Tag: literacy

No school for these children

 
/ August 25, 2015

Sundari, Block Bhabani, Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh | Javed Ansari   In 2010 and 63 years after independence, India became one of 135 countries to make education the fundamental right of every child by passing the Right to Education Act. Better late than never? Not in small villages like Sundari,...

Indian Students on Wrong Side of Digital Divide

 
/ February 8, 2012

Govt. High School in Salani, Uttarakhand is struggling with poor computer facilities.

Temporary Education Hits Rural School

 
/ October 27, 2011

Lack of Permanent Teachers Hinders Higher Education in Rajasthan.

Tribal Students Left Behind In Assam

 
/ July 20, 2011

Forced to learn in the Bengali medium, tribal students in the Cachar District of Assam are falling dreadfully behind.

IndiaUnheard Impact: Schools In Brick Kilns

 
/ June 17, 2011

Schools are constructed for the children of brick kiln workers.

Teacher Overcomes Mountain Barriers

 
/ November 23, 2010

A dedicated teacher prioritizes educating children in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand to his own personal comfort.

Education – A Risky Business

 
/ October 25, 2010

Rural students in India’s Chattisgarh risk their lives everyday by crossing rain-swollen river in narrow boats to attend school.

Need To Preserve – A Tribe’s Oral History

 
/ October 20, 2010

Oral history of the forest tribes of Goa awaits documentation, revival.