Shikshagraha, a voluntary organisation engaged in efforts to improve public schools across India, has launched the Shikshana Nava Chetana award, a district-level school innovation initiative aimed at recognising and encouraging “low-cost, context-driven” improvements in schools across Mysuru and Kodagu districts.
The award was unveiled by Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP, at Shikshana Samvaada, a district-level education dialogue held in Mysuru on December 21. It brought together educators, school leaders, community stakeholders, and policy makers.
The award is open to education stakeholders working with children from early education to Grade 10, including school leaders, teachers, School Development and Monitoring Committee members, anganwadi workers, supervisors, youth and women leaders.
“The initiative seeks to nurture a culture of continuous improvement by enabling schools and educators to identify focused areas of change and design practical solutions rooted in their local context,” read a statement from Shikshagraha.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Wadiyar said Mysuru has the foundation, history, and leadership required to build an education ecosystem, where every child, regardless of background, can grow, learn, and succeed.
“We need to move beyond isolated efforts and work together with a shared sense of responsibility,” he added.
“The Shikshana Nava Chetana Award is grounded in a simple belief — that educators and schools already carry the wisdom to improve learning when they are trusted, recognised, and supported. Through this initiative, we want to surface and celebrate small, low-cost innovations that are deeply rooted in local realities,” said Khushboo Awasthi from Shikshagraha.
Submissions for the award will remain open for one month.
The press statement added that Shikshana Samvaada concluded with a shared commitment to build a “cradle to career” vision for Mysuru and Kodagu.
It noted that through the dialogue, stakeholders moved forward to collectively identify priority areas spanning early childhood learning, school education, sports, and future skills, recognising the need for sustained, collaborative action for systemic education transformation in the two districts.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> India> Karnataka / by The Hindu Bureau / December 21st, 2025
