, Better Campus gathers student- and faculty-led campus stories from across India into one shared home for learning, action, and inspiration.

Odisha’s Rajat Kumar Panigrahi is a zoology lecturer by day. But when office hours conclude, he dons another role — that of a preserver of folk art and music, through his online repository Matir Kala.

When students and faculty from Azim Premji University stepped beyond campus, they worked with a panchayat near Bengaluru to rethink waste, composting, and shared responsibility through ‘Zero Waste Centre’.

Before it had a campus to call its own, Delhi University began life inside a working cinema building.

NIT Rourkela researchers have developed a hybrid renewable energy microgrid combining solar, wind, biomass, and batteries to provide stable electricity for rural Indian households.

From solar-powered pathways to compost-fed lawns, Miranda House quietly practices sustainability across its campus. Here’s a closer look at how this DU women’s college turned everyday routines into lasting environmental change.

After retiring at 60, Gopal Krishna Sharma felt restless. So, he joined Maharaja Agrasen University in Himachal Pradesh, moved into a boys’ hostel, and began a new chapter working closely with students.

Before cult films and unforgettable characters, Imtiaz Ali was a student discovering freedom through street theatre at Hindu College. From campus corridors to nukkad nataks, this is where his storytelling journey truly began.

When Sristi Bose noticed girls missing school during their periods, she began asking questions. Today, through Project Ecosanitation, college students are reaching 355 rural girls with honest conversations on menstrual health, dignity, and choice.

What happens to the oil drained from fishing boat engines? On the Konkan coast, a Pune campus is helping fishermen turn that waste into income, while keeping harmful oil out of the sea.