Breaking Superstitions with Science: How we engaged youth to generate scientific curiosity in villages

An eclipse is associated with many superstitions in India. To counter such superstitions and generate scientific curiosity among people, especially children, Pratham’s Science Program team designed many activities around the last solar eclipse of the decade, which was visible from India on the 26th of December 2019. The series of activities generated immense excitement among…

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Sanjiv Malhotra

Sanjiv Malhotra brings a wealth of experience with 45 years in global banking and financial consulting. His leadership roles span corporate and commercial banking, risk management, and M&A. He’s been the Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup South Asia and Citigroup Thailand during the Asian Crisis. He’s also held significant roles at Bank of America Merrill…

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Vilas Gadkari

Mr. Gadkari is an entrepreneur who invests globally. He currently holds the Chairmanship of an FMCG company and is on the board of Real Estate and Fin Tech companies. He is also the non-executive Chairman of Pratham Institute that focuses on vocational training for underprivileged youth. He received his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the…

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