March 02, 2023, Bengaluru: As I stepped out of Innovations, a venue near Mantra4Change’s office in Bengaluru, after finishing the last session of Mantra Manthan, Mantra’s annual reflection & strategy meet, I was greeted with a wave of heat that immediately made me break into sweat. The air was thick, with the regular car horn…
Understanding Public Education in Punjab Punjab forms one of our planet’s earliest known civilizations, the Indus Valley. It flourished and has consequently been ravaged by many kingdoms and powers under the rich basins of the many rivers running through it from which the state derives its name. Today, the Punjab state is widely known…
Promoting Engaging and Enjoyable Learning NEP 2020 mandates that learning should be holistic, integrated, inclusive, enjoyable, and engaging. To minimize rote learning and to encourage holistic development and 21st-century skills (such as critical thinking, creativity, scientific temper, multilingualism, problem-solving, ethics, social responsibility, and digital literacy), curriculum, textbooks, pedagogy, and assessment at all stages of…
Basic Education Department, Uttar Pradesh, along with Mantra4change implementing the ‘Super – 50 Campaign’ under the NIPUN Bharat mission with the idea of building 50 model blocks by march 2024. Under this campaign, there are several activities like workshops, WhatsApp engagement, reviews, and peer learning spaces being conducted. Here is a Case Study on…
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” – Peter Drucker, Management Consultant & Author What does the phrase even mean? Let’s take a moment to summarise the phrase before we dive into the how of it. In a nutshell, it means that no matter how strong your business or program strategy is. It would remain strong…
Introduction “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are”– These profound words by Mason Cooley are the most relevant when it comes to WHY reading is important. Reading is one of the best adventures you can embark upon. It has the ability to transport us to incredible places,…
On 13th Oct 2022, Mr. Deepak Satwalekar visited Mantra4Change to interact with the leadership team during the ‘half-yearly stepback’. Mr. Deepak M. Satwalekar was the Managing Director of HDFC Ltd., India’s first and largest specialized provider of housing finance. He then became Managing Director and CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (2000-2008), the…
An account by Sushant, Program Communications Lead, Mantra4Change A super busy Wednesday morning, an empty coffee cup on the table, I was in the middle of a draft, totally immersed in writing a story, barely aware of what was going around me when I heard Sekhar calling me – niche chalo, Anil Kumble aaye…
Under the NIPUN Bharat mission, there are several initiatives being taken by stakeholders at the state, district, block, cluster, and school levels. In Uttar Pradesh, through different projects/campaigns under the School Leadership Development Program, the Mantra4Change team is trying to strengthen and enable different stakeholders at each level to drive these improvement initiatives. Here is…
We usually feel a little confused about the children’s learning. If we look for the learning insights, facilitators must create an environment for the learning. As we all know that student learning is a continuous process, whether we learn from lessons or from their interests and learning. If these questions are posed and answered well,…