Contents: Machine derived contents note: Contents --
Foreword by Professor Krishna Kumar --
Acknowledgements --
1. Introduction --
Sarojini Vittachi --
2. Origins of alternative education in India: a continuing journey --
Deepti Priya Mehrotra --
3. Ripples that spread: can innovations of alternative schools spread to mainstream education? --
Neeraja Raghavan --
Voices from Practitioners --
4. An alternative school is born --
Indira Vijaysimha --
5. Living without comparison, learning without competing --
G Gautama --
6. Examinations: an empowering tool or a fatal blow to self-confidence? --
Asha Sudarshan --
Interviews --
7. Parent of a child who has gone from a mainstream to an alternative school --
Sheela Gowda --
8. Teacher who works in an alternative school --
Diba Siddiqi --
9. Student who studies in an alternative school --
Druva --
10. Cinematographer who went to an alternative school --
Navroze Contractor --
11. Student who went from an alternative to a mainstream school --
Sharik --
12. Former student of an alternative school --
Avinash --
Some Efforts After School Hours --
13. Come after school --
Afterword --
Directory of alternative schools in India --
Appendix --
About the editors and contributors.
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