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OICSD Book Talks: Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi's Schools
Please enter the college using the main entrance on Woodstock Road.
How do governments translate ambitious education reforms into meaningful outcomes for children? What do Delhi’s schools reveal about the promises—and limits—of building state capacity in India?
Join us for a conversation with Yamini Aiyar, author of Lessons in State Capacity from Delhi’s Schools and former President & CEO of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. She will be in discussion with Prof. Akshay Mangla (Saïd Business School) and Prof. Nayanika Mathur (School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography).
The event will explore the complexities of governance, accountability, and reform in India’s education system, offering broader insights into the challenges of public policy and development.
Date:
10 October 2025, 18:30
Venue:
Somerville College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HD
Venue Details:
Brittain Williams Room
Speakers:
Yamini Aiyar (CPR, Delhi),
Prof Akshay Mangla (University of Oxford),
Dr Nayanika Mathur (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Somerville College
Organisers:
What Works Hub for Global Education,
Neeraj Shetye (Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development),
Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development
Organiser contact email address:
oicsd@some.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development
Part of:
OICSD Book Talks
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://forms.office.com/e/ex0aS981en
Booking email:
oicsd@some.ox.ac.uk
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Neeraj Shetye,
Narhitya Nawal
