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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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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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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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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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: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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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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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals