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From 13000 Kms Away, NRI Helped 5 Kids Stay In School. Here’s How You Can Too
One of the best outcomes of technological advancements and social media is the blurring of boundaries and distance. The world is becoming a global village and Shaloo Jeswani (47), who has spent two...
View ArticleApply: IIT Madras Offers Free 12-Week Course on Electric Vehicles With...
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) is inviting applications for a free online course on ‘Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy’. The course is approved by the All India Council for...
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These Changemakers’ Unique Approach is Bringing Girls Back to Schools...
This article has been published in partnership with Childrens’ Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) as part of #PromptHerNow, a campaign through which The Better India, Population Foundation of India and...
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Domestic Help’s Son Once Struggled To Study; Today He’s Teaching 200 Kids For...
Kanpur-based Nitin Kumar’s childhood recalls watching his mother, who worked as a domestic help in various households, toil hard to put together meals for her family. She earned a measly Rs 25 a day,...
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IIM-ISB-IIT Trio Make ‘Facebook’ For Parents & Teachers; Thousands go Digital...
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed schools to go online and with that the task of uploading the homework and even classwork submissions have by and large fallen upon parents. On most weekday mornings,...
View Article3 Inspiring People & Their Journeys of Using Education To Fight Poverty &...
This article has been sponsored by BIC Cello. When we speak of changemakers and unconventional heroes, we realise that most of their resolve stems from their own struggles. Their path to success is...
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Law Professor Tutors 50,000 Slum Children, Helps Them Become Nurses & Engineers
When associate law professor Dr Lalita Sharma moved to Indore’s new locality in 2009, she noticed a bunch of young teenagers and children from a nearby slum gambling, street fighting and loitering...
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“Will have half a meal, but a full education”: How 4 UP Girls Broke Shackles...
“We will eat half a chapati, to afford studying in a school,” a group of young girls scream in unison, as they rally through the labyrinthine alleys of two villages, Shahpur Khalwapatti and Mishroli,...
View Article‘I Dream Of Becoming a Collector’: Why This Teen Might Drop Out of School
“When I grow up, I want to become a Collector and help people like me who struggle with basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, healthcare and education. I want to take care of my grandparents and...
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AICTE Scholarship of Rs 50,000/Yearly for Students With Disabilities; Apply Here
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced a scholarship for the year 2021-22. This scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to students with disabilities pursuing their...
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Scientist Quits Job To Innovate Teaching Model, Helps Over 26000 Students
In Chitarpur village of Jharkhand, students of Class 3 have brought oranges, lemons, bitter gourds, turmeric and other food items from home. While the students will eventually consume these items for...
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‘Our Son is a Topper & an Author’: Couple Shares How to Ace Homeschooling
At 21, Shahen is a published author, positive psychology coach, scriptwriter and public speaker. His book ‘Burnout No More’ was recently purchased by a renowned school in Mumbai and Shahen has been...
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This Muhammad Ali’s Unique Teaching Methods Are a Model for All of Ladakh
Muhammad Ali (43) is grateful for all the accolades that have come his way since receiving the National Teachers Award last month for transforming the lives of his students at the Government Middle...
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Beti Padhao: This Girl Single-Handedly Raised Rs 3 CR to Fund Education for...
“If we donate water, its impact lasts for four hours. Food lasts for about 72 hours. But if we donate education, the impact is felt for generations to come,” says Nishita Rajput, one of India’s many...
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Imagine Getting Calls From IIM A, IIM B & IIM C: How a Student Cracked All...
Aayush Gupta, a management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has a special relationship with competitive exams and selection processes. He cleared the Common Aptitude...
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2 Men Use Their Love for Bike Rides to Revamp 9 Schools, Increase Attendance...
In 2018, the Karnataka government announced that it was shutting down almost 29,000 government and aided schools due to poor attendance and the deteriorating education infrastructure in these...
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Milk Packets to Broken Furniture: Teacher Used Them All to Create an...
Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. – Bob Talbert One person who has followed this lesson to the ‘T’ is C M Nagaraja, a school teacher from Bengaluru. Although he...
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‘I’ll Go to School Again’: How 6.9 Lakh Girls Beat Patriarchy to Reclaim...
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After Dedicating 4 Decades to Teaching, 72-YO Opens Rural Centre for Free...
If there is anyone who can fully grasp Benjamin Franklin’s quote, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”, it is Karnataka-based Sabiha Hashmi. Having been an educator for over four...
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7 Friends Help 2000+ Village Kids Chase Their Dreams in IIT, IISc & More
Studying in India’s premier institute, IIT-Kanpur still feels like a dream to Umashankar Mondal, a resident of West Bengal’s Tantipara village. Growing up in a weaver’s family, education was never a...
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