Gita Krenek
The author’s approach to teaching English to primary school children in Uttarakhand has reaped enormous rewards. From writing their own textbooks to making sure that the situations in the stories and dialogues mirrored the children’s lives and experiences – that is, a rural hill culture of small holdings and a semi-subsistence lifestyle, it felt like an uphill task initially. But when the stories resonated with the children, there was greater engagement, interest and motivation.

Nabanita Deshmukh
Here is an interesting account of how the author managed to make her teaching more desi so as to connect to rural children’s unique ways of learning.

Nabanita Deshmukh
Here is an interesting account of how the author managed to make her teaching more desi so as to connect to rural children’s unique ways of learning.

Chintan Girish Modi
How can teacher turn around a messy situation that she may find herself in? Sandeep Rai’s book Grey Sunshine stitches together real-life stories from the Teach For India (TFI) fellowship that trains and places young professionals in government schools across India. Read up this book for more inspirational stories.

Leena Satuluri
From arranging a visit to a temple to help children understand the term ’inscriptions’ to teaching conditional clauses, to explaining scientific facts in the kitchen, the author shows that examples of indigenous pedagogy can be found all around our environment, if only we care to look for them.