Starting from a remote village in Wayanad the resilient journey of Minnu Mani took her as far as naming a junction after her. She is from the Kurichiya tribe, and the daughter of a daily-wage labourer. She remembers a supportive school teacher and district coach who pushed her to play. Daily travel of nearly three […]
Minnu Mani, the cricket player of Kurichiya Tribe & 1st Kerala player in A team Read More »
A tribal man called Krushna Ataka from Odisha’s Rayagada district cracked NEET at the age of 33. He is married and has two children. He enrolled himself in a government medical college with his efforts and public support. While he completed his 12th exam in 2008, he could not go on with his studies due
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Around 120 students from Basipitha High School, Baripada, walked over 25 kilometers to visit district collectorate to protest poor living conditions in hostel. The student complained about ‘poor quality food’ being served besides other grim issues at the hostel in a government-based school hostel, otherwise known as Ashram School. The protest sparked public attention towards
Tribal school students walk 25 km over ‘neglect’, government orders probe Read More »
Like most girls who drop out of school in India, Poonam’s family did not see the point in educating a girl. Poonam had to fight to get into the same school as her brother and even after being admitted, she was pulled out at least twice but kept fighting for her education. Her father passed
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A paradigm shift is seen when it comes to advocacy for access to higher education for girls, however several gaps in dropout rates and academic focus still persists.
Punki Damor: The story of Paradigm Shift in Access to Girl’s Education Read More »
Empowering youth to empower themselves, through education.
Anjanapuram: The Saga of Community Literacy to Governance Read More »
In a heartwarming turn of events, Karma, a tribal student from Malkangiri district in Odisha, went viral on social media as a video showed her working as a daily laborer during her summer vacation to support her education expenses. Topping her Class 12 board exams with impressive marks, Karma’s determination caught the attention of government
Safeena Husain grew up in the modest lanes of Paharganj and was almost married off instead of pursuing a higher education, when a family friend showed her the path to academics. Little did anyone know that this pivot would lead her to extend the same magic potion of education to girls from various parts of
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When it comes to education in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, rural areas a not viewed as pioneers but Green Valley School recognised the need for such courses to equip students with skills relevant in the 21st century and integrated a STEM program, to their curriculum. The school also involved parents of
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An orphaned tribal girl from Sittilingi in the Dharmapuri district has overcome all odds, qualified for JEE (Advanced), and appeared for NEET despite facing immeasurable obstacles. After being orphaned at a tender age, she was left to take care of her younger brother and sister. A local activist has paid her exam fees and is
Orphaned tribal girl qualified in JEE (Mains), appeared for NEET Read More »
