India’s vast and diverse educational landscape requires more than just teachers; it demands a wide array of education professionals to address challenges such as language diversity and curriculum development. Azim Premji University is leading efforts to nurture such professionals through its postgraduate programs, aligning with the National Education Policy’s vision to transform India’s education system.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a shift towards technology-driven education, prompting Azim Premji University to adopt inclusive, student-centric teaching methods. A recent survey highlighted the importance of addressing diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) classrooms through group work, multimedia resources, and tailored support for neurodivergent students.

Yashmin Choudhury is an Assistant Professor in Assam University, Silchar, with a keen interest in cancer biology. In this '10 Women, 10 Questions' interview, she gives a glimpse into her research work and talks in depth about her ideals about education.

Anindita Bhadra is a behavioural biologist at the Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata. She also leads the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at the institution. In this email interview with IndiaBioscience, she throws light on the steps taken to implement the policy, the changes that this has brought, and the challenges ahead.

Are we living ‘beings’? Or are we living ‘becomings’—constantly changing due to life processes occurring across levels of time and space? In the second (and final) part of this article series, Vasudev Menon, an Assistant Professor of Biology and Performing Arts (Theatre) at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, explains the worldview held by a school of philosophers that is central to understand the diversity and dynamicity of our biosphere.