For far too long now, the concepts of education and learning have remained somewhat skewed in India. Outside the realm of textbooks and formulae exists a whole world to be explored and learnt about –– good, bad, and everything in between.
‘The Third Eye’ by Nirantar (Centre for Gender and Education) is a new platform that aims to open the country’s eyes to hushed topics such as those at the intersection of gender, sexuality, technology, and education. As a feminist think tank, they work as a bilingual (Hindi and English) three-monthly web edition that focuses on contextualising discourse through democratic knowledge and a feminist lens.
Their short film ‘Let’s Break It Down’ explores the question — Why should we put ‘feminist’ in learning? As they speak to 25 people across India, they discern the need for gender, sexuality, and feminism in modern-day education, and how without it, one may not be learning what could enable them to be more inclusive, positive and progressive in their ways. Put across as an elaborate conversation, it proves to us the need for it, now more than ever.
Following innumerable movements and agitations, it is not difficult to figure that what we teach young Indians needs a do-over.
The normalisation of all that The Third Eye speaks of is long overdue, and much needed –– education deserves a better chance at being democratic and inclusive.
Find The Third Eye (Hindi) here.
Find The Third Eye (English) here.
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