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Kaizen in class: Small changes could have an enormous impact on school education

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- It would be inaccurate to call the three rooms in this school 'classrooms.' In most primary schools, dedicated rooms are assigned to classes-Class 1 to Class 5-or shared if there ... Read More


India's National Education Policy has been a victim of ignorance

New Delhi, July 23 -- We are at the fifth anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Having been a member of the NEP drafting committee, I am frequently asked, "You invested so much time... Read More


Anurag Behar: Letting AI think for us will destroy the purpose of education

New Delhi, July 9 -- No plan survives first contact with the enemy." This military maxim, often attributed to Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, the Prussian strategist who reshaped modern wa... Read More


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