Shweta Chari is co-founder and CEO of The Opentree Foundation and leads their Life Skills Play Programme. She has championed children’s Right to Play for over two decades and is a leading advocate for mainstreaming play-based learning in India. Her work has received recognition from HundrED and Global Good, UK and she is the 2025 recipient of the International Play Association USA’s Child’s Right to Play Advocacy Award.
Articles by Shweta Chari
November 25, 2025
Can play improve learning in India’s classrooms?
Despite encouragement from the National Education Policy, play-based learning finds little space in schools. Here’s how it boosts curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking in children.
