Indira Mahindra School of Education

21/09/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄

We are pleased to share that Prof. Shivali Tukdeo and Dr. Rolla Das, faculty members at the Indira Mahindra School of Education (IMSE), Mahindra University, have co-authored an essay published in the Economic and Political Weekly.

📄 Title: 𝑇𝑜 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒: 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛-𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛
✍️ Authors: Shivali Tukdeo & Rolla Das
📚 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐 & 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘𝑙𝑦 (EPW Engage) | Vol. 61, Issue No. 37, 12 Sep, 2026

🔗 https://www.epw.in/engage/article/despair-love-teaching-learning-and-between

Teaching is most commonly associated with positive emotions — passion, care, and hope. But what about the exhaustion, constrained autonomy, and hierarchies that quietly shape teachers' everyday lives? This essay turns to despair — not as a passive or individual condition, but as a rational response to structural realities — to access the deeper labour of teaching. Drawing on existentialist and feminist thought, the authors identify three key sources of despair: the steady depletion of teachers' emotional energy; their fixed position within rigid institutional hierarchies; and the persistent mismatch between transformative ideals and institutional cultures. Yet the essay does not end in fatalism. Inspired by Paulo Freire, it proposes a 𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 — one rooted in solidarity and sustained care as a way of moving from isolated endurance toward collective hope.

We congratulate Prof. Tukdeo and Dr. Das on this thoughtful and timely contribution to the discourse on teachers' work and education in India.

| Binay Kumar Pathak | Jyothi Yerramadha | Shikha Takker | Om Prasad | Ayush Mittal

03/09/2026

We are delighted to share that our students (Batch 2025-2027) of , Mahindra University have successfully completed their internships with organizations working at the grassroots - in education, community development, and social change across India and beyond.

We are grateful to every organization that welcomed our students and gave them this space to learn and grow.

🤝 Patang, Odisha
🤝 DAPTA, Odisha
🤝 Quality Education Support Trust (QUEST)
🤝 Ovee Foundation, Maharashtra
🤝 Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Karnataka
🤝 CRY
🤝 Eklavya Foundation
🤝 Mount Oliver Senior Secondary School, Delhi
🤝 RAFIKI Classical Christian School, Kampala, Uganda
🤝 HITAM University, Hyderabad
🤝 Marga Wellness, Kolkata

Here's to more such achievements ahead! 🌟



Yaj Medury Padma Sarangapani Shivali Tukdeo Mizaj K Deepika Bansal

03/09/2026

Heartiest congratulations to our students! Wishing you continued success as you begin this exciting new chapter.

We are proud of you! 🌟



Yaj Medury Padma Sarangapani Shivali Tukdeo Mizaj KV

Mahindra University

31/08/2026

We're delighted to share that our students (Batch 2025–2027) of Indira Mahindra School of Education (IMSE), Mahindra University have successfully completed their internships with organizations working at the grassroots—in education, community development, and social change across India and beyond.

We are grateful to every organization that welcomed our students and gave them this space to learn and grow.

🤝 Patang, Odisha
🤝 DAPTA, Odisha
🤝 Quality Education Support Trust (QUEST)
🤝 Ovee Foundation, Maharashtra
🤝 Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Karnataka
🤝 CRY
🤝 Eklavya Foundation
🤝 Mount Oliver Senior Secondary School, Delhi
🤝 RAFIKI Classical Christian School, Kampala, Uganda
🤝 HITAM University, Hyderabad
🤝 Marga Wellness, Kolkata

Here's to more such achievements ahead! 🌟





Yaj Medury Padma Sarangapani Shivali Tukdeo Mizaj K V Om Prasad Binay Kumar Pathak Shikha Takker Jyothi Yerramadha Rolla Das Rashmi Kumari Chandra Lekha Singh Deepika Bansal Sheel Ayush Mittal

30/08/2026

Heartiest congratulations to our graduating students from Indira Mahindra School of Education (IMSE)—may your journey ahead be filled with purpose, success, and endless possibilities. 🌟

Yajulu Medury Padma Sarangapani Shivali Tukdeo Mizaj K V Om Prasad Binay Kumar Pathak Shikha Takker Jyothi Yerramadha Rolla Das Rashmi Kumari Deepika Bansal chandra Lekha singh Shweta Sheel Ayush Mittal

Mahindra University
Video courtesy: Communications Team, IMSE
Photographs: University

28/08/2026

Indira Mahindra School of Education, Mahindra University invites you to an engaging session by Dr Amanda Gilberston, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Development, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne, on "Rights talk, rights claims and the rights themselves: Struggles for a Right to Education in Lucknow".

📅 Date & Day: Wednesday, 2 September 2026
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM onwards
📍 Venue: IMSE Auditorium, Ground Floor

Dr. Gilberston’s research explores the reproduction and contestation of inequalities in urban India, with a particular focus on class, gender, and education. Her work examines question of access to quality schooling, youth activism, and the ways in which social inequalities are negotiated and challenged in everyday life.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the struggles surrounding the right to education in Lucknow and the meanings, claims, and possibilities attached to the idea of education as a right.

Yajulu Medury Padma Sarangapani Binay Kumar Pathak Shivali Tukdeo Shikha Takker Mizaj K V Om Prasad Jyothi Yerramadha Rashmi Kumari Chandralekha Singh Rolla Das Deepika Bansal Shweta Sheel Ayush Mittal

27/08/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄

We are pleased to share that our faculty member Dr. Mizaj K V participated in the 3rd International Symposium by Global South Studies on 𝐸𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦, held at the of Social Sciences and Humanities, Việt Nam National University HCM, Ho Chi Minh City, from August 21–23, 2026.

As part of the symposium, she presented her paper, “𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑠: 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒-𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑎 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛.” The paper explores the role of space and temporalities in the process of grief, examining how the spatial regulation of mourning shapes experiences of loss and catharsis among widowed middle-aged Mappila women.

We congratulate Dr. Mizaj on this academic contribution and on representing our institution at an international forum that brings together scholars engaging with emotions, affect, and lived experiences across the Global South.

| Mahindra University | Shivali Tukdeo | Binay Kumar Pathak | Jyothi Yerramadha | Shikha Takker | Om Prasad | Rolla Das

14/08/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄

We are pleased to share that faculty members Dr. Rolla Das (Symposium Convenor) and Dr. Mizaj K V, along with research scholar Ms. Mrnalini Ranganathan, from the Indira Mahindra School of Education (IMSE), Mahindra University, presented their research at the Joint Asia Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference and National Psychology Teachers Congress 2026 (AsiaPLAT x NPTC 2026).

Hosted by the Psychological Association of the Philippines and University of Santo Tomas from August 6-8, 2026, the team presented an organized symposium titled "𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑈𝑛𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔: 𝑈𝑛𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙-𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛"

The symposium comprised of three interconnected papers focusing on:
🔹 Complex systemic and individual factors affecting faculty well-being
🔹 The negotiation of belonging in institutions
🔹 Invisible emotional labour experienced by faculty in higher education in India.

These papers evolved from the discussions in a curated seminar course under IMSE's Doctoral Coursework, titled "𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠: 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑠."

The symposium was well-received, emphasizing the need to foster cultures of care, inclusion, and sustainable well-being for faculty in higher education.

| Shivali Tukdeo | Binay Kumar Pathak | Jyothi Yerramadha | Shikha Takker | Om Prasad

12/08/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄

We are delighted to share that Dr. Rolla Das, Assistant Professor at the Indira Mahindra School of Education, Mahindra University, has co-authored the chapter “𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑁𝑜𝑡 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝐼𝑡𝑠 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒: 𝑈𝑛𝑚𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐴.𝐾. 𝑅𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑗𝑎𝑛'𝑠 𝐾𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠” in the recently published 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, published by by 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 & 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬, 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞.

📖 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞:

“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒-𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒. 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙, ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑠, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒, 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡.” — Routledge

The volume explores diverse forms and understandings of love across cultures, histories, and disciplines, including transgressive, q***r, feminist, posthuman, and more-than-human forms of love. (Routledge)

We congratulate Dr. Rolla Das on this significant scholarly achievement and wish her continued success in her research and academic endeavours.

🔗 To learn more about the publication: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003566182-25/love-dare-speak-name-abhaya-rolla-das

| Shivali Tukdeo | Binay Kumar Pathak | Jyothi Yerramadha | Om Prasad | Rolla Das |

This chapter examines representations of women’s love in A.K. Ramanujan’s A Flowering Tree and Other Oral Tales From India (1997), a collection of Kannada

31/07/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐄

We are pleased to share that 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐥, Assistant Professor at the Indira Mahindra School of Education (IMSE), Mahindra University, presented a poster at the Eleventh Biennial Conference of the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice, held at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, UK, from July 15–18, 2026.

📌 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The poster explored the historical role of science in bringing about social change, with a particular focus on the problem of superstitions. It examined how science education, together with insights from the history and philosophy of science, can help foster critical thinking and address superstitious beliefs.

We congratulate Dr. Bansal on this international academic engagement and her contribution to discussions on science education and society.

| Shivali Tukdeo | Binay Kumar Pathak | Jyothi Yerramadha | Om Prasad | Rolla Das |