Smita Agarwal

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Smita Agarwal is Head Education with Tata Steel CSR. Smita’s work centres around revitalising school education for the marginalised and excluded. Over the years, she has worked to integrate international research on learning in rural Indian schools and achieved significant breakthroughs in children’s learning. As part of large-scale projects, she has engaged with governments and nonprofits across the country. An alumna of BITS Pilani, Smita has authored several papers and a book on seasonal migration and its impact on children’s education.


Articles by Smita Agarwal


close up of Rahul Munda holding up a handrawn map of latin america-education. As learning went digital due to COVID-19, a group of teachers working in India’s villages took internet to people’s homes, making education more inclusive.

January 19, 2021
When internet comes home: E-learning in Indian villages during COVID-19
As learning went digital due to COVID-19, a group of teachers working in India’s villages took internet to people’s homes, making education more inclusive.
Drawing of a whale by Kajal

January 14, 2021
Non-stop learning
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