Siddesh Sarma

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Siddesh Sarma is co-founder and chief programmes officer at Leadership For Equity. He has a degree in education from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He represented SCERT, Maharashtra, on two NCERT committees, and has worked as a consultant with the School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, for the past five years. Siddesh started his work in education through the Teach For India Fellowship in 2011. Currently, he also serves on the advisory board of Teach For India, Pune.


Articles by Siddesh Sarma


man staring at run down black board-teacher training

January 30, 2025
Rethinking professional development for teachers in India
In-service teacher development in India follows a one-size-fits-all approach that overlooks teachers’ needs and interests. How can it be overhauled?
The secretariat building in New Delhi_government

September 9, 2022
Five strategies for working with government
Working with government systems can be challenging, but rewarding too. Here's how nonprofits can foster sustainable and impactful partnerships with the government.
illustration of paper, notebook, and a pencil on a blue background-NEP 2020

August 7, 2020
NEP 2020: Hits and misses
An examination of nine key chapters from a practitioner's perspective.
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