#112 | Impacting Grassroots Level Education | Binu Verma & Ramesh Balasundaram (Bal Utsav)

In this episode of the #LongIndia series we speak to Binu Verma and Ramesh Balasundaram, Founders of of Bal Utsav. Binu and Ramesh quit their corporate careers and have spent over a decade working to reform government schools in Karnataka, enabling children to access quality education through their NGO, Bal Utsav. They are trying to affect change along the four key axes of financing, infrastructure, teaching, and community development.  In this episode, we speak about their journey thus far, the challenges in public school Education in India, how technology has impacted last mile education, working with the government and other key stakeholders to impact change, and many other facets.   This is a fascinating podcast that uncovers the nuances of public school Education in India. Available now on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out www.bharatvaarta.in.  For more information about Bal Utsav, please visit https://balutsav.org/.