EDUCATION

Education has to play a very significant role in building a society premised on the ethos of equality and justice.

The article looks at how the pandemic has opened up a plethora of challenges before the teaching community and even those who are soon to join the vocation.

Empty classrooms are a reality as the times call for a shift to the online mode, this redefines the very essence of an intimate, face to face student-teacher relationship.

The vocation of teaching is an act of contentedness. A passionate pedagogue touches the soul of the learner and ignites the flame of knowledge. Here is the story of a creative teacher who discovers herself through her vocation each day.

Online teaching is becoming the new fad but it can possibly never match up to the vibrancy and effectiveness of the real classroom.

Education lays the foundation for a society which is based on societal justice, equality and peace and one that prioritises environmental sustainability.

No electricity for prolonged periods of time, sporadic internet connectivity and a lack of access to technological tools, the story of Barmer depicts the issues around the digital divide.

The growing political interest in the NEP 2020 is an interesting phenomenon that compels us to to identify populist trends and propagation of ideology through education.

The pandemic has deepened the divide between the affluent and the marginalised through the extensive use of digitalised classroom technologies.

Professor Kumkum Roy teaches at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prof. Kumkum Roy has been working on issues related...