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On a quiet lane in Miyapur, a fast-growing northwestern suburb of Hyderabad lined with gated apartment complexes and IT campuses, there is an unusual classroom — an overhead water tank, squat and cylindrical, gifted to a teacher who had simply run out of space. Inside, and in the modest rooms built around it over the years, students bend over textbooks every evening while their parents guard the gates of the very buildings that tower above them. This is where Akula Kalyani once studied. Her […]

What if school weren’t just about report cards, ranks and racing through textbooks? What if classrooms gave children the freedom to ask strange questions, learn at their own pace, build things with their hands, make music, grow food, vote on decisions, or even paint what a melody feels like? Across India, a quiet shift in education has been taking shape for years. Alternative schools,  often inspired by philosophies like Waldorf, Steiner and integral education, are challenging the idea that […]

For decades, India’s education narrative has been shaped by a persistent gender gap — fewer girls in classrooms, higher dropout rates, and limited access to higher education. But a powerful shift is underway.  From school corridors to postgraduate lecture halls, girls are not just catching up — they are beginning to outnumber boys. Recent data from the National Statistical Office (NSO) signals a turning point. India is steadily closing long-standing gender disparities in education, with […]

Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.  Kanchan (name changed) is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in law from Bhopal University. Back home, her mother is still engaged in sex work.    “She has always been involved in the work, but she doesn’t want her daughters to face these problems. She has always encouraged me to pursue education,” she tells The Better India.   Kanchan and her mother belong to the […]