In India, one child is born almost every second….
and then?
... It's time to celebrate early childhood
to make the most of it
Think of your earliest childhood memories…
You smiled, didn’t you?
Childhood is filled with joy, wonder, excitement, and an unlimited appetite for life.
Children learn best from childhood itself. So, let’s join them in this celebration of growth and learning. It’s the ideal way to build a strong foundation for their future.
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)Missed Opportunity
Today, there is a lot of vulnerability and anxiety around early childhood, which can limit a child’s growth and learning journey to a severe extent.
The first eight years are a window of opportunity
Holistic development can be a lifelong advantage
An abundance of learning opportunities
Play is the way
Playground
A collection of resources, tools, articles and stories to help you celebrate childhood in real and diverse ways. Click on the categories below to explore further.
India doesn’t need to fix childhood, it needs to see it. Bachpan is Gr8 turns big ideas into 8 everyday wonders—play, stories, nature, creativity, bonding, skills, education, quiet, care. No checklists. No pressure. Just noticing what already works. The world made big goals simple with icons—what if childhood’s abundance was the easiest goal we never noticed?
ndia played more this year. Literally. From Anganwadi courtyards to kites, benches to buses, hospitals to cafes, Bachpan Manao with EkStep Foundation and NDTV brought unlikely voices together to say one thing: play is how children learn, connect, imagine, and grow. But here’s the real question - when was the last time you truly saw a child at play?
What does childhood look like when you’re holding someone else’s? This is what we kept seeing.
Bachpan Manao Masterclasses are 60-minute Zoom sessions where early childhood ideas come alive. You’ll hear from people doing the work - program implementers, teachers, researchers, professionals - sharing one sharp insight, real stories, and free tools you can use right away. Practical, human, and rooted in the first 8 years.
A child’s first impression of Math doesn't come from a teacher; it comes from Mothers. Learn how to reframe your 'natural intuition' into powerful math mentorship.
Collabaction
Partners can champion this social mission by raising awareness and bringing about behaviour change through projects
and programs. We call this Collabaction – collaborating for action and impact.
