THE READING CORNER
The 8th of March this year was a sunny day with temperatures rising way above comfort zones. Perfect to stay indoors and cozy up with a book and a...
#MathinIndia
Did you know that only 25.3% of children in Std III can do two digit subtraction or that the percentage of children in Std II who still cannot...
MAKKALA HABBA
It was a day that made everything about it festive and brought a smile on your face, right from the confetti-coloured dhurries lacing the...
CELEBRATING OUR VOLUNTEERS
October 2014 was an overwhelming month for all of us at Akshara. It was the month we held 38 holiday camps for 2800 children across Hoskote. Aptly...
At these anganwadis, mothers are in-charge.
As part of the Malur, Dharwad and Bengaluru ICDS project spearheaded by our pre-school team, as many as 251 women now have a new role – that of...
VARDAPURA LOVES ITS GOVERNMENT SCHOOL!
A visit to the GLPS school in Vardapura and I was happy that I did not turn my back on Government schools. At a time when most of us have succumbed...
THERE’S SOMETHING MORE BREWING AT THIS CHAI SHOP.
It wasn’t a regular Sunday for Shiva Kumar or for the nearly 40 children who crammed his shop – a little chai-cum-kirana shop in an unpretentious...
R.I.P. HUMANITY
They are school children for heaven's sake...photo credit: http://indianexpress.comHow does one even express or articulate the horror of what...
Meet Shreyanka Mally
Spotted this piece on women who work at Mu Sigma and were thrilled to see Shreyanka featured:"Akshara Foundation was her first client. She assessed...