Literacy

Chun Chun Bhai's quest is sure to inspire everyone!

India’s literacy rate continues to be below the global average, despite concentrated and prolonged efforts. Renu Sharma explores different facets of the problem, and how we can speed up the process towards a universally literate nation.

Communities Rising runs after-school programmes for children in parts of rural Tamil Nadu. They are using StoryWeaver to help inculcate a love of reading in their students.

The villagers of Ghusra in Jharkhand, numbering around 1000, have put the onus on themselves to achieve 100% literacy in the village by November 15th.

This is the extraordinary story of three young girls and their never-say-die spirit, which has changed the education scenario in a small village near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. They faced apathy, taunts and humiliation in their battle against ignorance and deep conservatism. Thanks to their efforts, 90% of the children in their village attend school today.

Here are five encouraging takeaways from the latest National Family Health Survey.

Pratham Books celebrated International Literacy Day in a unique way - by holding storytelling sessions for thousands of children across India. Read an account of one such session held by our friend and writer in Assam, and learn about the beautiful experience storytelling can be - both for the listener and the teller, while serving as an important educational aid.