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Neurodiverse Creativity: Expressive Arts as Therapy
At the intersections of disability and queerness, expressive arts become tools for identity exploration and resistance, writes Swati Modh in Education Edge Global.
Azim Premji University opens applications for Postgraduate programmes across Bengaluru, Bhopal and Ranchi campuses
Deadline to Apply: 22 February 2026
Kannada-medium schools at the margins
Mother-tongue education is not simply about preservation of the past; it is about sustaining the conditions for original thought, ethical judgment, and intellectual depth, writes Sharoon Sunny in Deccan Herald.
How a college team helped a Karnataka village achieve 90 percent waste segregation and grow a food forest
When students and faculty from Azim Premji University stepped beyond campus, they worked with a panchayat near Bengaluru to rethink waste, composting, and shared responsibility through ‘Zero Waste Centre’, writes Nishtha Kawrani in The Better India.
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Growing Pains and Teaching Gains: Azim Premji University’s First Pedagogy Conclave
How do faculty members keep their wits, stick to their principles and not run out of energy in the midst of a rapidly growing university? Collective sharing may be the answer.
We must protect education from the growing miasma of nonsense that has come to affect the world
As AI-driven slop, techno-faith, and more pervade public life, we must do our outmost to safeguard education or live in regret, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.
How we can bring our scientists back home
The Hindu hosted a webinar, ‘How we can bring our scientists back home’, on 31 January 2026. Santonu Goswami was one of the panellists for the webinar moderated by M Kalyanaraman, The Hindu.
ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಹವಾಸ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಸರಣಿ
ಬರಗೂರು ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಪ್ಪ ಮತ್ತು ಲಲಿತಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಬಸವಯ್ಯ ಅವರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ
Who Are “We the People”? Rethinking the Constitution and Animal Rights in India
Animal-based foods have also been used as a tool for discrimination and to justify violence against people, writes Anjor Bhaskar in Northeast Now.
Academics, food experts converge at Cotton University to discuss Assam’s indigenous food heritage
Santonu Goswami and Arvind Lakshmisha, along with other panellists, discussed the cultural, ecological, and nutritional significance of Assam’s food heritage, and more, as highlighted in Northeast Now.
Cotton University hosts panel discussion on indigenous food systems
Hosted in collaboration with Azim Premji University, the panel highlighted the role of Assam’s indigenous food systems in climate resilience, nutrition, and sustainable development, as highlighted in The Sentinel.
Karnataka forms gig workers’ welfare board, aggregators to contribute 1 – 1.5% welfare fee per transaction
The state has one of highest numbers of people working in this rapidly growing sector. Azim Premji University will provide technical, data, and other academic support, writes Sharan Poovanna in ThePrint.
अझीम प्रेमजी विद्यापीठाने शिक्षक आणि शिक्षणतज्ञांसाठी पदव्युत्तर पदविका अभ्यासक्रमासाठी प्रवेश प्रक्रिया केली सुरू
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Azim Premji University opens admissions for Postgraduate Diploma programmes for teachers and educators
The one-year, part-time programmes combine theory and practical learning and are offered in a hybrid format, with both online and on-campus sessions.
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Diving into the lives of visually impaired vendors
Suman Gayen, in the Radio Udaan podcast, highlights the lives and lived experiences of visually impaired vendors in Kolkata.
रांची में शुरू होगा अजीम प्रेमजी विश्वविद्यालय का तीसरा कैंपस
यह परिसर 150 एकड़ भूमि पर विकसित हो रहा है और जुलाई से शैक्षणिक गतिविधियां शुरू करने की योजना है। इसका उद्देश्य झारखंड और पूर्वी भारत में गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षा को बढ़ावा देना है।
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Azim Premji University to set up 150-acre campus in Ranchi
“We want the Ranchi campus to be closely connected to the social and developmental needs of the region and contribute to building knowledge and human resources,” said Zulfiquar Haider, Vice Chancellor Designate – Azim Premji University, Ranchi Campus.
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Azim Premji University establishes its third campus in Ranchi to strengthen higher education in Jharkhand and the Eastern Region
The campus will begin by offering MA in Applied Economics and MA in Development. It will also offer PG Diplomas in Local Development, Early Childhood Education, and Educational Assessment, along with Certificate programmes in Public Health, Education and Development.
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SURC 2025: Setting aside labels and thinking about science
The fourth edition of the Science Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) featured some excellent exchanges, and highlighted what undergraduates have to offer science.
Campus Bengaluru
In New Delhi, surviving home
Nandini Das, in People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), highlights the story of resilience of two migrant women in New Delhi who are survivors of domestic abuse.
IndiGo disruption reflects the crisis in India’s aviation sector
The airline may have achieved dominance organically, but it cannot be allowed to evade accountability for the turmoil it created, write Sangita Dutta Gupta, M Manjula, and Tania Ghosh, in Scroll.
Madhav Gadgil’s environmentalism put community at the centre
Harini Nagendra, in The Indian Express, highlights his legacy of work that ranged from rigorous scientific research to engagement with conservation policy, and work with grassroots movements across diverse ecological systems in India
Dating Under Watch: How Family Support Shapes Queer Women’s Intimate Lives
To most of the queer women in India, it is not about whether they desire to love, but rather it is about whether they are permitted to love, writes Somnath Das in Feminism in India (FII).
Anxiety in a warming world: We live in a hyper-consumerist society that makes ethical living exhausting
Self-control alone can’t help this anxiety. Environmental sustainability must go hand in hand with emotional sustainability, writes Bhuvneshwari Dugat, in Down To Earth.
Teaching Economics: What can schools and universities learn from each other?
Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, case study of fish markets in Kerala — explore how educators came together to make teaching economics colourful, innovative, and simpler.
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Barmer: An arid part of India where empathy and compassion radiate hope
One encounters quiet acts of empathy, often unnoticed. Anurag Behar, in Mint, writes about the goodness of humanity in the arid reaches of Barmer that asserts itself with uncommon force — drawing him back repeatedly.
AI in Classrooms: Necessary reform or premature distraction?
The complexity of concepts underlying AI makes it inappropriate for children’s learning. On the other hand, “dumbing it down” simply to teach AI to children serves no purpose, write R Ramanujam and R Venkatesh in Moneycontrol.
Once upon a time in garden city
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL)’s nearly 5‑km-long corridor between Nagarbhavi Circle and Sumanahalli Cross might lead to the loss of 652 trees of 34 species, as highlighted by Garima Prasher in Bangalore Mirror.