Education | Citizen Matters, Chennai

அறிவரசனின் விஞ்ஞான கனவு நிறைவேறுமா?

March 21, 2018 Jagadheeswaran D

A young software engineer gives it all up to take Science education to school children in the cities and villages of Tamil Nadu. Through the Vigyan Rath of Parikshan Trust, he has touched the lives of over 10.5 lakh children in 3200 schools.

Balwadi in Perumbakkam resettlement colony has a teacher who doesn’t read!

March 20, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

Many balwadis in the Perumbakkam resettlement colony have no power, no play equipment and in some centres, not even a teacher who can help the kids learn. This is a gross violation of ICDS norms.

Every child is born a scientist: Balaji Sampath at Mandram (VIDEO)

March 13, 2018 News Desk

The very first edition of Mandram, a platform that seeks to promote creative imaginations in Tamil, brought together six people from various backgrounds to share their perspectives. Here is their first video of the talk by educationist and social activist Balaji Sampath.

RTE violations rampant in Perumbakkam primary school for slum evictees

March 7, 2018 Laasya Shekhar

No playground, no fire exits, no proper washrooms and sometimes, no teachers either. That’s how kids from families in the Perumbakkam resettlement colony study, in a primary school operating from residential flats.

How to help your child beat the exam blues

February 26, 2018 Sandhya Raju

The Board exams are just around the corner; do you find your child to be unusually quiet, or restless, or excessively irritable? Here’s how to identify signs of beyond-normal stress in your child, how to tackle it and where to seek help in Chennai.

Kotturpuram schoolkids’ mural on school wall is much more than a work of art

August 30, 2017 Akshatha M

Students of the AMM Matriculation HS School in Kotturpuram were tired of the political posters that made their compound wall an eyesore, till a group of art-loving students decided to take matters in their hands. And look at the results!

When Anna Centenary Library opened up its world of books for rural school kids

August 2, 2017 Dharshini Ramanaa

In July 2017, the Nisaptham Trust announced the launch of libraries at 15 government schools across TN at a function held at the Anna Centenary Library in Chennai. For the visiting school kids and teachers, it was an experience of a lifetime.

Chennai kids organise book sales with a difference

June 12, 2017 Mallika Kumar

A group of seven schoolkids in Chennai come together to raise funds to help underprivileged children with books, school stationery and other things that would support their academic journey.

A deeper look at the Tamil student stir

June 11, 2013 Gnana Bharaty

While many of the student protests in Tamil Nadu may have had the Sri Lankan issue as the immediate trigger, in reality, the dynamics go much deeper and need to be viewed in a broader context.