Responsiveness of Public and Private Education Providers During COVID-19: Parental Perspective from Jharkhand, India
09 Apr 2025 1 Min Read

The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted schooling across India, disproportionately impacting children in low-income and rural communities. This study investigates how parents in rural Jharkhand perceived the responsiveness of public and private K-12 education providers during this crisis. Based on a large-scale survey of 4,162 parents across five districts, the report captures parental perspectives on communication, learning continuity, and school support during lockdowns.

State Regulatory Profile Uttar Pradesh
30 Dec 2024 1 Min Read

This report critically examines the regulatory framework over K-12 sector education in Uttar Pradesh along with its structure, mechanisms and enforcement areas. Analysis has further been done on the differential application of rules in both public and private schools to find out the effectiveness of regulatory policies in improving quality in education.

State Regulatory Profile Assam
30 Dec 2024 1 Min Read

This report examines the regulatory framework governing Assam’s K-12 educational landscape, focusing on its structure, enforcement mechanisms and areas that require improvement. The report highlights discrepancies in the application of regulations across the different sets of schools and evaluates the effectiveness of the current regulations in fostering educational quality.

Ease of operations for budget private schools in India
09 Aug 2024 1 Min Read

This report delves into the relationship between public and budget private schools, based on a comprehensive background study we submitted for UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring Report 2022. The focus is on critical aspects such as teacher recruitment, licensing, inspections, admissions, and grievance procedures. By analyzing relevant laws and supplementing our research with surveys and interviews with school owners, we aim to bridge the existing gap in the literature on budget private schools.

Blue Curriculum for Life
21 Mar 2024 2 Min Read

When we refer to the ‘Blue Curriculum,’ we do not confine the term to the conventional notion of a set of academic courses. Instead, we conceive it as an educational strategy that goes beyond textbooks and classrooms. It includes transformative education, lifelong learnings, sustainability dialogues, values, ethical awareness, and a deep-rooted sense of responsibility. The word Blue signifies both our planet Earth and Water – a universal symbol of fluidity, adaptability and interconnectedness.

Betiyan Scholarship 2023-24
Thu, 01/04/2024 - 18:07 5 Min Read

Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Betiyan Fellowship, a unique scholarship program was launched in 2021-22 in collaboration with Centre for Civil Society to encourage female students to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. The Fellowship provides financial support and mentorship to promote women’s access to and participation in STEM-related jobs in the manufacturing and production industries.

Understanding Us - Navigating Gender and Puberty for Adolescents
28 Dec 2023 1 Min Read

"Understanding Us - Navigating Gender and Puberty for Adolescents" is an educational booklet designed for students. Its objective is to provide a comprehensive overview of critical subjects within the realm of sex education, including topics such as the distinction between Sex and Gender, Stereotypes, Physical and Emotional Changes during Puberty, and Sexual Reproduction.

Architects of Tomorrow: Celebrating 25 Visionaries of Modern India
04 Sep 2023 1 Min Read

“Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one that they sprung up.” Oliver Wendell Holmes

Many men and women have often been lost in India’s contemporary history for taking a stand on social, political, and economic issues around them. So, while there are written documents lost in time, this is a humble effort to celebrate the ideas and voices of some of these unknown Indian Liberals of their time.

Bridging the Gap: Women in STEM
Mon, 05/01/2023 - 01:03 5 Min Read
Indian Liberals Coffee Table Book
23 Mar 2023 1 Min Read

“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin.

Indian Liberals have often been lost in mainstream communication for precisely voicing their “liberal” ideas. So while there are written documents lost in time, this is a humble effort to revive the ideas and voices of some of the unknown Indian Liberals of their time.

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