*Anirudh is pursuing mechanical engineering at Shiv Nadar University
When you look at a car, you’ll see the brand, the colour, the speed, I see it’s heart and soul and wonder how to make it in India. Even as a child I was enamoured by machines, I would visit my relatives’ workshops and look at the machines there and dream about making my own car.
*Anmol is pursuing engineering at Shiv Nadar University
I’ve never understood why sports have to take a backseat in our country, why can’t sports and education go hand in hand. My journey with sports, especially tennis, has really developed my life’s narrative. The most important thing it’s taught me is to deal with failure.
I have always been clear that I wanted to pursue education in my life, I’m very interested in writing.
*Shafin is pursuing Economics honors from Shiv Nadar University
Our country has some great policies but very poor execution, I believe youngsters like me can change that. I grew up in Kashmir under intense security and control.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra Conferred With Lewis Institute 2017 Community Changemaker Award by Babson College
Leadership is a skill that can be imparted and learned. But it requires the right kind of training and skill development at a young age, when children are still forming world-views, developing their personalities and imbibing life skills.
*Abhishek is a student of electrical engineering at Shiv Nadar Unversity
The one thing I’ve learnt in life is that it’s the choices that you make rather than your abilities that determine who you are. I come from a family of social workers, so very early on in life I learnt the incredible changes a single person can make.
When it comes to rural education in our country, most efforts have long been focused on quantum rather than qualitative outputs.
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Urvashi is from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. She joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2010.
Arun is from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. He joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2010.
Saloni is from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2010.
Sumit is from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. He joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2010.
Kalpana is from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. She joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2010.
Piyush is from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. He joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2011.
Aggrim is from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. She joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2011.
Sudeeksha is from Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. She joined VidyaGyan, an institution of Shiv Nadar Foundation, in 2011.
2016 has been a great year for the Shiv Nadar Foundation. We have made some significant strides towards our mission of creating equitable opportunities for all. We thank you for your unwavering support and wish you and your family a very happy and prosperous new year.
Mr. Rajiv Swarup, President – Shiv Nadar University Convocation Ceremony – October 31, 2015
Dr. F. C. Kohli, Founding CEO of TCS Honorary Degree Recipient Shiv Nadar University’s Convocation Ceremony- October 31, 2015
The fact that art plays a key role in our lives – enriching both our emotional and social lives – is undeniable. We stand to gain a lot, as individuals and as a society, by engaging more with the arts. Yet, there exists a yawning gap between people and art in our country.
My father is a primary school teacher and he is very strict about studies. When I was a child, I used to live in his terror.
Good governance is essential for the success of any organization. It steers the organization effectively by providing necessary support, from legal compliance to securing resources in a way that enhances trust and confidence.
We are taught that education is an important tool to change society for the better. And education is the only way you can become the person who can make change happen. But in my village, education is not treated like this. Mostly people don’t understand the value of it.
Shiv Nadar Foundation has been nurturing children including underprivileged but meritorious rural children to become an agent of change for their societies through education.
I have been a Biology teacher all my life. And any Bio teacher would tell you how hard it can be to teach reproductive system to a class full of teenagers.
In my village, women don’t have opportunities. They take care of their families, work in fields, but they are rarely an earning hand.
Accountability in the social sector must begin with the people one is looking to serve.
In our highly connected, digital world; technology plays a key role in fostering a culture of inclusiveness.
Lisa Heydlauff tells stories for a living – inspiring, interesting and innovative stories. Based in New Delhi, Lisa is the founder of ‘Going to School’, a not-for-profit organization that makes movies, books and radio programs for children to teach them a unique set of skills.
Education is regarded as one of the most powerful tools to transform individuals, communities and countries as it provides us the basic means to lead an impactful and aspirational life.
Over the last few decades, India has made visible progress in increasing literacy levels. However, as the nation progresses, the quality of education – possibly a bigger concern than the reach of education – is still a much debated subject.
India has historically lagged on the quantum and quality of research in higher education Over the last few years a number of academic studies have provided evidence that the research emerging from Indian univeristies has fallen short both on quantum and quality.
Driving the agenda of research in Higher Education Institutions
Stories from the Field is a series of interviews with people form the Shiv Nadar Foundation who work with children, youth and other beneficiaries. It provides an uninhibited and unconventional view of the on-ground efforts they undertake and the impact of their work on the lives of the beneficiaries as well as on the society.
“What art does is to coax us away from the mechanical and towards the miraculous.” – Jeanette Winterson
One of the earliest behaviors we develop as kids is the art of doodling on blank sheets of paper.
Lisa Heydlauff tells stories for a living – inspiring, interesting and innovative stories. Based in New Delhi, Lisa is the founder of ‘Going to School’, a not-for-profit organization that makes movies, books and radio programs for children to teach them a unique set of skills.
The legacy of any culture is very closely embedded in its language – oral traditions are passed on, history is put on paper and the intricacies of life are documented best in the language of the time, and of the people. Hindi, in many ways, is that language.
Stories from the Field is a series of interviews with people from the Shiv Nadar Foundation who work with children, youth and other beneficiaries. It provides an uninhibited and unconventional view of the on-ground efforts they undertake and the impact of their work on the lives of the beneficiaries as well as on the society.
The Shiv Nadar University (SNU) is located in Greater Noida in India’s National Capital Region.
Once he was an aid-recipient. Today, he is an aid-provider. Senthilnathan’s life turned around when he received a scholarship from SSN.
VidyaGyan Leadership Academy, an institution of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, has been established on the belief that a child’s economic background should not be a hindrance to the heights he or she can achieve.
Shikha, Vaishali, Sumit. These are not just the names of three teenage kids from rural Uttar Pradesh. They represent the aspirations, hopes and dreams of lakhs of kids from India’s largest state.
