Education

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Firing the hungry spirit of rural children

Academics who attended the recent Indian Science Congress wholeheartedly agreed that the standard of science education across India is appalling. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. In 2008, the National Knowledge Commission recommended that attracting and retaining talented students in basic sciences is paramount…

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Human resources – a powerful hammer to nail poverty

Sudhar Krishnamachary is a TC-I Education Correspondent.

Just like any campus recruitment, it starts with rather lengthy information session about DHAN. A little over hundred graduating students are eagerly waiting to hear the part about salary and responsibilities. Much to their…

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Classes in boxes

matt1_DSCN4804Sudhar Krishnamachary is a TC-I education correspondent.

Mia, a middle school student at Aditi private school in Bangalore, bubbles with enthusiasm, pausing to find the right words, “There is so much interaction with the teachers and so much group work that…

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Introducing Sudhar Krishnamachary, Education Correspondent

The ThinkChange India team is proud to introduce Sudhar Krishnamachary to the website as an Education Correspondent.  A quick introduction of Sudhar:

Sudhar Krishnamachary is one among the many Indians living in the US, wanting and finding ways to give back…

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Syamantak – Bridging classroom to the world beyond

Two questions have been lingering around for a long time when it comes to improving the of Indian education system. “How to put the millions of children at school?” and “How to improve the quality of education?”. Syamantak is an organization…

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[Guest Post]: Even Education is Flat

Editor’s Note: The following post is a collaboration between Adrienne Villani, a member of the Beyond Profit Editorial Team, and Semil Shah, a Principal at India Strategy Consulting, a boutique services firm that advises small and medium enterprises and global…

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Postgraduate Diploma courses for social sector

I have been going through the free supplement of India Today magazine called Aspire (IT-Aspire)  and two courses relevant to young social entrepreneurs caught my eye.

PGDM-D&SF, IFMR, Chennai

For fresh graduates with  any Bachelor’s degree who are willing to start off…

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Masoom looking for Chief Program Coordinator

Masoom is presently working in the Parel and Worli area of Mumbai with students of night schools. Its main objective is to improve the academic performance and employability of the students in the night schools of Mumbai. Masoom began its intervention…

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Solar-powered “ePods” to help education

ePods, a handheld device manufactured by a California-based company Tidaldata has contributed its bit to revolutionize the way Indian students, especially the disadvantaged, learn by introducing its devices to them, CIOL reports.

Pothapragada (a co-founder of Tidaldata) says a consortium of NGOs,…

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Nokia’s LifeTools – pilot no more!

In March, ThinkChange India reported Nokia’s plans to launch LifeTools – a mobile application that caters to emerging markets in the rural areas with services related to agriculture, education and entertainment.

Today, Nokia has commercially launched its tools in Maharashtra in partnership…