Education

“Classrooms become more exciting for children when lessons are presented to them through stories, folklore, songs, games, and hands-on activities. Not only does this make it easier for them to understand the subject, but it also increases the students’ attention spans."

Yellappa, now 35, had dropped out of school in Grade 7, but his time in prison gave him the chance to reflect and reevaluate the decisions he had made. It was at the time that he decided to get back to studying.

A freedom fighter and noted educationist, this retired teacher from Hyderabad has helped students from all backgrounds crack the fiercely competitive IIT-JEE.

They transformed it into a smart classroom, revamping it and installing a 55-inch TV screen with an internet connection!

An equitable, inclusive and robust education system is the bare minimum that India needs to provide to its population. Here's how this can be effectively and efficiently be done.

In her artwork, Pooja Dhingra represents 26 simple methods to reduce, reuse and recycle waste with the 26 letters of the alphabet.

According to a recent report by both government and private organisations, today in rural areas there is more than 96.5% enrollment in primary schools, and all over the country, it’s around 88%.

A month after this gruesome act, the Sharma family founded an organisation, Shaheed Sushil Kumar Sharma Foundation, in their hometown, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, in his memory.

Edudharma is a community initiative by a Coimbatore-based volunteer team. While the team first stepped into community-based service to fight 'No Food Waste' and resolve hunger needs, it is now crossing another milestone by exploring the education sector.

Focussing on ‘late bloomers’, the initiative works in close collaboration with local government schools and incorporates various unconventional teaching methodologies to push even the late learners into the mainstream.