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Anurag Behar

Mint columnist

Anurag Behar is CEO of Azim Premji Foundation.

ARTICLES BY ANURAG BEHAR

Laughter, particularly at oneself, is underrated as a tool for effectiveness and sanity in social sector work.

Social sector leaders, escape temptation by learning to laugh at yourself

4 min read . 18 Feb 2026

Education and the vast systems created for it are the primary organized societal mechanism for developing children’s capacity to deal with the world and shape it. (istockphoto)

Why we must shield education from the growing miasma around us

4 min read . 04 Feb 2026

In the long arc of history, nothing else is more consequential than the cumulation of human acts of courage and empathy. (REUTERS)

We see compassion everywhere but Barmer remains a rare crucible of humanity

4 min read . 07 Jan 2026

No time, place or status can stop us from leading a consequential life, so long as we try to do good and love truly. (istockphoto)

Why a life of consequence isn’t hard to lead: Do good and love truly

4 min read . 24 Dec 2025

Learning from the kindness of strangers is among the most precious things running can give. (istockphoto)

The kindness of strangers is one of the great unexpected rewards of running

4 min read . 11 Dec 2025

There is a reservoir of yearning for action and change in society. (AP)

The fight against abject poverty: Everybody can and should pitch in

4 min read . 27 Nov 2025

India has moved to artificial intelligence and robotic neurosurgery but in some parts it’s easier to die than reach the road. (AP)

We mustn't miss the ground realities even as we aim for big economic goals

4 min read . 12 Nov 2025

Anything that alters what constitutes our humanity must be handled with great care. (istockphoto)

AI is like a mind-altering drug: Should our children be test subjects?

4 min read . 29 Oct 2025

The most significant practical support donors can offer NGOs is not just funding, but swift and clear decisions. (istockphoto)

Social sector: Are donors helping India’s NGOs or holding them back?

4 min read . 15 Oct 2025

An unreliable research ecosystem is dangerous. (Mint)

Beware the false authority of flaky academic research: Put it to scrutiny

4 min read . 02 Oct 2025

At the heart of education is the teacher and her relationship with her students and technology cannot replace that. (istockphoto)

AI bot in the classroom: Time to fight off this attack on education

4 min read . 17 Sept 2025

Streaming video feeds from classrooms and other such approaches are knee-jerk responses. (HT )

Education accountability: Dump classroom cameras and trust teachers

4 min read . 03 Sept 2025

Big changes happen through small changes, not through sweeping reforms.

Kaizen in class: Small changes could have an enormous impact on school education

4 min read . 06 Aug 2025

The NEP has transformative potential. It is up to us to make what we will of it.

India’s National Education Policy has been a victim of ignorance

4 min read . 23 Jul 2025

Like pre-made lesson plans, AI can be a tool, but it must never impinge on the core of education.

Anurag Behar: Letting AI think for us will destroy the purpose of education

4 min read . 09 Jul 2025

The lesson for other states is clear: stop chasing the next big idea and focus instead on teachers, basic systems and execution.

Education crisis: Don’t let fads disrupt the fundamentals of learning

4 min read . 25 Jun 2025

Gaining literacy in a familiar language is more efficient; English can then be learnt afterwards.

Anurag Behar: CBSE’s first-language approach to teaching is spot on

4 min read . 11 Jun 2025

Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan chaired the committee for the National Education Policy 2020. (PTI) (HT_PRINT)

Implement educational reforms in honour of Dr Kasturirangan (1940-2025)

4 min read . 28 May 2025

The human system alignment problem doesn’t fit neatly into any single discipline or field of action or responsibility.

Anurag Behar: Don’t let the ‘alignment problem’ of our systems fester

4 min read . 05 May 2025

The way forward begins with seeing things as they are, not as we wish them to be. (Pixabay)

The best don’t always rise to the top but merit isn’t a lost cause

4 min read . 16 Apr 2025