The clock strikes 2 AM. Riya, a Class 10 student, is still hunched over her chemistry notes, surrounded by empty coffee cups and highlighters in every colour imaginable. Her board exams are three weeks away, and she hasn’t slept more …
Student Wellness
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“Don’t waste time on storybooks. Focus on your studies.” How many times have we said this—or heard it said—to children engrossed in a novel? Across India, fiction reading in is viewed as a luxury, something to enjoy only after “real …
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The debate between digital screens vs physical books is playing out in homes and classrooms across India every single day—and most of us don’t even realise we’ve already picked a side. But here’s the question nobody’s asking: are our students …
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Priya’s daughter, Ananya, just started her first year at university in Bangalore. For eighteen years, Priya had managed every aspect of Ananya’s life—wake-up times, study schedules, screen time, and even which subjects to focus on each evening. Ananya never missed …
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Preventing student burnout in India has become more urgent than any of us realise. Sixteen-year-old Meera stands in front of the bathroom mirror, practising her smile. Not because she’s happy—because she needs to look happy. In twenty minutes, her parents …