I was visiting a school in Delhi not long ago; a well-run, well-intentioned school with genuinely dedicated teachers. During a session with students, a fourteen-year-old raised her hand and asked me something that I was not expecting: "Sir, I want to be an engineer, but will the world need engineers in future?” The room went quiet because she was right. Not theoretically but practically and urgently right. Careers are changing faster than curricula. AI is reshaping entire industries. Roles...

Earlier this year, I sat across from Varun Duggirala on his podcast Take a Pause. The conversation began with education boards, parenting and curriculum. Then Varun asked me about teachers. Something in that question stayed with me. I found myself speaking about things I had been carrying for years, the quiet decline in respect for teachers, the shrinking aspiration around the profession, and the contradiction of expecting teachers to transform education while not transforming the profession...

Over the past few months, as I have stepped into a global education media leadership role with the BRICS Educational Film & Media Association, I have found myself in conversations across countries, systems and contexts. The dominant narrative everywhere is familiar. Artificial intelligence, digital platforms, scale, access and personalisation continue to shape the discourse. And yet, the most powerful learning moments I encounter are not digital. They are human. A student finding the courage...