A place where
learners speak.
Ideas travel.
Learning becomes
inclusive.
Includiatrust brings together student voices, teacher experiences, creative work, thoughtful writing and the ideas of great thinkers. We are building a space where learners are not only readers of knowledge, but also creators, questioners and contributors.
VOICE
MATTERS
Voices
Work
Thinkers
Insight
Because learning should not mean silence.
Students are constantly observing, questioning,
imagining and making sense of the world.
Yet their ideas can remain inside notebooks,
classrooms and conversations.
Includiatrust is being built to create a dedicated
space where those voices can move beyond the
classroom — where students can write, create,
question, reflect and share their work with others.
We are not claiming to be the only such space.
We are trying to build a space that is
intentionally centred on learners’ voices,
inclusive education and thoughtful expression.
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes children’s right to express their views on matters affecting them and to have those views given due weight.
Nearly 500,000 young people from more than 170 countries contributed to the Youth Declaration on Transforming Education.
India’s National Education Policy 2020 calls for more interactive, creative, collaborative and exploratory learning experiences.
Three ways to enter the conversation.
Creative Corner
A space for student articles, poems, stories, artwork, questions, reflections, research, classroom ideas and other forms of creative expression.
ENTER THE CORNER → 02 · PUBLISHMagazines
Discover our emerging collection of e-magazines bringing together educational ideas, student voices, reflections, research and creative work.
READ THE MAGAZINES → 03 · THINKGreat Thinkers
Explore ideas from influential thinkers and connect philosophical, social and educational thought with the questions we face today.
MEET THE THINKERS →“Inclusion is not a program to run — it is a habit of mind. In a country of a thousand languages and a hundred faiths, every essay, every classroom story, every quoted thinker on this page exists to make that habit a little easier to practice.” — Includiatrust editorial note
Priyaranjan Kumar
Founder, IncludiatrustPriyaranjan has taught across Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Meghalaya, and is now teaching in Andhra Pradesh. Includiatrust grew out of that classroom-to-classroom journey — a shared home for student voices, guest teachers, and India’s great thinkers to think deeply about inclusion and act on it, essay by essay.
Connect on LinkedInRooted in India
“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.” Every Includiatrust essay starts from that premise — that inclusion in an Indian classroom means room for every language, caste, gender, and ability at the same table.
Our writing engages directly with the National Education Policy 2020’s push for equitable, multilingual, and accessible schooling, and with the constitutional promise of Article 21A — the right to education for every child aged 6 to 14.
MORE THAN
A CLASSROOM.
We spend a large part of our lives together at school. From classroom discussions to laughter between lessons, these moments slowly become a part of our lives.
Learning should never feel like a dictatorship. A classroom should be a place where curiosity is welcomed, ideas are shared, mistakes are understood, and everyone feels that they belong.
We are becoming a part of each other’s journey.
Where to start
Four ways into the work
Each pillar connects to the same idea from a different angle — pick the one that matches how you like to read.
Magazines
Curated issues collecting essays, interviews, and classroom stories on inclusive education.
Browse issues →Creative Corner
Student and teacher writing, art, and reflection — first-person voices from the classroom.
Explore work →Great Thinkers
Ideas from philosophers, educators, and reformers who shaped how we think about justice.
Meet the thinkers →Services
Workshops, consulting, and resources for schools building a more inclusive culture.
See services →Across the map
Classrooms we’ve taught in
From Bihar to Andhra Pradesh — the states where Includiatrust’s work has actually stood in front of a class.
Solving It Herself
A student works through a problem no one hands her the answer to — and finds out what she’s capable of the moment she stops waiting to be rescued.
Read the full story →Through the lens
Stories that shape us
Moments from classrooms and communities — where inclusion comes to life.
Fresh from the desk
Latest ideas & insights
New essays, published as the conversation develops — filed by voice, not just by date.
Understanding the Core Values of Includiatrust
What it means to build a brand around inclusivity, awareness, and justice — and why the values have to be lived, not just listed.
Exploring Includiatrust: A Commitment to Core Values
A closer look at the principles behind the platform, and how they translate into an equitable, thoughtful society.
What Inclusion Actually Feels Like in a Classroom
A first-year student reflects on the small, unannounced moments that made a lecture hall feel like it was built for her too.
Savitribai Phule and the Fight for the First Girls’ School
Long before “inclusive education” was a phrase, Phule was building the classrooms it required.
Designing Lessons for the Student Who Won’t Ask for Help
A veteran teacher on building in quiet checkpoints so no one has to raise a hand to be seen.
Issue No. 4: Belonging, Reframed
This quarter’s edition gathers essays, art, and interviews exploring belonging beyond the diversity checklist.
In their words
Great Indian thinkers, in brief
A few of the ideas that anchor how we think about inclusion and justice in the Indian context.
Educate, agitate, organise — have faith in yourself.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar — jurist & social reformer
The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.Rabindranath Tagore — poet & educator
Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.Swami Vivekananda — philosopher
Be the change you wish to see in the world.Mahatma Gandhi — reformer
Knowledge, without doubt, is the greatest gift that can be given to a fellow human.Savitribai Phule — educator & social reformer
Learning by becoming a teacher
Sometimes the best way to understand a classroom is to stand at the front of it.
Peer learning creates a moment in which a learner moves beyond simply receiving knowledge. By explaining an idea to classmates, the student begins to experience learning, communication, attention, participation, and classroom behaviour from a different position.
The learner begins to see what the teacher sees.
When a student teaches a concept to peers, the classroom becomes more than a place where knowledge is received. It becomes a space where the learner has to explain, listen, respond, observe, and adapt.
A student who is suddenly standing in front of the class may notice things that are invisible from the learner’s seat: someone is losing interest, another student wants to discuss the topic, someone is distracted, someone is struggling to understand, and the pace of explanation affects everyone differently.
Teaching another person can make the learner more conscious of how learning actually happens.
“When students are given the opportunity to teach, they do not only share what they know — they begin to discover how knowledge, people, attention and classrooms work together.”
Reader feedback
What people are saying
Notes from educators and readers who use Includiatrust in their own classrooms and reading lists.
“The Creative Corner gave my students a real audience for their writing. That changed how seriously they took the work.”
“I use the Great Thinkers series as discussion starters — short enough to read aloud, meaty enough to argue about.”
“Clear, thoughtful, and never preachy. It’s the rare inclusion resource that trusts the reader to think for themselves.”
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