India, June 30 -- Budget 2025 Gave Us Numbers-But Are We Missing the Narrative? In the Union Budget 2025, the Indian government spent a record Rs.1.24 lakh crore on education, an unprecedented commitment towards academic infrastructure and digital skilling. But while we take pride in budgetary milestones, we need to pose a deeper question: Are we solving the right problems?

The pandemic's scars on kids aren't just academic in nature. They're emotional. Social. Behavioural. From social distancing to screen dependency, we are facing a quiet crisis-one that conventional schools or online platforms aren't equipped to treat.

The actual disruption isn't so much in the delivery of education. It's in what kids are no longer being taught: the co...