‘Challenge creation of islands in society’

Rohini Nilekani and Sridhar Sarathy with kids in the Akshara Khazana library. JUNIPER Networks, Inc has committed US$34,080 to Akshara Foundation over three years to fund the creation of a children’s library and an Educational Resource Centre (ERC). The new library and resource centre were inaugurated by T M Vijay Bhaskar, IAS, Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education, Education […]

Born Godavari Ketkar, at the turn of the 20th century, she spent her childhood in the sylvan surroundings of the Gwalior palace, as her father was an ambassador to the maharaja’s court. She spoke of going to the little local school in deer carriages. The beautiful young Goda came to Belgaum at the age of […]

Will the great Indian family become a myth or an extinct entity? The Indian family system has upheld Indian culture. But now, the value system has changed and with it the structure and nature of the family too. The book ‘The Great Indian Families: New Roles, Old responsibilities’ by Gitanjali Prasad dwells upon these emerging […]

Rohini Nilekani, philanthropist and founder of Arghyam Foundation, believes that the state ( sarkaar), the market ( bazaar), and society ( samaaj) should strive for a balance with none of them having too much power. Her new book, Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: A Citizen-First Approach, is a collection of essays on what citizens can do to […]