TAKSHILA'S INITIATIVE

Takshila serves through its liberal knowledge platforms that have grown over 25 years of dedicated work in education, social development, children’s literature, publishing and the arts.

TAKSHILA LECTURES

A forum for dispersing progressive ideas by eminent thinkers and practitioners

Takshila Lecture on Architecture and Society

A dialogue to address the growing disparity between the practice and pedagogy of architecture in India, and the realities of our social, cultural and. economic contexts. The lecture by eminent professionals and academicians and audience interactions aim to challenge the status-quo witha conviction that an open and honest conversation on the state of practice will instigate positive change.

Takshila Lecture on Architecture and Society

A dialogue to address the growing disparity between the practice and pedagogy of architecture in India, and the realities of our social, cultural and. economic contexts. The lecture by eminent professionals and academicians and audience interactions aim to challenge the status-quo witha conviction that an open and honest conversation on the state of practice will instigate positive change.

Takshila Shiksha Vyakhyan

A conversation on the core concerns of learning and learners in our country. The lecture hopes to enumerate what education in the Indian context encompasses, its trajectory over the years, and ultimately the direction it needs to take for its effective delivery and expansive reach. This forum invites eminent speakers whose progressive ideas and dedicated work have impacted the changing paradigms of education.

Takshila Shiksha Vyakhyan

A conversation on the core concerns of learning and learners in our country. The lecture hopes to enumerate what education in the Indian context encompasses, its trajectory over the years, and ultimately the direction it needs to take for its effective delivery and expansive reach. This forum invites eminent speakers whose progressive ideas and dedicated work have impacted the changing paradigms of education.

Takshila Lecture on Contemporary Challenges to India’s Democracy

A dialogue on the socio-political and economic concerns of our society-its true status in the current times, the forces that led us to this point, and the movements incumbent to safeguarding the dignity, freedom and aspirations of the common man.

Takshila Lecture on Contemporary Challenges to India’s Democracy

A dialogue on the socio-political and economic concerns of our society-its true status in the current times, the forces that led us to this point, and the movements incumbent to safeguarding the dignity, freedom and aspirations of the common man.

Beyond Boundaries

Beyond Boundaries is a series of virtual sessions broadcast over YouTube that brings articulate speakers from the world of art, education, literature, science and beyond to engage young minds in an unbound range of themes, thoughts and perspectives that facilitate their understanding of the world and its concerns.

‘On Eating a Takshila initiative weaving a tapestry of diverse eating cultures across the subcontinent. From the humble act of sustenance emerges a canvas intertwining art, history, politics, sociology, science, literature, poetry, and spirituality.

In this multilingual, genre-agnostic journal, we celebrate the rich tapestry of Indian eating traditions. Our mission is to curate contemporary narratives on food in both English and Indian languages, accompanied by modern artistic expressions.

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