by Akshara Foundation | May 14, 2021 | covid
I was recently admitted in hospital for COVID-19 and fortunately discharged, soon enough. I thought I would put down some personal experiences and thoughts. In late February 2021 after a long nine-month, literal lockdown at home, my son wanted to hang out for a couple...
by Akshara Foundation | Dec 6, 2019 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government, government school, library, Odisha government, The Classroom Library
The ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, Odisha and Akshara Foundation, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Mission Suvidya. Launched by Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik on December 4, 2019, #MissionSuvidya...
by Akshara Foundation | Nov 14, 2019 | Akshara Foundation, Building Blocks, e-learning, learning app
Srinidhi looks every inch the serious, hard-working student she is known to be in school, peering into the Akshara team’s smartphone camera with mildly questioning eyes, a gentle sandalwood dot between slightly worried brows, three horizontal lines of vibhuti –...
by Akshara Foundation | Nov 14, 2019 | Akshara Foundation, Building Blocks, learning app
The Sahus were on a train from Vishakhapatnam to Rayagada, out for a family function, a family of four – Pradeep Kumar Sahu is a businessman in Asansol; his wife, Padmavathi, a homemaker who also occasionally helps her husband at work; and their two...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 3, 2018 | Akshara Foundation
Taking forward its continuous efforts of building an active democratic citizenry in the country, the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation division of ECI has undertaken a new initiative by the name of Electoral Literacy Clubs for developing a...