Child Development

The picture most of us start with Ask most Indian parents what raising an intelligent child looks like, and a familiar picture forms almost at once: top marks in maths, a confident grasp of physics, perhaps a state rank in …

There is a child in almost every Indian classroom who is described, with great warmth and approval, as a “good student.” This child sits straight. Answers when called upon. Never questions the teacher. Submits every assignment on time, in the …