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Total Posts:
9
Your classmate could be 5 years, or 80, in this music class
It is said that knowledge cannot be obtained without a guru, and there is no age for learning. This is why at Varun Mishra’s music class, students come to learn from 5-year-old children to 80-year-old elders.
Naming the Library after Savitribai Phule in My Village Wasn’t Easy
The library in the village hosts books from renowned authors and poets, as well as those from new writers. That’s why during summer vacations, monsoons, or the biting cold of December-January, children come here after school.
Decentralised Midday Meal Kitchens Offer Fresh Food To Students & Livelihood Support To Women in Odisha
The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.
Want To Give Back To Your Alma Mater? Odisha’s Mo School Abhiyan Shows How It Can Be Done
The Mo School programme has brought together 30 lakh alumni and community members across Odisha. Apart from voluntary services, the alumni network has contributed Rs 253 crore towards transformation of the government schools.
Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur
Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of land in Bhamti village in Rajasthan.
A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language
Chandra Kumar Chakma, the 28-year-old healer from Tripura, has documented over 500 medicinal plants, formulations and healing practices of his tribe and has profiled them in his Chakma language.
Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities
At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.
‘Constitution Classes’ Are An Agent of Change For Tribal Youth in Maharashtra
Akash Pawar runs a unique movement – Samvidhan Prachar Lok Sarvad – to teach school children about the Constitution of India and make them aware of their fundamental rights and duties.
From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India
The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission to make free libraries a matter of right.
From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India
The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission to make free libraries a matter of right.
Your classmate could be 5 years, or 80, in this music class
It is said that knowledge cannot be obtained without a guru, and there is no age for learning. This is why at Varun Mishra’s music class, students come to learn from 5-year-old children to 80-year-old elders.
Naming the Library after Savitribai Phule in My Village Wasn’t Easy
The library in the village hosts books from renowned authors and poets, as well as those from new writers. That’s why during summer vacations, monsoons, or the biting cold of December-January, children come here after school.
Decentralised Midday Meal Kitchens Offer Fresh Food To Students & Livelihood Support To Women in Odisha
The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond the health benefits for students. These kitchens can be a game changer for rural women as I learnt from Manu Naik, a widow and a mother of two.
Want To Give Back To Your Alma Mater? Odisha’s Mo School Abhiyan Shows How It Can Be Done
The Mo School programme has brought together 30 lakh alumni and community members across Odisha. Apart from voluntary services, the alumni network has contributed Rs 253 crore towards transformation of the government schools.
Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur
Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of land in Bhamti village in Rajasthan.
A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language
Chandra Kumar Chakma, the 28-year-old healer from Tripura, has documented over 500 medicinal plants, formulations and healing practices of his tribe and has profiled them in his Chakma language.
Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities
At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.
‘Constitution Classes’ Are An Agent of Change For Tribal Youth in Maharashtra
Akash Pawar runs a unique movement – Samvidhan Prachar Lok Sarvad – to teach school children about the Constitution of India and make them aware of their fundamental rights and duties.
From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India
The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission to make free libraries a matter of right.
From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India
The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission to make free libraries a matter of right.