Toolika Wadhwa; Namita Ranganathan

Namita Ranganathan is a Professor at the Department of Education, Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi. She has over thirty years of teaching experience in teacher education programmes. Her specialisations are in the area of developmental psychology, personality psychology and education for mental health. She has been extensively engaged with schools across the country through various projects with The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), CARE India, Aga Khan Foundation and Save the Children, among others. She has also been on several management bodies of Kendriya Vidyalayas and several private schools. Toolika Wadhwa has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, University of Delhi, since 29. Her doctoral research was in the area of identity development and religion in the context of families and schools. Her work as a teacher educator as well as her research work with Aga Khan Foundation and UNFPA have enriched her exposure and understanding of schools.