Samyukta Subramanian

Children draw at an "anganwadi" (creche) centre under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme in Kutnabari village, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, August 9, 2008. The scheme aims to improve the nutritional and health status of children up to 6 years of age, pregnant women and nursing mothers from rural and tribal areas. The ICDS provides services like health check-up, immunization, pre-school education, supplementary nutrition amongst others. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey (JNDIA) - GM1E4891T1E01

To ensure a gender-transformative approach in the early years, India must engage parents and teachers

Samyukta Subramanian

Monday, October 14, 2019

Schoolgirls eat their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 5, 2013. In an incident on July 16, 2013, twenty-five Indian children from a school in Mashrakh village in the district of Chapra died and dozens needed hospital treatment after apparently being poisoned by a school meal, provided under the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, sparking violent protests and angry allegations of blame. Neither the children nor the school pictured in this photograph were involved in Tuesday's poisoning incident. ATTENTION EDITORS - Neither the children nor the school pictured in this photograph were involved in Tuesday's poisoning incident. Picture taken July 5, 2013. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal (INDIA - Tags: FOOD EDUCATION SOCIETY) - GM1E97I0U8R01

As India extends preschool education to all, incorporate gender sensitivity from the start

Samyukta Subramanian

Tuesday, July 2, 2019