Highlights from my learning journey:

• Self-Directed Learning: I left formal schooling after the 10th grade and explored web development, content writing, marketing, theatre, and education. Later, I completed my 12th grade and pursued a BA in Sociology as an external student. Read my journey here –> 19 year old village lad drops out of college, starts an alternative education centre

• Diverse Experience with Children: I’ve worked with children from various backgrounds in cities and rural areas like Bangalore, Mumbai, Kutch, Dharampur, Ahmadabad, and Vadodara.

• Pedagogy I love : I love working with Project based learning, Nature / outdoor education, Theater in Education and other experiential learning pedagogies.

• Learning Spaces: I’ve worked with different types of schools, such as CBSE, GSEB, Ashramshalas, democratic schools, and homeschooling groups.

• NGO Collaborations: I’ve contributed to large-scale project implementations by partnering with a variety of NGOs.

• Educational Partnerships: I’ve had the privilege of working with educators from prestigious institutions such as MIT Media Lab, IIT Bombay, and the Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education.

• Government Educational Initiatives: I’ve collaborated with governmental educational bodies like GCERT and NCERT, contributing to educational content development and teacher training programs.

• Creative Collaborations: Over the years, I’ve teamed up with artists, designers, programmers, filmmakers, writers, scientists and naturalists to bring interdisciplinary projects to life.

• Time with Children: On average, I’ve spent 6 hours a day with children for the past 11 years. learning and growing together.

• Workshops & Camps: I’ve facilitated over 50 workshops, camps, and sessions for children and teachers on a wide range of topics, including design thinking, nature education, film making, civic problem-solving, creative computing, film appreciation, interdisciplinary projects, and experiential learning. (you can see documentation here –> Projects)

• Continued Learning: I’ve pursued numerous online and offline courses in areas like child development, geo-inquiry projects, project-based learning, nature and climate education, creative computing, children’s literature writing, and screenwriting from institutions like the National Geographic Society, Green School Bali, Eklavya Foundation, and MIT Media Lab.

• Faculty Member: For the past five years, I’ve been part of the faculty team for the Child Development, Learning & Special Needs course at the Eklavya Foundation.

I also co facilitated the course called ‘Experiential Learning’ for secondary schools teachers (in collaboration with Eklavya Foundation & Tata Trust)

• Fellowship & Grant : Earth Educator Fellowship 23’ , Gaur & Chopra Escape Velocity Grant 2024 - 25, Hacking The Education System Fellowship 2017

• Published Works: My articles on education and learning have been featured in publications like Teacher Plus and Pathshala Bhitar Bahar by Azim Premji University. (You can read it here –> Writings)

• Now → On this page I keep an up-to-date list of the things I’m focusing on and what I’m doing NOW.
• About → On this page I have put my offerings & my personal educational philosophy
• Projects → On this page I keep an up-to-date list of all my projects + sessions / workshops with children / teachers.
• Writings → Educational Writing, Classroom Experiences and more
• Notes → Occasional short notes on education system / learning / tech & many other things