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?
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.
At the Festival of Play in Hyderabad, Star Papaya created space for the BM8 Talks—short, story-led reflections on the Forgotten Language of Play. No advice, no checklists—just lived moments that invite adults to slow down, notice, and trust childhood. Come listen. Come unlearn. Come remember how play begins.
In a corner of Manotsava 2025, a small walkthrough space invited adults to do something rare: feel. Lock Worry, Unlock Joy, part of the Bachpan Manao Zone, offered a slow, sensory journey through worry, memory, and play. It asked nothing. Yet it stayed with many long after.
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