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Why Indian Schools Are Failing Their Best Teachers
Education PolicyMay 19, 2026

Why Indian Schools Are Failing Their Best Teachers

On teacher attrition, the IB-CBSE divide, and the one metric that should drive every school decision.

A deep dive into teacher attrition, the IB-CBSE partnership, and why student happiness should be the only metric that matters. Mahesh argues that most school reform ignores the one variable that changes everything.

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Building EdTech That Actually Works for Bharat
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Building EdTech That Actually Works for Bharat

Vernacular-first, offline-capable, and designed around the constraints of a government school teacher.

Priya explains why most EdTech products are built for urban English-speakers and how her startup is different — vernacular-first, offline-capable, and designed around the constraints of a government school teacher.

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NEP 2020: Promise vs. Reality on the Ground
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NEP 2020: Promise vs. Reality on the Ground

Three years in, what has actually changed in classrooms? An unvarnished assessment from someone who helped write the policy.

Three years after NEP was announced, what has actually changed in classrooms? Rohan, a former government advisor who helped draft the policy, gives an unvarnished assessment of what landed and what didn't.

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From IIT to Villages: The Entrepreneurship No One Talks About
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From IIT to Villages: The Entrepreneurship No One Talks About

She walked away from Goldman Sachs to build supply chains for rural artisans. Here is how she validated ideas in markets with zero data.

Kavitha left a Goldman Sachs role to build a supply chain startup for rural artisans. Her framework for validating ideas in markets with zero data — and zero safety net — is one of the most practical things I've heard.

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