By Vaishali Jadhav, Educator & Learning Facilitator When I stepped into the ROSHINI After-School classroom, what struck me wasn’t the noise or chatter—it was the quiet. A kind of cautious silence I’ve come to recognize. It wasn’t the absence of curiosity. It was the fear of getting it wrong in front of others. Most of

By Sidharth Hendre, Life Skills Facilitator & Youth Development Practitioner In all my years working across diverse geographies—from the hills of the North East with Pratham, to urban schools through the American India Foundation, to community-led innovation at Goonj—I’ve learned one thing: no education is complete without life skills. Reading and writing are critical, yes.

By Deepali Kshirsagar, Life Skills & Career Educator, Mental Health Practitioner It was a warm afternoon when I walked into the Samavesh Center where I lead the After-School Program in Bhosari. The room was buzzing—not with noise, but with a quiet intensity. You could feel it in the way the children sat: alert, curious, and