Flying High – Pratham Books

Rohini Charms – Inauguration of WellWoman Education Cell – Surana College. Principal KE Radhakrishna felt that the perfectperson to launch the cell would be chairperson Akshara Foundiition Kohini Nilekani, being dynamic and enterprising a woman as she is about social issues. Graciously accepting the accolades, Rohini said. “1 don’t know if I can be called […]

This is an edited version of Rohini Nilekani’s Keynote Address at the Belongg Library Network Launch Event. Belongg Library’s vision for inclusion and diversity is very welcome and timely. We need to find spaces and tools for people to be able to explore beyond their narrow horizons. People must be allowed the luxury of moving […]

Foundation chairperson Rohini Nilekani accepts the award. Ms. Nilekani said the foundation, as part of the Pratham Network, believed in giving underprivileged children the opportunity to learn and thereby empower them to take advantage of several more opportunities available for the educated. View PDF

Just recently, I happened to be standing outside a rather new-looking government school, high up on a scraggy hillock in Kolar district in South India. Two young boys, aged about 12, were our curious onlookers and we picked up conversations. One I knew to be a student, because he wore a school uniform, often the […]