Education

Growing up without access to quality education, Dr Pradeep Sethi wanted to change the future for kids in his village in Odisha. The Utkal Gaurav International School is his gift to his village.

Dwijendra Nath Ghosh, a retired 76-year-old teacher from West Bengal's Purba Bardhman district, has dedicated his retirement to teaching the underprivileged children in his village, Basantpur, without charging any fees.

Built by architects Saurabh Gupta and Akanksha Gupta, the EuroSchool near Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru imbibes sustainability at its core, and aims to impart learning immersed in nature.

Bihar’s Dr Shankar Nath Jha has been using education as a tool to empower children from the socially marginalised Musahar community. He has helped enrol as many as 5,000 children in schools since 2007.

Teacher Lata Satagopan has been using puppetry for decades to teach children across India. She explains why she got into this field, and how it has helped her explore new ways of teaching.

Karnataka teacher Akshay Mashelkar wanted to make education more interactive for children in his village, and so he built Shiksha, a humanoid robot that imparts education to children under Class 4.

Abhinay Sharma left his government job to take affordable education, something he always struggled to access, to aspiring students looking to rise above their circumstances. His YouTube channel has millions of subscribers today.

The Union Education Ministry has launched ‘Jaadui Pitara’ to promote fun learning for 3–8-year-old kids. The material includes toys, puzzles, posters, flashcards, storybooks and more.

Academic and social entrepreneur Dr Brij Kothari is the pioneer behind Same Language Subtitling, a tool hailed the world over for its ability to improve literacy. Here’s how his initiative Billion Readers, or BIRD, is set to transform one billion lives.

IIT Kharagpur announced 12-week online course on Deep Learning in Visual Computing. The college will issue e-certificates for a fee of Rs 1,000, and will especially benefit engineering students.