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July 01 , 2025

NalandaWay Art Schools (NAS) and the Journey to Inclusive Learning

“Go ahead and participate. I’m here if anything goes wrong,” […]

Jan 24 , 2025

Empathy in the Age of AI: An Edge for Early Years

“Empathy is the highest form of knowledge.” -Plato As we […]

Oct 16,2024

What Connects Me to the Arts?

“Before a child talks, they sing.  Before they write, they […]

Apr 16, 2024

A note upon forging relationships: My journey with Project Sakhi

Joining a project midstream can be parallel to entering a […]

Mar 11, 2024

Beyond the Walls: An Exceptional Opportunity as a Field Facilitator

It was a humid sunny day when I curiously headed […]

Aug 8, 2023

Unveiling Insights: The Power of Creative Elicitation in Arts-Based Assessments

At NalandaWay, the belief in the transformative power of arts […]

July 6, 2023

The ground beneath our feet

A few days ago, while crisscrossing villages in Odisha for […]

April 10, 2023

Teaching Life Skills through Musical Theatre – Stories from the field

Every project comes with its challenges, and the project that […]

March 29, 2023

My periods, pain, and rest – The need for menstrual leaves at work

I still remember the night before my first period. I […]

March 21, 2023

Unlocking the Transformative Power of Art – An Inspiring Story of a Determined Child

As a Senior Manager, I have had the opportunity to […]

January 25, 2023

Learnings I stumbled upon – Notes from my Delhi Arts Curriculum experience

As a young social sector professional venturing into the field […]

November 8, 2022

Vinoth Super Fast Express – My Journey at NalandaWay

Hi everyone, Vinoth Kumar here. Last month, I completed my […]

October 11, 2022

Sakhi Classrooms; where children learn through sisterhood!

A few days back, I overheard a conversation at the […]

September 12, 2022

What is activity-based evaluation?

Recently, the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team in NalandaWay Foundation […]

June 9, 2022

Evaluating arts? 

As a monitoring and evaluation professional, working in the space […]

May 26, 2022

Experiences from the field – Nadeem Alam

In the race to demonstrate maximum impact in the development […]

April 20, 2022

Giving (impactful) feedback

The need for feedback is everywhere, not just as a […]

March 15, 2022

Arts for Good Fellowship 2021-22

Singapore International Foundation x NalandaWay Foundation “For centuries, artists have […]

March 7, 2022

Adolescents – Why bother?

Do you remember your teenage years – what life was […]

February 28, 2022

Stories in the classroom and beyond

“Once more!”  “Tell me another!” A child refusing to leave […]

February 9, 2022

Strengths-based approach in Evaluation

Traditionally, assessment and evaluation, particularly in the fields of mental […]

January 31, 2022

Anita will soar again

Anita (name changed) lives in Chennai. She is a part […]

January 6, 2022

Art as a Method of Inquiry

Arts-based techniques, in the past couple of decades, have gained […]

December 27, 2021

Addressing Adolescent Wellbeing at Scale

Earlier this year, UNICEF connected with us to explore if […]