Makkala Hubba, Supported by Bachpan Manao: When a Festival Becomes a Movement
Childhood is not a programme or a checklist. It is lived every day – in small moments of play, in stories shared, in the way a child explores the world […]
BM in a Box: A Series of Micro-Events Celebrating Childhood
A citywide invitation to reclaim play, joy, and imagination Bachpan Manao presents BM in a Box — a citywide invitation to reclaim childhood! As Bengaluru prepares to celebrate Makkala Hubba […]
I am Chulbuli
When we began creating Chulbuli, we imagined a playful character who might help parents engage more deeply with their children’s learning. What emerged surprised us—a character whose gentle stories quietly […]
The Factory is not the Only Place She Works How women in Virudhunagar are reclaiming their rights after years of invisible labour.
Virudhunagar, a bustling industrial hub in Tamil Nadu, is known for its spinning mills, garment units, power looms, match and firecracker factories. Thousands of women keep these industries running. But […]
Radha of Indavara A Librarian’s Tale
As a child, stories were Radha’s haven. She spent her days wandering through the coffee estates of Chikkamagaluru, listening to her grandmother weave folk tales into the rhythm of the […]
She Spoke About Menstruation. In Halbi. To a Room That Had Never Heard It Before.
In a conflict-hit village in Chhattisgarh, a 17-year-old girl stood in front of her community and began talking about what no one else would. Not loudly. Just clearly. The Girl […]
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Let Them Harm The Pangolin
“E Gaja, Gajaaaaa… tor maa daakche!” (Gaja’s friend yells out—your mother is calling!) The sun’s almost down. Birds flap home across the reddening sky. Cows shuffle into their sheds, their […]
Where Laughter Leads the Learning: What Joy Really Looks Like in the Early Years Classroom
One child clutches a stethoscope like it’s a treasure. Another gently presses a bottle cap to her friend’s arm and says, “injection.” The patients giggle. The nurse sighs. In the […]
The Turning Point: Zubair’s Journey to Learning
Eight-year-old Zubair preferred the streets to the classroom. The narrow lanes of his Kolkata neighbourhood were his playground, a place where he could run without fear of making mistakes. But […]
The Year We Learned to Listen to Children
“Finally, an honest confession: We, the adults, were nervous—but we disciplined ourselves to take a backseat and just watch. We are happy that we did, for the children did wonderfully. […]
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