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Indian students continue to struggle with Covid-19 disruption

Indian students continue to struggle with Covid-19 disruption

November 15, 2022

Students around the world are still paying for the disruption to their education caused by the widespread closure of schools around the world as one country after another moved to prolonged lockdowns. In most countries, schools have reopened only in this academic year, after almo...

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On Indian Teachers’ Day a message to today’s teachers

On Indian Teachers’ Day a message to today’s teachers

September 5, 2022

On this Indian Teachers’ Day, I would like to draw a comparison between the teachers of yesteryears and the teachers of the present. Gone are those days where a child at school looked up to the teacher as the supreme mentor in their lives. Whatever the teachers said was GodR...

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NGO series: Vaani – Sound of the soul

NGO series: Vaani – Sound of the soul

December 26, 2016

To inaugurate a series on Indian Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and to hold a light to their noble contributions to make the world a better place, MIG chose to start with an organisation which is dealing with a major yet unnoticed problem – hearing impairment. Not only V...

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Three quarter students fail baseline assessment in New Delhi

Three quarter students fail baseline assessment in New Delhi

August 12, 2016

The result of the baseline assessment, conducted by the Education Department of Delhi Government, startled the Delhi NCR , the National Capital Region, in India. Despite the provision of all the necessary facilities to students and the teachers , school children failed to perform...

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Actress Madhuri Dixit Launches MAA, “Mother’s Absolute Affection”

Actress Madhuri Dixit Launches MAA, “Mother’s Absolute Affection”

August 12, 2016

“MAA-Mother’s Absolute Affection”, is an initiative by the Indian Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), that is supported by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Emergency Fund) and by legendary Indian actress Madhuri Dixit.

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Slum Kids in New Delhi

Slum Kids in New Delhi

July 27, 2016

Childhood is metaphorically called the time of kingship. But not every child is born with silver spoon. Some are deprived and destitute like the kids living in the slums around India. According to the last data collected by the National Sample Survey Organisation, one-eighth of I...

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Workshop for kids and parents at Dilli Haat

Workshop for kids and parents at Dilli Haat

June 7, 2016

As mercury is pushing up every day, outdoor activities are hard to organise for kids. Delhi Tourism has started a summer craft workshop for children at Dilli Haat, Janakpuri, including potter on wheel, tie and dye, Madhubani paintings, clay work, paper craft, fencing, patchwork, ...

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Bill Rock Foundation

Bill Rock Foundation

January 8, 2016

The New Delhi World Book Fair in January 9-17 and the Jaipur Literature Festival, January 21-25, are good opportunities to buy books and offer them to underprivileged kids, like the ones Bill Rock Foundation provide schooling to in Laxmi Nagar, in East Delhi. The kids are taking ...

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