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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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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: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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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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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad