Overview

This collection examines the fundamental right to education in India through thirty scholarly essays and policy analyses. The work critically evaluates the Right to Education Act, National Education Policy developments, and constitutional provisions for equitable education. Contributors analyze textbook controversies, privatization impacts, and implementation challenges affecting disadvantaged children. The volume also includes: Comprehensive analysis of the Right to Education Act and its implementation challenges in India Critical examination of National Education Policy developments and their constitutional implications Expert perspectives on educational privatization and its impact on equitable access to education Detailed discussion of textbook controversies and educational policy debates in Karnataka Constitutional framework analysis for establishing common school systems in India With forewords by Muchkund Dubey and G. Ramakrishna, this book addresses contemporary debates surrounding educational rights and policy implementation in India. This title has been co-published with Aakar Books. T&F does not sell or distrubute the print versions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Author:   Niranjanaradhya V.P.
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781041247586

ISBN 10:   1041247583
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   19 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Preface Foreword Dr. Niranjanaradhya's Musings on the Right to Education The Revision of School Textbooks in Karnataka Must Cause Alarm We are Only Changing What was False in Textbooks vs Changes Should Not be to Promote Political Ideology Interview | Karnataka Government Taking Sides in Hijab Row, Muslim Girls May Become Targets: Expert Restore the Rights of Children RTE Act Weakened by Lack of Will The Draft Report to Evolve a National Education Policy Lacks Perspective to Build an Egalitarian Society Based on the Constitutional Values The Draft National Education Policy Lacks Public Good Perspective of Education The RTE Amendment Act, 2019: A Monument of Governmental Failure? Community Participation: Founding Stone of Universalisation of Quality Education in the Neighbourhood National Education Policy: Far-Sighted Vision Needed Education Still Eludes the Disadvantaged Common Schooling Can Ensure Equality Don't Review 'No-Detention' Policy Queries and Replies Found Wanting New Education Policy: Opening the System to the Market? Fee Fixation Against the Larger Social Good The Right to Education, Constitution and the Common School System in India Denying Education by Privatisation Saffronisation Plan Violates National Curriculum Framework Misusing the 'Minority' Clause in the Right to Education Act Government Apathy Ensures That Right to Education Remains on Paper Constitution is Above the Gita People's Constitutional Right to Education Versus the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 Still Born Legislation! Flaws in the Right to the Education Bill Equitable Quality Education is Every Child's Birthright Towards a Comprehensive Education Policy Children Need Space for Interaction Maximum Autonomy Will Be the Best Option A Multi-Pronged Approach Vital

Reviews

“This book is remarkable for its pithy remarks in the form of aphorisms and axioms on the current issues of school education. On the whole, this book stands out as one of the most valuable and brilliant additions to the current literature on school education in India.” -Muchkund Dubey, Diplomat and Foreign Secretary, India

Author Information

Niranjanaradhya VP has PhD in Education and is well known as a Development Educationist and Mentor of School Development and Monitoring Committees (SDMC) in Karnataka. He is known for his outstanding contribution to strengthen public education by strengthening government schools in the nation through which he aims to build a Common School System based on the neighbourhood school principle, to ensure equitable quality education to all children. He has extensively researched, taught, networked, lobbied and advocated on issues related to school education, especially on the nuances of making government schools functional to deliver equitable quality education through the participatory research process.

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