Calm Reflections. Clear Insights. Thoughtful Change.
Calm Reflections. Clear Insights. Thoughtful Change.
What This Piece Is (and Isn’t) About This piece isn’t about feminism. Or the choice of being a working mother or not. Or cooking versus not cooking. Or managing other stuff. Or the hundreds of things one needs to do…
The Unseen, Unprecedented, and Extremely Heavy Mental Burden Parents today carry an invisible and crushing mental load. Unlike previous generations, who had fewer choices (and, let’s be honest, fewer opinions given to them), today’s parents are drowning in decision fatigue:…
Never ask a man his salary. Never ask a woman her age. And in recent times, a new one has been added to this list. Never ask a parent about their child’s screen time. For the sake of everyone’s well-being…
There are battles that are fought with swords and armies, and then there are battles lost in silence. This is one of them. Across India, in homes filled with rich history, tradition, and culture, a quiet surrender is taking place.…
This is the final part of the series of “EdTech in India: A Journey of Promise, Disruption, and Discovery” My father, a civil engineer, often says—technology is but an enabler. Computers can draft the most exquisite blueprints, but if the…
This is the second part of the series of “EdTech in India: A Journey of Promise, Disruption, and Discovery” Two opposing realities confront us today: Edtech roared and soared during COVID. And most people thought that the COVID-19 pandemic gave…
This is the first part of the series of “EdTech in India: A Journey of Promise, Disruption, and Discovery” It was 2014. The unused, old staffroom in a public school in Hyderabad, where I was teaching, had a single desktop…
In today’s times, parents face a challenging task. There are so many schools to choose from—CBSE, ICSE, or IB? State syllabus or not? Old, renowned schools or new-age ones? Should I homeschool? What is Montessori or Waldorf? Are children studying…
The question of whether to prioritize a top-rated course (at a lesser-known college) or an average course (at a top-tier institution)—or in other words, The College or The Course—often sparks heated, emotional debates. This decision influences not only early career…
The Indian education system is often critiqued for its focus on rote learning and its lack of emphasis on critical thinking. I agree. But, it doesn’t matter what I think. What matters is: What does this truly mean for a…
In India, similar to global trends, rankings like the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) have become a buzzword in the higher education ecosystem. However, for every group of stakeholders passionately debating rankings, there exists another group that remains largely indifferent.…
Education is ‘important’—everyone understands. Education is ‘complex’—everyone agrees. And yet, decade after decade, the cracks in the system are deepening. Why do we constantly feel, generation after generation, that schooling and higher education are deteriorating? Consider this: decades ago, most…