Counter imaginaries: Towards a new cartography of agency Shahirs A rich tradition of theater exists in India which has been used for teaching and learning, and its encounters and interactions with other theatrical traditions give it a very unique form. We aim to draw upon […]
Higher education for sustainable urbanization: Perspectives from cities of India’s North East Panoramic view of the city of Aizawl in India’s North East Through this project we seek to explore perspectives of urbanism from cities of India’s North East and the crucial role higher education […]
Nilgiris Field Learning Centre: Learning & analysis for local Adivasi empowerment Scenic view from a Toda village At Keystone Foundation, we want to reimagine an education experience for tribal children, youth and adults, one that aids them in calibrating their worldviews while strengthening their interactions […]
Educational ecosystem of architecture in India: A review Annabahu Sathe Nagar, Govandi Formally trained architects in India participate in the building of habitation for less than 10 percent of the population. This project works with the hypothesis that “the educational ecosystem is not geared towards […]
Summer School on CARBON Summer School on Carbon Conversations and thinking around the Anthropocene are nascent in India and require foregrounding in public discourse. Science Gallery, Bengaluru – a university-linked public institution that facilitates research-based learning – will play a critical role in enabling this […]
Teachers negotiating professional agency: Study of a teacher education programme Exploring teacher agency and reflective practice This project aims to examine how graduates of the Bachelors of Elementary Education (B.El.ED) programme learn to cultivate and negotiate professional agency as teachers. Teacher agency is examined with […]
Breaking through the intergenerational cycle of educational inequalities: First generation learners, stigmatized occupational groups and sustainable futures Encountering the field: Student interns on field to interview domestic workers, Rajendra Nagar, Pune When the transfer of material and social resources is unequal in a highly stratified […]
Redefining sustainable development: Co-creation of knowledge with the Bharia A senior Bharia woman resting in front of her house in Rathed, a village in Patalkot The capitalist development has severely strained people’s livelihoods and relationships with the environment. Knowledge from non-capitalist premises can fruitfully enhance […]
Education, margins and city: Examining the linkages through an ethnographic exploration Children’s voices from the margins Sustainable futures depend on, and call for education that is committed to transformation, empowerment, progress, and growth. These aspired ideals of education are constantly under the pressure of utilitarianism […]
Learning, livelihoods and possibilities of socially just pedagogy A workshop in Sangli Our research and action-led engagements primarily focus on the ways in which students in smaller towns move between education and employment. We document the shifting landscapes of education and skills in the south […]
Sumit Bose
Former Finance Secretary, GOI
Sumit Bose was the Union Finance Secretary and Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India till his retirement from the Indian Administrative Service in March, 2014. In the Ministry of Finance he was also Secretary in the Departments of Expenditure and Disinvestment.
As Joint Secretary in the Department of Elementary Education, he was responsible for the launch of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. He was also Secretary, School Education in Madhya Pradesh.
Currently he serves as an Independent Director on the boards of several companies and on the boards of various non-profits such as Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Jal Seva Charitable Foundation (WaterAid India), Parivaar Education Society (Kolkata) and Samaj Pragati Sahayog (Bagli, Dewas).
Nargis Panchapakesan
Former Head and Dean, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi
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K. Subramaniam
Former Director, HBCSE, TIFR, Mumbai
Professor K. (Ravi) Subramaniam holds a PhD in Philosophy from IIT, Mumbai. He served as Director of the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai from July 2016 to June 2021.
Professor Subramaniam has worked extensively in the area of mathematics education. He has taught various courses in mathematics education for doctoral students including: Introduction to Mathematics Education Research, Theoretical Perspectives on School Mathematics, Representations and Reasoning, and Philosophy of Education. He was a key contributor to course development of the M.A. Elementary Education programme at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and has taught the Pedagogy of Mathematics; Child development and Cognition courses in the programme. He has mentored and supervised doctoral students across a range of topics including, learning of mathematics, teacher development and mathematics teaching, and science, technology and sustainability.
Professor Subramaniam has a range of publications to his credit in international and national peer reviewed journals. He has authored books for students and teachers, developed manuals and resources for teachers and published various research reports. Professor Subramaniam has made mathematics an enjoyable subject through his books titled - Maths for every child. Some of his key and co-authored publications include: Teachers’ construction of meanings of signed quantities and integer operation, (Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2017) and Mathematics teacher training manual class I and class II. New Delhi: NCERT, (2010).
Professor Geetha B. Nambissan
Former Chairperson ZHCES, SSS, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Professor Geetha B. Nambissan is a sociologist of education. She was formerly with the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research has focused on exclusion, inclusion, and social justice in education with particular reference to the schooling of marginalized sections of Indian society: Dalits, Adivasis, and the poor. She has published widely in these areas. Her current research interests include the privatization of schooling and urban transformations and education. She is the editor of the ‘India' section, in the Second International Handbook on Urban Education (Springer, 2017). Her recent publications include ‘Caste and the Politics of the Early “Public” in Schooling: Dalit Struggle for an Equitable Education’ (Contemporary Education Dialogue, July 2020) and Education and the Changing Urban in Delhi: Privilege and Exclusion in a Megacity (Perspectivia.net, 2021). She has been President of the Comparative Education Society of India.
Anshu Vaish
Former Secretary, Education, MHRD
Ms. Anshu Vaish, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the batch of 1975, Madhya Pradesh Cadre, superannuated as Secretary, School Education and Literacy in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Prior to that, she has worked extensively in the social sector, including culture and school education, serving in the Departments of Women and Child Development, Health, Social Justice and Empowerment. She has also headed the Archaeological Survey of India as its Director General.
Ms. Anshu Vaish has been involved in various assignments over the years. She chaired the Task Force on Restructuring of the National Council for Teacher Education and was a member of NUEPA’s group to draft a Model Education Code for schools. She has served as Chairperson of Rangasri Little Ballet Troupe Trust, Chairperson of PRADAN, Member of the Governing Body of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhopal, and Independent Director on the Board of Steel Authority of India.
Currently, Ms. Vaish serves as Chairperson of Rainbow Foundation of India and Member on the General Body of Centre for Equity Studies. She is also a Member on the governing bodies of KATHA, Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute, and Aga Khan Foundation India.
