I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

A recent study by prominent authors including Nobel laureates shows that Indian children working in markets excel in mental ...

Apollonius is far from the only ancient scholar whose work was saved by the medieval Islamic tradition: “we generally recognize that we have Greek texts today because of the Arab ‘hold’ on these texts ...

A study published in the journal Nature yesterday, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, titled Children’s Arithmetic Skills Do Not Transfer Between Applied and Academic Math, reveals that Indian teaching ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well.

Ritual bathing at the confluence of large rivers has long held special significance in Hindu rituals. Sangam, where the Ganga ...

Mathematics skills learnt in real-world situations may not translate to the classroom and vice versa, according to a new study. A team surveyed children in India who work in markets, to see whether ...

In a world where nation-building is often seen as a grand, collective effort, it is the quiet, consistent work of individuals ...