I work as an economist, dedicating my research to the complex market and education nexus. I’ve been tracking how education in India is being rapidly marketized and commodified, and what the data tells me is deeply concerning.I’m here to tell you that the statistics are clear: nearly three-fourths of our higher education students are now in the private sector. At the school level, almost half of all children attend private schools, and that number is escalating rapidly. If this trajectory con...

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