Berlia: Centralized regulation historically stifled Indian educational innovation
Adi Berlia · Ep 59: Adi Berlia Explains India's Remarkable Rise Out of Socialism · Joe Lonsdale · May 24, 2023 · at 11:08
Adi Berlia, co-founder of Apeejay Stya University, discusses the historical regulatory environment of India's education system with Joe Lonsdale.
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“Education in India was still very much top-down. So the government told you what you could teach in the classroom. You had a, you had centralized authorities that would set the curriculum for the entire country, and no matter what your context, you had to learn approximately the same things. Regulations were really stifling innovation.”
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