The Moon and The Cap – Pratham Books

 This is an edited version of Rohini Nilekani’s conversation with Pratham co-founder, Dr. Madhav Chavan, on the ASER 2019 report. It’s been 20 years since I have been part of the Pratham family, and when we started our work in Karnataka what I enjoyed most was working at the Balwadis with the children and […]

This is an edited version of BIC Streams session titled ‘Childhood Interrupted’, a discussion that looks at the impact of the pandemic on children, especially between ages 8 to 18. Hosted by Rohini Nilekani, the participants included Dr. Shekhar Seshadri, professor of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS; Kavita Gupta, founder of […]

A nice story about this silent and always present friend, the wind does a lot of things without anybody’s notice! This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. View PDF

This presentation is an overview of Akshara’s operations with a particular focus on the library program and the linkage between the Akshara’s library program and the work Pratham Books does. View PDF