Actor Jitendra Kumar, renowned for his roles in web series like ‘Panchayat’ and ‘Kota Factory,’ recently revisited his roots and shared his journey from aspiring engineer to beloved actor. On a recent visit to Delhi Technological University (DTU) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Jitendra inspired young engineers and aspirants with his motivational words.However,…
In a few years from now, you will spot a young journalist on television. Watch out for ‘Sakshi Patel’, whose factual reporting style on the issues encountered by remote Indian villages will take you by surprise. There will be no mincing of words as she digs out solutions to the daily battles fought by children…
Phillip Noyce, director of Fast Charlie, Clear and Present Danger, Salt, and The Bone Collector, speaks with DNA about RRR, Monkey Man, and Bollywood on Netflix Phillip Noyce has been making films since 1977. A master of the action thriller genre, he is part of the Australian New Wave, which revived filmmaking in the country,…
Teacher Manoj Panchal and project associate Tejas Bhirud explain how Amazon’s Future Engineer Program is infusing technology with everyday learning to empower government school kids with skills in coding, computer science, and robotics. This article has been sponsored by Amazon India. For Manoj Panchal, a highlight of teaching at the Zilla Parishad Primary School in…
The National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS), released in October this year, marks a paradigm shift in our understanding of education. It establishes a distinct framework for how India can implement one of the key features of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Before delving into any details about this framework, it’s important to…
Students of Class 8 of Zilla Parishad School in Nande village of Maharashtra worked in the Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) Lab set up by the Pi Jam Foundation in partnership with Amazon. Here’s how they built a weather station to help farmers in the area. This article has been sponsored by Amazon India. The summer…
Uddeshya Sachan’s Gurukulam is a Khushiyon Wala School that has helped 400 kids learn life lessons along with music, math and more. Uddeshya Sachan grew up in Kanpur, watching his father, a tailor, frown over the accounts book as the month end drew near, calculating if they had made enough money to pay his son’s…
For 12-year-old Aakash, who hails from Dehradun and used to beg for alms until last year, education was only a distant dream. This dream became a reality when he was enrolled in a government school. “Last year, police uncle enrolled me in this school. They gave me a uniform and books. I secured 83.6 per…
Itching to return home from the US to do good work, Sunny Singh founded RoundGlass Foundation, which works towards the holistic development of Punjab through education, skill training, environment conservation, and more. Since 2019, over 10 lakh saplings have been planted in 978 Punjab villages. As many as 14,000 students have been enrolled in 54…
Hailing from Pamohi village in Assam’s Kamrup district, Uttam Teron’s life was carefree and purposeless just a couple of decades ago. He would spend days roaming around the village with his friends. Once in a while, he would collect and sell firewood. But a turning point came in his life when he spotted kids playing…
