Beyond Design: Building Ecosystems for Arts, Play & Learning
Arts, play and learning shouldn’t be add-ons to urban development. Drawing on eight years in Govandi’s Natwar Parekh Colony, Natasha Sharma shares how abandoned spaces were reclaimed as community-led environments […]
Katha Utsav 2026
Join us for Katha Utsav 2026, the graduation ceremony for Cohort 2 of the FactorDaily x Bachpan Manao Storytelling Fellowship. The Storytelling Fellowship brings together people embedded in early childhood […]
Masterclass on Making Playfulness Real for Families: From Advice to Practice
Most parents know play matters. What they need is permission to believe that what they’re already doing is enough. This Masterclass is built around one shift: from doing play to […]
Launch of ‘The Playbook of Play’
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 […]
Manotsava: National Mental Health Festival
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 […]
Masterclass on Why Play Matters: Rediscovering What We’ve Forgotten
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 […]
#ChoosePlayEveryday: A webinar by UNICEF-India and EkStep Foundation
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 […]
Bachpan Manao Sabha
​It takes a village to bring up a child and we are trying to bring together a micro village to answer this question by creating a space to pause, connect, […]
Masterclass on Make Your Own Play: Insights on Contextual Learning
Join us for a Masterclass by Swatantra Talim focused on understanding how contextual learning i.e., learning from materials around us, can transform into playful manipulators leading to the holistic learning of a child. The idea is to […]
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