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The perspectives on post-secondary education have followed two broad trajectories. First trajectory has looked at post-secondary education as a livelihood enhancing capability, as any economy moves towards a greater share of service sector. In this sense, knowledge economy requires âknowledge labourersâ.
The second trajectory on post-secondary education is rooted in the framework of life-long learning; it looks at learning new knowledge as part of being in and contributing to a knowledge society. In knowledge society, we share a âknowledge commons âwhich is collective pool of ideas, innovations, wisdom and theories evolved throughout humanity.
Insights from participatory research across Kochi, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad reveal that disability-inclusive mobility demands far more than infrastructure compliance. It requires recognising the diversity of disabilities, the intersecting barriers of gender and class, and the wisdom that communities hold in identifying practical solutions.
This blog, written by our intern Kush Rastogi, a B.A. English (Hons) student at Amity University, Noida, reflects on Dr. Rajesh Tandon’s podcast 'Reimagining Civil Society'. It captures powerful stories of literacy movements in India, highlighting civil society’s role in empowerment, innovation, and inclusive education.
India’s Gram Panchayats today govern at a time of profound transition. Climate change is intensifying floods, droughts, and heat stress, public health risks such as water-borne diseases are becoming more frequent, rural youth migration is hollowing out local economies and digital systems are expanding faster than local capacities to use them meaningfully.
