Kerala gets first solar-powered school in Alappuzha
The grama sabha made the initial investment. The school (975 students) needs 1.5KW- 2KW daily. They have become self-sufficient in power
Savitribai Phule: The lady who changed the face of women’s rights in India
A crusader for women's empowerment, she broke all stereotypes and spent her life promoting the noble cause of women’s education.
A Journey of Re-imagining Education: Interview with Manish Jain
Alternative education means learning from Life, not from textbooks, exams and classrooms.
Don’t always go by the textbook
We need Textbooks which convey updated understanding of the issues, talk of the complexities around us and respect the intelligence of students.
From pondering to coffee procurement — navigating self-doubt, power and people’s desires in BRT
Can injustices cultured over decades be mended through practices as simple as trading fairly?
Museums as learning spaces
Museums can facilitate discussions on, say, how forests and their resources were put to use during earlier times.
A day in Delhi’s under-the-bridge school for the poor
Pupils at the free school under the bridge are mostly the children of migrant workers, labourers, and seasonal farmers living in nearby slums.
आदिवासींकडून शिकण्या-समजण्यासारखे काही: ‘lessons from a tribal community– Melghat’ Vipul Shaha (in Marathi)
लहान मुले अगदी कळत-नकळत गावका-यांकडून सहज खेळता बागडता, कामात मदत करता करता अनुभवातून खूप काही सतत शिकत राहतात.
Practising Ecological Sustainability at School
With a staggering 225 KW rooftop solar plant, the school is completely self-reliant when it comes to electricity. Even their lifts operate on Solar Power.