India, July 9 -- In a world where information is just a click away, learning is no longer just about reading and remembering. It's about "learning by doing". That's where project-based learning makes a real difference.

For the past six months, I've been working on a project as a ceramic designer. The goal? Introducing ceramics to prison inmates. But ceramics was only one part of it. I had to convince authorities, organise volunteers, and work with vulnerable groups. I managed budgets and resources.

I conducted workshops, created a curriculum, and revised it repeatedly as I taught it. This wasn't in any textbook, but it was real learning, and it wouldn't have been possible without a project.

Every project starts with an idea. It might c...