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How schools can help build a more humane world for everyone
We must give up the idea that we are special. We need humility and we must build social and cultural mechanisms that amplify our goodness, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.
In Dooars: A Room of Books
Oraon tribals working for generations in a Jalpaiguri tea garden now have a place to call their own – a library set up by Simran Oraon, as highlighted in People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI).
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Data shows lack of functioning toilets for children with disabilities
Less than four out of ten schools in India have a toilet that is usable by a child with a disability, write Karan Babbar and Raunak Maitra in The Hindu.
India’s Fight Against Air Pollution: Why Citizen Science Matters
Citizen science is not about turning everyone into scientists; it is about ensuring that scientific knowledge is made accessible to them in a way that resonates with their lived experiences, write Manisha Mishra and Mohammad Irshad in Gujarat Morning Post.
Open minds please: Schools can’t teach children everything but must foster lifelong teaching
Schools can build capacities and dispositions: the stamina to stay with a long text, the ability to hold a view lightly, the pleasure of being surprised, the instinct to ask why and to listen, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.
Annual Research Forum 2026: A Day of Research and Conversation Across Disciplines
A full day of short talks and poster presentations offered a window into questions and ideas shaping research at the University, as highlighted by Meryl Garcia.
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SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai wins Azim Premji University’s National Social Enterprise Idea Challenge
The event brought together students from across India to present business ideas addressing social problems.
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When the Spotlight Fades: The Unseen Mental Health Struggles of Drag Artists
The absence of queer-affirmative mental health support remains a major barrier for India’s drag performers, writes Swati Modh in Deccan Herald.
Government schools embrace phonics to build early English skills
Kuzu Phonics, a Sikkim State Education Department initiative, with technical support from Azim Premji University, has been helping young children take their first confident steps towards reading.
Is India’s finance boom outrunning its real economy?
Prompt policy action is needed to strengthen the foundations of India’s growth before vulnerabilities become crises, as highlighted in India’s Macroeconomy: Growth, Resilience, and Vulnerabilities, by Azim Premji University. | The Daily Brief by Zerodha
Why schools must teach children to be active citizens
While children understand that they are born citizens of a country, we need to build the disposition and competencies to make them active, engaged participants, writes Aruna Sankaranarayanan in Deccan Herald.
Azim Premji University Marks 10 Years of National Social Enterprise Idea Challenge with 10th Edition in Bengaluru
Ten student teams from across India to present ideas addressing challenges in health, sustainability, inclusion, livelihoods, and more
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Climate festival to bring rivers, forests and mountains alive at NEHU
Shillong is set to host Festivals of Life, with a five-day programme at North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) from 5 – 9 Oct 2026.
Azim Premji University and North-Eastern Hill University bring Festivals of Life to Shillong for the first time
The five-day festival from 5 – 9 Oct 2026 will explore nature and climate through art, science, and interactive activities
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