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Battling Weather & Snakes, Teacher Travels 50 Km Daily to Teach One Student!
Every now and then, we come across heartrending and poignant tales of teachers in India who the extra mile to provide quality education to children, or just education for that matter. In fact, we have...
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Numbers Are Cool: This Teacher Is Changing the Way Maths Is Taught to Kids!
I had always wondered if Mathematics is way simpler than it is made out to be, and the real reason for it being misunderstood around the world is the way that it is taught. What could be the ‘missing...
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More Than 1.2 Lakh Kerala School Students Say They Don’t Belong To Any Caste...
Despite some deep-rooted social faultlines, Kerala continues to make its mark in furthering progressive thought in India. Another reflection of this facet comes with a growing number of school students...
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Electronically Coded Papers the Solution to Exam leaks? CBSE Thinks So!
Many parents are furious following reports that in the ongoing CBSE board examinations Class 10 maths and Class 12 economic question papers were leaked. As a result of these leaks, the CBSE was...
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Skilling India’s GenNext: BMW Donates 365 Engines to Engg. Colleges for Training
The students of Anna University are fortunate. First, a few of them were privy to the plan BMW has in store for them, when they attended the event at the automotive giant’s Chennai plant. Secondly, the...
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A 10-Year-Old Basti Kid And BITS Pilani Will Renew Your Faith In Education!
If the story of 10-year-old Anji from Nati Basti, a slum which is located close to the prestigious BITS Pilani institute, does not leave you with a sense of hope about this country’s future, nothing...
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Want to Change A Life? Use This Crowdfunding Platform & Donate To Public Schools
Thousands of column inches have been dedicated to the state of India’s public schools. It is fair to suggest that most of the feedback isn’t good. With crumbling infrastructure, a paucity of funds,...
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Family Compulsions Made Mizo Man Quit School. At 73, He Rejoins to Complete It!
In the new academic year, students of class 5 of the Upper Middle School in New Hruaikawn, Champai, Mizoram will have a new classmate. This classmate might be able to tell them tales about India’s...
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Planning to Take an Education Loan in India? Here’s What You Need to Know
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend.” These were the words that William Shakespeare penned in Hamlet. However, in today’s day and age, this is far from the...
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These Brilliant MBBS Students Have Been Invited to Nobel Laureate Meet in...
When Anusha Taarinie Jha was filling an application to attend the 68th Nobel Laureate Meet in Lindau, Germany, she realised that she would face tough competition. Anusha is a doctor, currently...
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Bengaluru Apartments, You Can Now Get Science Lectures For Free Right In Your...
Soon, you may no longer have to find science lectures on YouTube or even make your way to institutions to attend one. Bengaluru’s National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) has launched an...
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Forced to Dropout by Poverty, Kids of Honey Collectors Are Returning to School!
Madhu Basti slum is located along the rail tracks in Majerhat, Kolkata, and is named after the occupation of its inhabitants who are honey collectors.Many of the children living there have dropped out...
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Just Funded: Meet Chrysalis, the Company Bringing the Power of Tech to Education
Chitra Ravi, Founder and CEO of Chrysalis, a Chennai based educational reform startup has said that more than 15 lakh schools in India are failing children by not helping them realise their potential....
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25 Mobile Schools to Migrate with Kashmir’s Nomadic Gujjars and Bakherwals!
Every year, the nomadic Gujjar and Bakherwal communities migrate to the upper reaches of the Kashmir valley in summer. The two ethnic groups rear flocks of sheep and goat, between high and low...
View ArticleVideo: Meet 4 Delhi Slum Kids, Fighting All Odds to Live Their Inspiring Dreams
In the heart of South Delhi’s bustling streets, there lies a small slum at Tigri, one of the most densely populated slums in the city. With a population of nearly 45,000 residing there, each child in...
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Forget Rote-Learning, Kids Can and Will Change the World If Given a Chance!
“I now know that I don’t need permission to change the world.” In a small village called Labana in the desert region of Rajasthan lives 10-year-old Bindi. While she comes across as a simple and shy...
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Applying for an MBA? Here’s a Guide to the Perfect Application
MBA or Masters in Management is one of the most popular degrees, primarily because it does not restrict anyone from becoming a management professional as graduates from all streams can pursue it. The...
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Dystonic Cerebral Palsy May Have Affected His Limbs, But That Did Not Stop...
Battling dystonic cerebral palsy, a neurological condition marked by involuntary muscle spasms and unwanted movement, 18-year-old Madhukesh Bhat overcame the tough odds to appear for the Common...
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Gurgaon Man Travels 700 Km Every Weekend to Teach Village Kids in Uttarakhand!
Up in the hills of Dehradun is a school that was started in the British Era. Timli Vidyapeeth was started with the vision of reviving Vedic teachings and implementing them with modern education. It...
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IIT-Delhi To Help Deserving PhD Students Launch Their Own Start-Ups
In a new move, IIT Delhi will soon be turning thesis papers submitted by PhD scholars into full-fledged startups that will be provided with seed capital, mentoring, accommodation and access to...
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