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Educating Tribal India
“I recently appeared for my board exams and have obtained 84 percent,” says Sunanda. Dressed in a blue skirt and checked shirt, her articulation and clear usage of language might betray you to think of her to be a product of a metropolitan school. Dig a l ... -
Free Education: A tour through Guntur... Sri Sri Seva Mandir!
Innocence in the eyes, Curiosity in their speech, Sharp, observant mind, yet playful all the time, They exhibited the qualities no different from any other child. Yet, they were not just any kids- special, one of a kind. Running around joyfully in the wet ... -
Schools of a Different Thought
SANDEEP It’s 5 in the morning in Amjhor, a village situated in the heart of a naxal belt in Jharkhand. A little girl and her brother wake up, looking forward to another day. They brush their teeth and go for a bath, the whole time humming a ‘bhajan’ they ... -
Tribal children go to school
An Endeavour to spread Self-Sufficient, Holistic Education Chandan Soren comes home each evening to his mother and three sisters, pleased after attending school, alongside earning a salary by driving his teacher’s home. He is one amongst many who found an ... -
Revolution for Education
A revolution for education. 618 free schools in rural, tribal and slum areas of India are teaching thousands of first-generation learners. Imagine a world in which children from rural areas, tribal areas, and slums are able to receive free school educatio ... -
Education Testimonial17
I studied in the school without paying any contribution. I was also given scholarship for 2 years to pursue higher education. Teachers not only supported me academically, but personally as well.The school, without expecting anything in return, has given m ... -
School for Disaster Victims, Nagapattinam
Background The Art of Living team put immediate relief measures in place after the tsunami in Nagapattinam, the team helped to re-build the communities by building homes, primary and secondary schools and an industrial centre. These long term measures hav ... -
Revolutionizing Education, VVMVP Rural School
Background Ved Vignan Maha Vidhya Peeth (VVMVP) was the first rural school started by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1981. It started when Gurudev observed some local children playing in the dust near The Art of Living Centre. When he saw that they had n ... -
First free school in Arunachal Pradesh
Sri Sri Gnan Mandir, the first free school in Arunachal Pradesh Inspired by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s vision of providing value-based education to marginalised sections of society, the Art of Living opened ‘Sri Sri Gyan Mandir’, a school that provide ... -
School starts in Dharavi
Background Sri Sri Vidya Mandir is the first English medium school in Asia’s largest slum. Today the school has six rooms and classes up to 6th standard. Despite numerous challenges, such as the children’s difficult backgrounds, unavailability of land and ...