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ASER 2007 (Media Links)

  The Economic Times - 12 May 08 May 2008
  Blackboard Jungle - Hindustan Times May  2008
  Achievements in Education May  2008
  Hindustan Times - Chetan Chauhan May  2008
  Sarva Siksha pays off, Mail today May  2008
  Shocker: schooled to underperform May  2008
  Orissa lagging behind, Pioneer news service May  2008
  Basic questions on education May  2008
  Between outlays and outcomes May  2008
  Escalating investments, indifferent results May  2008
  Get Cracking on Education May  2008
     
ASER 2006
  ASER 2006 Report Jan 05, 2007
  ASER 2006 Discussion Series Jul, 2007
  Buy ASER Raw Data Jan, 2007
 

ASER 2006 (Media Links)

  ASER 2006 - Kavita Chhiber Mar  2007
  The Tribune Feb 13. 2007
  Poor turn to Private schools - Gulfnews Feb 09, 2007
  Primary education in mess - NDTV.com jan 09, 2007
  Students' performance in Math remain grim - The Hindu Jan 09, 2007
  Children go to school, but do they learn? Jan 09, 2007
  Contracting out does not work in the social sector: Madhav Chavan Jan 09, 2007
  Kids are falling off the school map - Indian Express Jan 06, 2007
     
  ASER 2005
  ASER 2005 Report Feb, 2006
  ASER 2005 Discussion Series July, 2006
  ASER Notebook Dec 11, 2005
  Newspaper Cuttings Nov 22, 2005
  Article in The Asian Age  Nov 18, 2005
  Article in Education world magazine Nov 11, 2005
  Documents on ASER Oct 29, 2005
  Aser-2005 Oct 03, 2005
   

ASER 2005 (Media Links)

  Article on Education World Mar 26. 2006
  Severe indictment - Education World Feb 09, 2006
  Between outlays and outcomes - The Times of India Feb 09, 2006
  Basic questions on education - The Times of India Jan 27, 2006
  ASER and Beyond Jan 27, 2006
  36% elementary school students can't read a para. Jan 27, 2006
  Escalating investments, indifferent results- By Harsh Sethi Jan 27, 2006
  Why Rani can't read-
Gurcharan Das
Jan 27, 2006
  Making Kids go to school-Rajiv Desai Jan 27, 2006
  Press Articles from Rajasthan Jan 21, 2006
 

 

  News  
Read India Campaign - Pratham MP May 5, 2006
Kishori Mela - Patna Apr 30, 2007
Reassessing schools and schooling -Madhav Chavan Nov, 2006
Esho Padhi...Easho Kheli Nov, 2006
Learning Curve-Indian Express Oct 29, 2006
Starting a revolution - Deccan Herald July 25, 2006
Padippum Inikkum - Tamil Nadu May 02, 2006
  First Lady of Iowa State visits Pratham programs in Mumbai Apr 08, 2006
  Soon, employing children to be non-bailable offence Feb 17, 2006
  Dutch Couple donates Rs 1 Lakh to Pratham Mysore Feb 17, 2006
  Merrill Lynch - ‘Charity of the Year’ Feb 09, 2006
  Technology transforms the whole society-Madhav Chavan Feb 02, 2006
  Bal Gyan Utsav at Munger in Bihar Jan 08, 2006
  Why is early reading in children so important? Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar on the Pitfalls of Universal Education…. Dec 26, 2005
  Newsletter - Poverty Action Lab Dec 07, 2005
  Statement regarding the events between nov 21 and nov 26 with respect to the rescue of child workers in Delhi Nov 30, 2005
  Sehgal Foundation donates Rs 5 lakhs Nov 10, 2005
  Pratham Rajasthan Newsletter Aug 23, 2005
  Mumbai Flood Relief Aug 17, 2005
  Pratham Partners Jaipur Municipal Corporation Aug 16, 2005
  Workshop on Bihar's Development Strategy - June 18, 2005 - Patna, Bihar July 20, 2005
  Conference on Universalizing Elementary Education In Urban Areas June 16, 2005
  Harmony Show 2005 Apr 28, 2005
  Gayatri Joshi visits pratham in Dharavi Apr 28, 2005
  Launch of Pratham RBC Centre Feb 14, 2005
  The Peace Delegation Jan 20, 2005
  Tsunami Relief Work Report – (A perspective report) Jan 13, 2005
  Bihar Report...What Did We Achieve Dec 03, 2004
  Pratham Canada Launched Oct 30, 2004
  Pratham Agra Library Programme Launch Oct 16, 2004
  Pratham Chennai is a year old Sep 28, 2004
  Programme Update From Delhi Sep 23, 2004
  Pratham Dipstick Survey Experience Of Mckinsey Volunteers Sep 15, 2004
  The Shikshangrahi Movement In Maharashtra Sep 15, 2004
  Summer Camp 2004, Delhi Aug 03, 2004
  Pratham-Orissa: Update Aug 02, 2004
  Pratham-Mumbai: Update Aug 02, 2004
  Pratham-Lucknow: Update Aug 02, 2004
  Library Programme Launch of Pratham Lucknow April 30, 2004
  Newsletter Project of Pratham and Teachers from the Netherlands April 22, 2004
  Major Boost To Our Catayltic Programme In Delhi April 17, 2004
  Pratham In Madhya Pradesh April 8, 2004
  Activity Day For Working Children From Azadpur.. an Excursion Organised by 3 Dutch Interns April 5, 2004
  Pratham Mumbai Children Ran The Mumbai International Marathon March 22, 2004
  Agra Update March 22, 2004
  Community Bal Mela in South Shahadra I March 11, 2004
  In Aid of Pratham: Ismail Merchant in India (Newspaper Report) Feb 11, 2004
  Yogi Patel Spoke To The Indian Express Jan 13, 2004
  The Longest Greeting Card Jan 12, 2004
  10 Years Of Pratham Mumbai Dec 29, 2003
  Pratham Gujarat Newsletter Launched Nov 25, 2003
  Lester Thurow feels that to progress in the global economy we have to ensure that everybody becomes literate as fast as possible Nov 5, 2003
  UK Charity Ball 2003 Oct 18, 2003
  The Pratham Middle East Launched Oct 18, 2003
  Toast Of Pratham Oct 16, 2003
  Launching of Pratham Middle East Sep 25, 2003
  Press Release PrathamUK Sep 22, 2003
  Waheeda Rehman to help Pratham UK to raise funds in October 2003 Aug 7, 2003
  Vandana Khurana enchanted the Americans June 7, 2003
  Bal Mela's in June June 16, 2003
  Summer Camp Diary: Delhi, May 2003 June 3, 2003
  Pratham launches its UK chapter June 3, 2003
  Pratham launches "Read Delhi" May 10, 2003
  Bet on Pratham- against all odds, and win April 24, 2003
  Pratham Children Take First NOS Examination April 17, 2003
  Several Bollywood Stars come together in support of Pratham March 31, 2003
  Pratham ensures all children in Mysore in school by 2005 March 21, 2003
  Golf Champion donates prize money to Pratham Feb 15, 2003
  Pratham' s First Open School Examination Jan 15, 2003
  Pratham's Quantum Leap For Children Dec 15, 2002
  Star of Pratham Nov 15, 2002

  Research  
  Interventions And Learning Abilities
"Read India" Project in Maharahtra
Jan 28, 2005
  Pratham Research Conference In The USA Oct 16, 2004
  Impact of Computer Aided Learning Oct 16, 2004
  Impact of Remedial Education (Pratham Balsakhi Programme) Oct 16, 2004
  Effects of Iron Deficiency Anaemia on School Participation Oct 16, 2004

  Events
  Pratham UAE, in association with Rashid Pediatric Centre is holding a 3.5 Km ‘Walkathon’ on December 9, 2005 at the Creek Park , Dubai .  Dec 09, 2005

  Health  
  Pratham Delhi's Tobacco Intervention April 17, 2004
  Programme for integration of slow learners in the Balwadis Mar 23, 2004
  Emerging directions for the Health Initiative in Pratham Delhi Feb 23, 2004

  Read India  
  Launch of Read India campaign Mar 13, 2007
  The pilot phase of dhav Chavan Nov 13, 2003
  A Dipstick Survey - Status of Education Among Urban Poor Of Northern And Western India Nov 13, 2003
  Read India Update: Summer Reading Camps 2003 July 21, 2003
  Sarva Siksha Abhiyan July 16, 2003
  Budding Readers Jan 15, 2003
  Pratham's Quantum Leap For Children Dec 15, 2002
  Creating Paper Tigers Nov 15, 2002

  Read India Books Launched  
  Read India Books Launched Sep 30, 2003

  Stars Of Pratham  
  Gautami Ganpat Kamble Aug 13, 2005 P
  Premlata Rai Aug 13, 2005
  Ajay in Agra Feb 09, 2005
  Dropti, a Pratham Delhi Balsakhi  Nov 04, 2004
  Ishrat of Ballia Aug 02, 2004
  Chandrikaben Macwana of Ahmedabad June 28, 2004
  Shilpa Rathod of Ahmedabad May 18, 2004
  Meena of Rajkot April 19, 2004
  Mahendrabhai Naranbhai Manik- Rajkot March 17, 2004
  Noorunisha Kareemuddin Sheikh- a 'suraj' of Surat Feb 6, 2004
  Ravada Ramulamma, Gruala Village,
(Andhra Pradesh)
 
Jan 2, 2004
  Siva Gangavathi, Balsakhi, Dasaripeta,
(Andhra Pradesh)
 
Dec 2, 2003
  Pradeep Korde, City Co-ordinator, Amravati Nov 3, 2003
  Ashwini Jadhav, Pratham Area Incharge, Mankhurd, Mumbai Oct 1, 2003
  Nirma Sheshrao Manohare, City Co-ordinator, Amravati Sep 1, 2003
  Sudhir Patil -Zone incharge, Alibag (Raigad) Aug 1, 2003

  Lives Touched  
  Nazma making the most of Every opportunity that comes her way April 16, 2003
  All They Need Is Love Jan 15, 2003
  Applying Knowledge To Life Nov 15, 2002

  Universalization Of Primary Education  
  Child Nutrition and Education summary July 7, 2003
  Droplet Of A Community Jan 15, 2003
  Kishanwadi Story Dec 15, 2002

  Child At Risk  
  Newspaper Report-2 Mar 15, 2004
  Another 88 Children Rescued in Mumbai Mar 08, 2004
  Mumbai Outreach Programme Rescues 52 Children Mar 04, 2004
  Newspaper Report-1 Mar 04, 2004
  Surat Outreach Programme Rescues Child Laborers Feb 26, 2004
  Letter to the District Collector Feb 26, 2004
  Educating working Children July 7, 2003

  Pratham Child  
  Pratham Child In Delhi (Polash) April 16, 2003
  Pratham Child In Mumbai (Neelam Kumari) Dec 15, 2002

  Pratham Model Empowering Indian Women
  Sushila Saxena  May 13, 2003
  Pratham Veteran Arshy's Success Story April 16, 2003
  Tasleem Bano Dec 15, 2002

  Goodwill Ambassador  
  Waheeda A Rehman's Rendezvous With Jaipur April 16, 2003
  Star of Pratham Dec 15, 2002
  Waheeda's Back Oct, 2002
  Waheeda Rehman Bowls US Over Aug, 2002
  In Conversation With Waheeda Rehman July, 2002

  Chalo Bihar Padho Bihar  
  Bihar Update Oct 17, 2004 Oct 19, 2004
  Bihar Diary 8th October Oct 19, 2004
  Following the Pratham trail: Champaran to Muzzafarpur Oct 16, 2004
  Bihar Update Oct 5, 2004 Oct 07, 2004
  Dear All, We Have Arrived.. Oct 07, 2004
  Waiting for The Magadh Express Sep 29, 2004
  Chalo Bihar Padho Bihar.... Join us.... Sep 29, 2004

  Notes From The Front
  Hope Amidst Despair -Internship Report by Chetan Narain Nov, 04, 2006
  On a new slate-Madhav Chavan Aug, 2006
  I lost my children - Radhika Iyenger Jul, 04, 2006
  My name is Minu Bora - Rukmini Banerji Jul, 03, 2006
  A Day at Bharti Library with Dr Rukmini Banerji Jul 01, 2006
  Child Labor Rescue Operation-Mumbai Dec 17, 2005
  Nargis - By Rukmini Banerji Noc 02, 2005
  Crossing the bridge - learning to read - By Rukmini Banerji Oct 29, 2005
  Lifting learning curve in rural and urban Maharashtra Oct 25, 2005
  Pratham Teacher Rescues Many Aug 11, 2005
  Expoitation ...to Education. A Pratham Gujarat - Pratham Rajasthan Initiative Aug 01, 2005
  Computers, technology and the universalisation of elementary education-by Rukmini Banerji Aug, 2005
  Return of Anjar Alam-by Rukmini Banerji Jul 20, 2005
  Internship at Pratham October 2004 – January 2005 Jun 20, 2005
  A Novel Mobile Library - THELA MELA May 16, 2005
  Delhi Catalytic Programme March 2005 Apr 23, 2005
  In the shadow of the Taj: Pratham’s work in Agra Mar 07, 2005
  Rampur in January 2005 Feb 08, 2004
  ..A Lost Street Child Now.. Dec 31, 2004
  Ten Goats And A Leopard Dec 15, 2004
  Back Home From Bihar Dec 15, 2004
  Poignant Account of a Pratham Day on a Railway Platform Oct 19, 2004
  A 14 year old's visit to Pratham Delhi Sep 17, 2004
  10 year old, from the USA, in a Pratham Chennai class Aug 25, 2004
  Shobhini in Ballia Aug 02, 2004
  Reading & Writing In North Shahdara (Samina Mishra) Aug 02, 2004
  Gauriganj Experience in May May 25, 2004
  Jeetu in his library May 18, 2004
  Guruji Pratham Pranam...A day at the potter's
Teacher's Account
Child's Account
April 6, 2004
  Gauriganj Experience......continues Mar 25, 2004
  An Indian American Amidst The Rag Picking Children of Mumbai March 11, 2004
  Gauri Ganj Experience Feb 23, 2004
  My Visit to "Where they are making the difference" Jan 7, 2004
  Radhika's work in Hathi Shala Dec 23, 2003
  Bachao Mujhe May, 2002
  Daring To Dream April, 2002
  My First Day At Pratham April, 2002
  The Rebirth Of A School Feb, 2002
  A Day At Gulistan’s Balshramik Class  Dec, 2001
  Battling The Odds Dec, 2001
  When A Community Acts Dec, 2001
  Nature Lamentstd> Oct, 2001

  Pratham Novib  
  Newsletter Project of Pratham and Teachers from the Netherlands April 22, 2004
  Activity Day For Working Children From Azadpur.. an Excursion Organised by 3 Dutch Interns April 5, 2004
  School Flowers In The Desert Dec 29, 2003
  Dutch Teachers Visit Pratham Delhi and Jaipur

Photos

Oct 23, 2003
  School Infrastructure Support Program, (Delhi- Mustafabad, North Shahadra) Sep 16, 2003
  School Infrastructure Support Program, (Patna) Aug 11, 2003
  School Infrastructure Support Program, (Jaipur) May 30, 2003
  Pratham PABO Newsletter April 2003 April 17, 2003
  Pratham PABO Newsletter July 2003 July 28, 2003
  Pratham - Novib in KLM Magz July 7, 2003
ASER 2007 (Rural) Report Released on Jan 16, 2008

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ASER 2007 - Photo Gallery
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ASER Documents
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ASER Nuts and Bolts
Can Children in India read
English in ASER 2007
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Media Links
The Statements - 14 June 08
Hinterland's no alien to queen's language
Hindustan Times - 30 May 08
Mangalorean.com - 25 May 08

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