Facing caste

Facing caste Facing caste: A research project The caste system in India and the structural inequalities perpetuated by casteism are a grave challenge to creating a just society. The problem is exacerbated because the education system which includes the library and school curricula are not […]

Interrogating what reproduces a teacher

Interrogating what reproduces a teacher Teachers at work educating, agitating, organizing Within a highly stratified society and education system, where the reality of ‘a teacher’ is informed – at once – both by historical domination by a specific caste and the contemporary reality of feminisation […]

Mapping educational innovations for social and ecological justice

Mapping educational innovations for social and ecological justice Learning for life_ Education as transformational journeys This research project will map two educational interventions with an explicit commitment to social justice- Baduku Center for Livelihood Learning and Visthaar- A Non Formal Academy for Peace and Justice.  […]

Evaluation of CBPAR as a tool for sustainable communities/cities

Evaluation of CBPAR as a tool for sustainable communities/cities Building team spirit among Youth Fellows and facilitators from the 2018-2019 batch in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai Dalit-Bahujan and Adivasi intellectuals, including Dr Abhay Xaxa, have critiqued the manner in which the largely upper caste cis male […]

Understanding the usefulness of dialogic pedagogy for gender sensitisation among pre-service teachers in District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Kottayam

Understanding the usefulness of dialogic pedagogy for gender sensitisation among pre-service teachers in District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), Kottayam Hearing each other, seeing together, thinking together and acting together. Developing spaces for dialogue through theatre of the oppressed Gender-just classrooms are inevitable for […]

Development of water classrooms for middle school students

Development of water classrooms for middle school students Developing pedagogical tools for middle school students with an interdisciplinary focus on water Water is recognized by United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 – ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. In […]