# Rukmini Banerji

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How connectivity will help provide high-quality education to rural areas

A large percentage of people across the world live in rural communities where access to high-quality education is not as easy as it is in major cities. However, since the pandemic, there has been a rapid advancement in the spread of remote education, with the e-learning market in the Asia Pacific r…

Decoding ASER for FLN Outcomes with Dr. Rukmini Banerji

Education is the Harry Potter of the social sector. Everybody loves it. Everybody puts money into it. Yet, why aren't we seeing sweeping outcomes? As per the Annual Status of Education Report or ASER 2022, in India the enrolment rate for primary schools stands at the highest it has ever been in I…

Dr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji (Part 1): pioneers in literacy and learning in India

In this episode, we hear from pioneers in literacy and learning in India: Dr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji of the Pratham Education Foundation. Pratham is one of India’s best known non governmental organizations and was established in 1995. Since then the organisation has strived to improv…

Dr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji (Part 2): Go to the people. Love them, learn from them.

We continue our journey with pioneers in literacy and learning in India, Dr Madhav Chavan and Dr Rukmini Banerji of the Pratham Education Foundation. In this episode we dive deep into the story of Pratham and the ASER survey. Pratham is one of India’s best known non governmental organizations and…

Decoding mafias, national heroes, and the role of government in Education ft. Anil Swarup

"There are three types of people who work in education today: those who know the reality of a classroom, there are those who know the reality of grassroots, but there are very few who know the reality of how government looks at education." In this very special episode of Decoding Impact, host …

Are we settling for less in India's Education system? ft. Akshay Saxena & Vandana Goyal

With the recent Union Budget announcement allocating ₹1.48 lakh crore to education, employment, and skilling, one question we continue to grapple with in the impact ecosystem, but in Education especially, is whether money is enough to really achieve the outcomes needed? Since Independence, Edu…

Her Story Your Story | The Indian Education Reformer | Rukmini Banerji

🎧 New Episode: When Education Truly Begins Last night, I watched Anuja, a short film from India about two street girls fighting for a chance at education. It made me reflect deeply on the true meaning of learning and opportunity. Today on the podcast, we dive into the story of Rukmini Banerji — an…

68: Post-Pandemic Priorities for Education Part 2 India - Rukmini Banerji

Rukmini Banerji is the CEO of the Pratham Education Foundation, India's and the world's largest education NGO. Rukmini has been with Pratham since 1996 and has extensive field experience in program design implementation in both rural and urban settings. She also led Pratham's research and assessmen…

When AI meets grassroots education in India

Dr. Rukmini Banerji is one of the world's most influential figures in grassroots education. Trained as an economist — a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and a PhD from the University of Chicago — she chose classroom-level work over academia, returning to India in 1996 to join Pratham, one of the world's la…

Rukmini Banerji on Data & Leadership Succession | EP.15 ADCLOD Podcast with Social Sector Leaders

Welcome to Episode 15 of the ADCLOD Podcast with Social Sector Leaders, a podcast series by the Ashank Desai Centre for Leadership and Organisational Development (ADCLOD), IIM Ahmedabad. In this episode, Prof. Neharika Vohra speaks with Dr. Rukmini Banerji, Senior Advisor and Former CEO, Pratham Ed…