Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

One day, my wife told me, “Ani, let us remove this digital clock and put an analog clock.” A little puzzled, I asked, “Why?” She replied that numbers are being introduced to Sriranga, our 4-year-old son, in his Montessori school. I felt it was a good idea, as school and home should complement each other in a child's learning. On the same day, we brought a simple analog clock with decimal numerals, removed the digital clock, and hung the ‘new’ one on the wall. Though we though

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

The Innovative Education Conclave was organized at Agastya Campus Creativity Lab, at Gudivanka, near Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh from 18th to 20th December 2025. The Conclave was held in collaboration with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India's largest education board. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is one of the largest and most influential school education boards in the world. It currently affiliates over 30,000 schools in India, covering 1.3 milli

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Moths of Agastya, by R. Bhanumathi. Published by Agastya International Foundation. 2025. Reviewed by R. J. Ranjit Daniels Moths are as fascinating as are butterflies. Yet, they are rarely taken into account in biodiversity documentation. Despite being ten times more diverse than butterflies, moths have historically aroused relatively less scientific interest, except in those who are concerned with crop and forest insect pest management. As a result, moth diversity continues t

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

This Daan Utsav, Agastya Foundation’s Mobile Science Labs are bringing hands-on science learning to rural children—turning fear into curiosity and sparking the joy of giving.

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Agastya'S Monthly Newsletter

Dr. Aniruddha Malpani What an inspiring book - please read this ! Moving Mountains – The Story of Agastya’s Ethical and Frugal Growth...

In the Inspirational Indians series of Agastya, Arvind Gupta, a renowned educator and a toy inventor, has spent decades demonstrating how simple, low-cost toys made from discarded materials can be powerful tools for learning. One of the most striking examples he shares is his spinning top. The spinning top is a perfect instance of how sustainability and education can go hand in hand. Instead of relying on mass-produced plastic toys, Arvind Gupta repurposes everyday waste like

Idol of Sage Agastya Muni at Agastya International Foundation Across the sweep of Indian history, Agastya Muni stands as a figure of incredible wisdom and quiet strength. A sage, a scholar, and a problem-solver, he is remembered to be the bridge between the two worlds, natural and human. His legacy is not just one of intellectual pursuit but of action of taking knowledge beyond the confines of the self and using it to bring about change. He ensured that knowledge was not stat

It’s amazing how a simple question can light up a moment and leave a lasting impression. One quiet evening, in a village tucked away in...

Education, at its core, is meant to be the nurturing of a human being—the mind, the heart, and the soul. With the evolution of its meaning in today’s time, education seems to have been reduced to a formula for earning a livelihood. It’s more or less basically a linear progression—grades, college, job, salary—one after the other, with no time to pause or sigh. And it is t his perspective that has stripped education of off its deeper purpose. Of course, the obvious fear of surv