Course helps Gadchiroli tribals know their forest rights — and win a diploma
Learning how to measure their land, mark boundaries, draw up lists of forest produce and plan secure livelihoods based on these.
An alternative school in rural Kerala is teaching tribal children life lessons
Gothrathalam school aims at preventing Dalit and Adivasi students from being isolated
The forest in Shanti teacher’s classroom
Shanthi Kunjan, an Adivasi and degree-holder, is a primary school teacher. She wants education for tribal students to be relevant and accessible
This Indian Language can be written by only 100 people
The need for a standard language for education and administration is more urgent in the conflicted regions the Gondi tribes inhabit
Todas: The Naturalistic People
The values these people espouse are linked to the fact that their sacred homeland is now at the heart of India’s very first biosphere reserve.
इमली महुआ – स्वातंत्र्याची शाळा (शिक्षण, शिकणं आणि शाळा याविषयी चिंतन) (in Marathi)
प्रत्येक विद्यार्थी दररोज आपण काय करायचं ते ठरवत आलेला आहे. मुलं आपण निवडलेल्या गोष्टीत दिवसभर मग्न राहतात एवढं खरं!
Musings on Education, Learning and Schooling in the context of Imlee Mahuaa School
Every child has determined what he/she will do at School that day. Every child is busy throughout the day, engrossed in whatever he/she has chosen to do.
How skateboarding brings social change in Madhya Pradesh village
The skatepark had just two rules—“Girls first” and “No school, no skateboarding”—the rest was left up to the kids.
Why our bias against oral cultures insults India’s rich linguistic heritage
As a nation, we must focus more on language diversity rather than obsessing over language divides.