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.
The Playbook of Play, launched by Rohini Nilekani at Makkala Hubba, brings together simple ways to make space for play in everyday life
Makkala Hubba 2026 brought together artists, educators, and communities to transform Freedom Park into a shared landscape of play, learning, and imagination. Across installations, stories, and everyday interactions, childhood unfolded at its own pace, held collectively by the city.
A reflection on what a simple writing exercise revealed about how adults think about childhood, care, and responsibility. Through personal letters to a future child, it traces the gap between what we value and what our systems make possible.
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.
