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Education crisis: Don't let fads disrupt the fundamentals of learning

New Delhi, June 25 -- Even if we focus narrowly on the most basic education outcomes-whether children can do simple mathematics or read and write with comprehension-the variations across Indian states... Read More


Anurag Behar: CBSE's first-language approach to teaching is spot on

New Delhi, June 11 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) issued a directive on 22 May. A few newspaper editorials and opinion pieces criticized this directive, but these were profoundly m... Read More


Implement educational reforms in honour of Dr Kasturirangan (1940-2025)

New Delhi, May 28 -- Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan passed away on 25 April 2025. Countless have contributed to building India, and his name will be among the top. But even the faintest of allusions to an... Read More


Anurag Behar: Don't let the 'alignment problem' of our systems fester

New Delhi, May 5 -- In every sphere of human endeavour-be it business, politics, administration, academia or civil society-we operate under a quiet but pervasive assumption: those who rise to the top ... Read More


The best don't always rise to the top but merit isn't a lost cause

New Delhi, April 16 -- In any field-be it business, politics, administration, academia or civil society-there is an unspoken assumption that those at the highest echelons are there because they are su... Read More


India's consensus on school education makes space for optimism

New Delhi, April 2 -- When big changes happen slowly, we don't notice them. Climate change is a glaring example. Slow is anything that happens over a human lifetime or more. There have been massive ch... Read More