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On a sunny afternoon in Pune, a young woman walked into a modest home office clutching her mark sheets, unsure if she would ever study again. She had the grades, the determination — just not the money. Within minutes, her voice cracked as she told her story. And on the other side of the table, Prasad Narayan made a promise he has now kept for hundreds of students across India: “If you’re sincere, we will find a way.” “I wanted to study further, to pursue what I loved, but my family […]

Imagine stepping into a space where numbers seem to dance, shapes whirl with energy, and patterns greet you like old friends — a joyful way to celebrate National Mathematics Day on 22 December 2025. For many of us, the subject didn’t start that way. It arrived with tests, formulas, and the pressure to get every answer right. Math itself isn’t born frightening; it becomes so with drills and pressure.  But what if we returned to its playful roots? What if equations lived in movement, […]

2026 is around the corner, and before we set foot into it, here’s flipping the pages of the past year to celebrate those who’ve made it better for thousands through their work. We’re shining the lens on ordinary citizens who’ve pushed the boundaries of resilience to spark impact on the ground.  We bring to you 10 educators who reimagined education beyond the blackboard. Across Indian cities, these educators have been teaching young minds to dream big and to never let their current […]

This article was originally published on the NITI Frontier Tech Respository. In many Indian villages, digital learning remains out of reach. Chalkboards and handmade visuals are still the norm, and overstretched teachers juggle multiple roles. It was against this backdrop that Akshay Mashelkar decided to act — not by waiting for top-down reform, but by building something himself. Inspired by the idea of bringing innovation into rural classrooms, he designed Shiksha: an interactive, humanoid […]