If we are to regain a democratic future, we need to do everything in our power to stem that rot in the hearts of our children.
Tag: right to education
Anti-Minority’: Students, Academics Criticise Modi Govt’s Move to Discontinue MANF Scheme
Experts noted that the move would make higher education inaccessible to underprivileged students from minority communities.
Why Human Rights Norms Need to Enter Higher Education and Pedagogy
It is time education is recast as a public good for 'unlearning bias, prejudice and divisiveness'. When human rights norms become mainstreamed into the curriculum, the transformative potential of …
Children’s Day Special: There Is a Lot Left to Be Done to Protect Children
Children are not a homogeneous category. They too are divided by caste, religion, gender, geographical differences, age or (dis)ability. It is critical to ensure that there is no child …
How Karnataka’s ‘Preventive Protocol’ Could Help in Retaining All Children in School
The state's RTE protocol on out-of-school children is the first in the country. It has incorporated the provisions of the Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights …
How Children With Special Needs Are Being Left Out of Mainstream Education in India
Apart from a lack of inclusive policies and resources in schools, the existing laws in India that govern education for persons with disabilities also aren’t clear.
HC Asks Gujarat Govt’s Response on PIL Against Making ‘Bhagavad Gita’ Part of School Syllabus
The petitioner, Jamiat Ulama-E-Hind, challenged the state government's resolution saying whether one holy book can be prescribed in this manner.
Realising a Child’s Right to Education: Going Beyond the Brick and Mortar
It is time for us to talk about the Right to Education Act with reference to its letter and spirit, and not get lost in the mode of compliance …
What Happens to the Right to Education, Online?
There are three principal concerns – digital divide, privacy and access – all of which emerge from contexts in which cultural practices, of which education is one, have run …
A Former Teach for India Fellow on the ‘Overambitious’ New Education Policy
From my own experience working as a teacher in the slums of Ghatkopar, the new policy seems divorced from the ground reality.