On Education in India | #2 2025 | Anibadh Podcast

Welcome to the comprehensive uncut episode about education where we talk with Dr. Amit Chandra and Vijay Shah (who runs a school in Siliguri) about various facets of education such as its definition, independence in curriculum design, problems with regulation and possible reforms.

0:00 Introduction of Guests

4;28 What is Education?

19:56 Should values be Imposed?

26:18 Which ability indicates education?

36:03 Are institutions designed for creativity and critical thinking?

47:23 Independence in curriculum design

56:03 Challenges for educational autonomy

1:02:01 Dr Amit's experience with Bureaucrats

1:04:38 Education should be wisdom-centric, not job-centric

1:09:31 Should we regulate education at all?

1:14:26 The problem with regulators

1:29:34 Public Choice Theory in Education

1:41:53 Voucher school programmes

1:44:07 Ideas obstructed by controlling mindsets

1:55:04 Reforms in today's political economy

2:06:10 Profit in schools/concluding remarks