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Why is quality education never a poll promise

Over the course of the next month, four states — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Assam — are gearing up for their Assembly election…

Sep 13, 2021

Why is quality education never a poll promise

Sep 13, 2021

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Learning

In Nirmala Sitharaman’s marquee 2021-’22 budget, the allocation for education was 6.1% less than the allocation made in 2020-’21. The…

Sep 12, 2021

Learning

Sep 12, 2021

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WHAT KIND OF HISTORY ARE WE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN?

I think I should continue the questioning from the title. What kind of history are we teaching our children? And that begs the more…

Jun 5, 2020

WHAT KIND OF HISTORY ARE WE TEACHING OUR CHILDREN?

Jun 5, 2020

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A moral justification for Public-Private Partnerships in education in India

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world- Nelson Mandela

May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020

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Am I willing to contradict myself?

“But mom, I don’t see why you are so adamant that a monogamous relationship is the only right way to be. Why can’t I have thirty sexual…

Apr 3, 2020

Am I willing to contradict myself?

Apr 3, 2020

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Coming out as privileged

I grew up in a Brahmanical area, had only Brahmins as friends and studied in an all Brahmin school. My teachers were all Brahmin, their…

Feb 16, 2020

Coming out as privileged

Feb 16, 2020

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Dilemmas, contradiction, and policy

I came to the US to study International education policy in the midst of a crisis of understanding my identity, my role, and my privilege…

Feb 16, 2020

Dilemmas, contradiction, and policy

Feb 16, 2020

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Ecology,communities and education

Let us understand the nature of a tree from one perspective. A fully grown tree’s roots replenishes the soil with different nutrients…

May 24, 2019

Ecology,communities and education

May 24, 2019

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How to get into Harvard and LSE (Part 2)

THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP)

May 14, 2019

How to get into Harvard and LSE (Part 2)

May 14, 2019

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Getting into top schools like Harvard and LSE (Part 1)

I recently got admitted into Harvard University for a master’s in International Education Policy and the London School of Economics and…

May 7, 2019

Getting into top schools like Harvard and LSE (Part 1)

May 7, 2019

Vishal V

Vishal V

Political consultant, Studied economics and philosophy of education at Harvard, Indophile, Dravidian politics

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