India needs a jugaad revolution in education

The OPED Article published on Financial Express dated 8th Dec’25 explores how, despite children being naturally curious and inventive, our education system increasingly restricts that instinct by emphasising silence, memorisation, and compliance. Against the backdrop of falling enrolment and declining foundational learning levels, the piece calls for restoring joy, inquiry, and critical thinking in classrooms through simple tools, design thinking, and better-supported teachers who can meaningfully use AI to enhance learning.