PROFILE

Vikas Maniar

Email: vikas.maniar@apu.edu.in

Vikas is a faculty with School of Education at Azim Premji University. Prior to this, he has worked with NGOs for over five years and with corporate sector for over a decade. Vikas continues to engage with grass root NGO initiatives in education for the marginalized social groups and with the public-school system.

Academic Qualifications

• Ph.D. (Education), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• MA (Education), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• PG Diploma in Child Rights Law, National Law School, Bangalore
• PG Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Teaching

• Political Economy of Education
• Education Policy and School Systems
• Schools and School Systems in India
• ICT in School Education
• Quality Discourses in Education

Areas of Interest

• Political economy of schooling in postcolonial societies particularly the schooling experiences of marginalised social groups.
• Schooling and wellbeing – Contribution of schooling to promoting good life and good society in given contexts.
• School Management and Leadership
• Buddhist, Bhakti and Sufi traditions

Publications

• Maniar, V. (2019). ICT in schools: Panacea or a pipedream. Technology in Education: Perspectives and Praxis. L. Devaki (Ed.). Centre for Communication and Development Studies, Pune
• Maniar, V. (2018). Right to Education and Capability Enhancement in Rural South Africa. The Right to Education Movements and Policies: Promises and Realities, 46.