Educating India
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Celebrating a poor man’s child landing a high-paying job reflects the deep inequality of education
Access to education has expanded greatly since independence, but equal opportunities continue to elude those from socially marginalised backgrounds.
Arun Kumar
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Data check: From education to health, there’s little for children in Budget 2019
There’s been a gradual decline in budgetary allocation for education, according to a CRY report.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
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Nine years on, Gujarat’s Gunotsav school assessment scheme isn’t really improving education quality
Billed as Narendra Modi’s ‘brainchild’, the system for government schools is possibly being gamed.
Anjali Mody
Trending
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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As Gujarat’s latest primary education intervention flounders, history repeats itself
Few teachers follow the principles of Pragna, the state’s version of activity-based learning – the teaching methodology for primary school.
Anjali Mody
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Scholarships owed to Dalit students: Rs 8,600 crore. What government has budgeted: Rs 3,000 crore
To make it worse, funds released are routinely much less than the allocation.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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When scholarships don’t arrive, disadvantaged students work in fields, skip meals to make ends meet
Till January 31, the pending claims with the Centre for post-matriculation scholarships for Scheduled Caste students amounted to over Rs 6,800 crore.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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In Guwahati, first-generation learners at an educational outreach programme are turning teachers
‘I have benefited from the classes, so when it was my turn to teach, I was happy.’
Yasaswini Sampathkumar
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Cautionary lesson: How Tamil Nadu’s fabled elementary education system is unravelling
Children from poor families are bearing the brunt.
Anjali Mody
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Lost for words: Why Tamil Nadu’s shift to English medium instruction is not helping children
Most government school teachers are poorly trained and barely proficient in the language.
Anjali Mody
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Dharavi’s ‘tech girls’: In one of the world’s largest slums, girls are coding and building apps
Dharavi Diary, a non-profit, teaches them English, math, computer applications like MS Powerpoint and Excel and basic coding.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Three years of Modi government: HRD ministry gets an F in its report card for school education
Like his predecessor, Prakash Javadekar has so far failed to pull his weight.
Anjali Mody
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The development of school textbooks is serious business and must be monitored rigorously
Last month, the contents of a Class 12 textbook, produced by a Maharashtra government body, hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Disha Nawani
The Field
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates