Ramesh Balasundaram, founder of Bal Utsav was featured in the Independence Day 2022 featurette on Times of India : “75 years in the making – A new Bharat has risen”, that highlights the changemakers in the various fields in India.
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Fair Planet | Making Education in India Inclusive
Giving up successful corporate careers to make a positive impact in the social development space is something that is harder than one would imagine. However, Binu Verma and Ramesh Balasundaram did just that due to their shared passion to develop solutions that could bring a grassroot-level impact.
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Your Story | 5 NGOs that are trying to transform government schools
Its celebratory approach to redefining government school education led them to conceive flagship programs like I-shaala which focuses on digital innovation in classrooms and the Sampoorna shaala which focuses on revitalising government schools.
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New Indian Express | ‘Online learning came as solution’: Ramesh Balasundaram
A former consultant of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission and Bal Utsav founder Ramesh Balasundaram said that the pandemic had presented them an opportunity to introduce digital learning in schools easier with the education system being crippled.
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Times of India | NGO Bal Utsav’s iShaala programme to be introduced in govt schools in Chennai
Education -based NGO Bal Utsav has been aiming at replicating its flagship programme iShaala in Chennai, starting with Government Model Higher Secondary School at Saidapet. Bal Utsav, which began its iShaala projects in Karnataka, is also lookingto execute its 360 -degree revitalisation programme in over 400 schools in the state.
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Edex Live | NGO Bal Utsav has grand plans for Tamil Nadu gov’t schools, starting with ‘smart’ facelift for 400 of them
Around 400 government schools in Tamil Nadu will soon get a ‘smart’ facelift with Bal Utsav, an education-based NGO, announcing its foray into the State. The NGO is set to provide internet-powered classrooms in schools across South India, through its flagship programme — iShaala.
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Times of India | TCS World 10K raises over Rs 1.5cr
A total of 21 companies with 30 teams, 62 fundraisers and more than 1,500 donors are competing in the race to support 10 causes. Software professional Namitha Acharya is running on Sunday to raise funds for her favourite NGO. “For the last six years, I’ve been running the 10ks and half marathons to raise money for Bal Utsav,” Namitha said.
Read MoreHindustan Times | ‘Bal Utsav’: A Bengaluru NGO that is working to make govt schools ‘smarter’
Aided by the technology and an inclusive and interacting approach to education, it is revitalising over 200+ govt schools in Karnataka. Impacting nearly 800,000 students and counting, this couple-led NGO has an engaging story.
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CNN – News 18 | NGO to Set-up ‘Smart Classes’ in Government Schools of Hyderabad, Chennai
Bal Utsav, an education-based NGO, on Wednesday, announced that it will set up ‘Smart Schools’ in Hyderabad and Chennai. The NGO aims to replicate its flagship program ‘iShaala’ in these cities, starting with Mandala Praja Parishad Primary School, Nizamabad, and Government Model Higher Secondary School, Saidapet, Chennai
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The Logical Indian | Revamp Learning! Education-Based NGO Plans 360-Degree Revitalisation Of Schools In Tamil Nadu, Telangana
In India, education has changed considerably in the last two years. While the governments came up with several schemes to ensure that students can keep up with the overnight digitalisation of education, several education-based NGOs worked day and night to ensure a minimal learning gap during the pandemic. Today, India’s leading education-based NGO, Bal Utsav, announced its foray into Hyderabad and Chennai.
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Newz Site | NGO to Set-up ‘Smart Classes’ in Government Schools of Hyderabad, Chennai
Bal Utsav, an education-based NGO, on Wednesday, announced that it will set up ‘Smart Schools’ in Hyderabad and Chennai. The NGO aims to replicate its flagship program ‘iShaala’ in these cities, starting with Mandala Praja Parishad Primary School, Nizamabad, and Government Model Higher Secondary School, Saidapet, Chennai, claims the press release by the institute.
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Deccan News | Bal Utsav plans to revive selected public schools in Telangana
Education-based NGO Bal Utsav has announced its invasion of Telangana. It is involved in the revival of public schools through its flagship programs Sampoorna Shaala and iShaala. Through this, Bal Utsav focuses on school infrastructure, water, sanitation and hygiene, teacher development and bursaries.
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