A roundtable discussion focusing on India’s education system and its future was organised on the occasion of the Canadian governor general David Johnston’s visit to Mumbai. The topic was India’s education future: from traditional systems to innovative models, and the discussion was moderated by Manjeet Kripalani, Co-founder and Executive Director, Gateway House, and the event saw participants from diverse areas like the academia, NGOs as well as the private sector.
Some of the issues that were touched upon included the strengths of non-traditional models in meeting the requirements of good education, the role of government, civil society, and the private sector in addressing the current challenges as well as how foreign institutions can play a part beyond the traditional systems
The discussion was held on February 28 at the Convocation Hall at the University of Mumbai