Chaudhvin Ka Chand Over City Slum – Off to school, with Waheeda Rehman

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

Ek Step Mission: Improve literacy and numeracy by increasing access to learning opportunities for tens of millions of children in five years. View PDF

The project is being taken up to ensure that all students from Standards two to seven read and learn. “The project will begin in July this year, and by November, we hope to see a remarkable difference in the children,” said Mr Ashok Kamath of the Akshara Foundation, at the Rotary Service Award function 2006 […]

This is an edited version of Rohini Nilekani’s talk, ‘Giving Away A Billion Books’, delivered at a TEDx Gateway event. Rohini Nilekani was the Founder-Chairperson of Pratham Books, a charitable trust which seeks to put “A book in every child’s hand.” When I was a child, I learned a skill that I believe has given […]