Join us for a Masterclass by Dabble to explore how art plays a vital role in early childhood brain development, emotional expression, and communication. This session will uncover how children interact with colours and creativity from infancy, why early scribbles are foundational, and how simple art experiences can spark confidence, connection, and imagination.
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Join UNICEF India and Bachpan Manao for a webinar to launch the #ChoosePlayEveryday campaign for the International Day of Play (June 11th). Let’s rally together to make play visible across India!
Join us for a Two-Part Masterclass to Explore How Nature Can Transform Early Learning 🌿 In this interactive two-part masterclass (1 hour each on June 18 & 25), discover how simple, intentional interactions with nature can nurture curiosity, critical thinking, and a deep sense of connection in young children. Through guided observation, sensory play, and […]
Join us for a Two-Part Masterclass to Explore How Nature Can Transform Early Learning 🌿 In this interactive two-part masterclass (1 hour each on June 18 & 25), discover how simple, intentional interactions with nature can nurture curiosity, critical thinking, and a deep sense of connection in young children. Through guided observation, sensory play, and […]
Join us for a Masterclass by Professor Usha Goswami to explore how early childhood experiences, particularly hearing Baby Talk, shape a child’s linguistic development and set them up for literacy. This session will delve into the benefits of singing to babies and using Baby Talk, focusing on speech rhythm—an essential component of both learning language […]
As educators and adults, we often forget the importance of play (doing) and playfulness (being), even though for children, it's the very foundation of how they learn. Play isn’t just an activity—it’s an attitude of lightness that fosters joy, safety, connection, and deep learning.
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This Librarians’ Day, join us for an inspiring online session where three incredible changemakers share their lived experiences of building vibrant libraries from the ground up. 🎙 Meet the Speakers: 📍 Nadira Chaturvedi – Founder, Aseem’s Libraries 📍 Jatin Lalit – Founder, Bansa Community Library & Resource Centre 📍 Saba Khan – Founder, Savitribai […]
Through this hour, specialist from Nidhi Foundation for Early Interventions take a guided journey through one of the most important stages in a person’s life -early childhood through the lens of ‘development’. Whether you're a parent, an educator, or both, this session will offer valuable insights into how young children grow, learn, and develop.
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Everyday Climate Futures: Childhood, Play & Space When we speak of climate, we often think of rising seas, hotter summers, and shifting food systems. But climate is also lived in small, everyday ways: where children play, what they breathe, how families migrate, and which foods find their way to their plates.
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We’re excited to celebrate the stories of teachers, art & joyful learning. Saturday Art Class, in collaboration with Bachpan Manao, invites you to a special webinar on Wednesday, 17th September 2025.
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Through this hour, Dr. Beena Koshy, a developmental paediatrician with over two decades of clinical and research experience in childhood development and disability, will take us through the crucial early childhood factors that influence a child’s growth and development.
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In most ideas, discourses related to child-development and education and hence in the efforts to actualize and bring them to practice, where these will manifest – the space – has least attention. Whereas, space encompasses them all the time in all places – indoor or outdoors.
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We are delighted to share that Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, in partnership with NIMHANS and NCBS, is hosting the second edition of Manotsava, the National Mental Health Festival on 8–9 November at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru. The festival brings people together to explore everyday mental health through conversations on parenting, screen-time, childhood stress, caregiving, loneliness, intergenerational […]
Bachpan Manao invites schools, anganwadis, community groups, RWA's, individuals and organisations across Bengaluru to host their own 'BM in a Box' – a joyful series of micro-events that bring play, storytelling and creativity into everyday spaces. Click here to know more.
What if integrating Socio-Emotional Learning didn't mean adding more to your plate, but rather repurposing what's already there? This hands-on masterclass invites participants into an experiential journey where you'll engage in an art activity that reveals the difference facilitation approach makes in children's learning.
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When Bengaluru's beloved city-wide arts and culture festival, BLR Hubba*, decided to hand Freedom Park over to children, something extraordinary happened - Makkala Hubba came to life! At Makkala Hubba, chase the migration trails of Bengaluru's butterflies (Follow the Butterflies), peer into the bioluminescent deep in Phytoplankton World, navigate the city through a life-size puzzle […]
Join us for a special gathering as we mark the launch of ‘The Playbook of Play’ with Rohini Nilekani—a moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the true spirit of childhood. This is not just a book launch.
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Makkala Hubba, part of BLR Hubba, is a 10-day celebration of childhood filled with stories, play, nature, and exploration. Set in the historic Freedom Park, it brings together joyful experiences for children and for childhood itself.
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This masterclass offers a practical, experience-based guide to setting up a community library that is inclusive, child-friendly, and rooted in the local context. Drawing from on-the-ground learnings from Bansa Community Library, the session explores the key considerations involved in starting a library, from choosing and preparing a space, selecting books and materials, and building trust with children and families, to fostering shared ownership […]
Librarians, educators, authors, and book lovers come together in Bengaluru to explore a simple but important question:How do we build libraries that welcome every child? The Shared Shelf is a day of honest conversations and hands-on learning on what inclusion really looks like in practice.
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