Many might call him studious, some a bookworm, but Malaikannan says that he was lucky to have found the best of both worlds.
Many might call him studious, some a bookworm, but Malaikannan says that he was lucky to have found the best of both worlds.
“I was always a good student who wanted to make something of her life. I had goals. But considering my surroundings, those goals seemed more like unachievable dreams,” says a young woman who hails from the remote village of Manampathi, in Tamil Nadu.
As an 8-year-old kid, when Arun Sathianarayanan travelled overseas to the US in 2006 to visit his mother, little did he know that he would come back burning with his life’s purpose.
Growing up, Bhargavi Gopalan was a quiet and shy child sitting in a corner. She was comfortable being in the shadows, away from the crowds, away from the spotlight
As a child, when Aarav would pick up his pencil and scribble expressions on a piece of paper, people would often get scared.
As the complexities of algebra took over, students continued to frantically scribble in their notebooks, hoping to arrive at the right answer.
“I had big dreams, but never realised that the reality would turn out to be much bigger and better!” says Hemlata Sharma, recalling her journey.
In the area of social entrepreneurship, India has made significant contributions. Here are four legendary figures whose work has inspired the world.
Is it acceptable to make money while we help others? Many people have faced this dilemma. In India, this problem is particularly acute because of our cultural traditions.
Social entrepreneurship is all about recognizing the social problems and achieving a social change by employing entrepreneurial principles, processes and operations.
Every successful social enterprise is the result of careful planning, and a combination of different skills. Over time, successful entrepreneurs begin to identify the factors behind their success.
You may have thought of an idea for your social enterprise, but how do you get started? One way is to start small, prove the strength of your idea, and seek funding
Social Entrepreneurship is an interesting subject and an increasingly popular career option. Its underlying principles, of professionalism and sustainability, have strongly influenced the Shiv Nadar Foundation.
A philanthropic enterprise is like a tree. Years of effort are devoted to it, in the hope that it will bear fruit. Eventually the time comes, when we begin to see the rewards.
How many times have we heard about the technology ban in school or even college classrooms? Even in this digital era, students are forced to copy lessons from books, instead of actually applying their education in real life.
To many people, it often seems like the villages of India are holding back. Sitting in their air-conditioned rooms, they look down on the poor and the illiterate masses and shake their heads, half in anger, half in sorrow. If the village is in Bihar, their feelings of despair increase.
A group of young adults have gathered around in a town hall like setting to discuss their school’s curriculum. It looks like a normal meeting of school patrons discussing the school’s functioning with minutes of meeting being jotted down by a secretary.
“If you fail, we take you. If you pass, we may consider you.”
Sonam Wangchuk first came into the national spotlight in 2009, when his story inspired the character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film 3 Idiots. Though this was never acknowledged, the similarities are hard to miss. But his real story is far more interesting than any film could be.
Language is a tool that needs to be used very carefully in order to break gender stereotypes. What we express through our writing and through the words we speak in our day-to-day lives can reinforce stereotypes sub-consciously.
“If you fail, we take you. If you pass, we may consider you.”
“If the children cannot go to school, the school must go to the children.”
She often saw the poor children standing outside the gate of her school, looking in hopefully. She could not take them in because she knew the other parents would never allow it.
VidyaGyan is a Leadership Academy for meritorious rural children. An initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, it is a radical social experiment in nurturing leadership from amongst highly gifted rural poor children, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Shiv Nadar Foundation has been nurturing children including underprivileged but meritorious rural children to become an agent of change for their societies through education
6th August 2018, Delhi: The capital today saw the coming together of Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs; Mrs Roshni Nadar Malhotra, CEO of HCL Corporation & Trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation; Shri Durga Shanker Mishra (Secretary, MoHUA) along with the cast & crew of the internationally acclaimed film Halkaa as they launched the most awaited trailer of the movie amongst 200 city kids.
Our students make us proud everywhere they go. As this year’s valedictorian from VidyaGyan Bulandshahr, Sudeeksha had the opportunity to speak about her experiences at VidyaGyan and say goodbye to her peers.
Who better to guide the leaders of tomorrow than someone who has lead a multi-million brand through turmoil and brought stability?
The experience and life of Ms. Geeta Goel, Country Director, India, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation makes for a story that we can hear for ages.
As the day came to an end, the bittersweet feeling of separation that we feel every year came back.
A light of inspiration since the inception of VidyaGyan, Roshni Nadar Malhotra has always been the role model our students look up to.
Every year, we take in students that we believe will be overachievers in the future. Our pride when seeing them succeed is not something that can be described easily.
Every year, we get bigger and better. And the results of our progress are best summarized in the VidyaGyan progress report.
It’s possible to highlight serious topics in a fun manner. Watch how we staged a Nukkad Naatak for young minds to curb open defecation. Watch Halkaa on 7th September. Book your tickets now.
363 students graduate with an average score of 87%
32 students score 100 marks in various subjects while 134 scored above 90%
Swami Vivekananda was a teacher on a grand scale. He tried to teach us how to be a great nation. Like many great men, he is often quoted and rarely studied.
There are few people in the world who have no enemies. Many have found themselves in a position where they ask, how do I defeat them? Chanakya’s Artha Shastra is a seminal Indian text that attempts to answer this. Few other works, before or since, have answered it as comprehensively.
Savitribai Phule was one of India’s greatest women, honoured in her native Maharashtra, but largely forgotten by the rest of us.
In modern India, the Western model of education has had the upper hand since independence. It is now being challenged by traditional models and beliefs.
“If a man neglects education, he walks lame till the end of his life.” (Plato)
Ramakrishna Paramhansa is a much beloved figure in Bengal, remembered with affection for his good humour, his loving personality, and the penetrating simplicity of his insight.
Discover the magic of everyday science and find out what keeps birds from being electrocuted on their favourite spot – power lines.
