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The Scindia School : A Living Legacy of Heritage, Innovation & Holistic Education

India’s top residential schools hold a distinctive place in the country’s education system but are confronted with serious challenges. Juggling ingrained cultural heritage with internationally competitive curricula requires continuous creativity, while parents increasingly look for sophisticated technological integration, internationalization, and career preparedness in their wards. Hiring and keeping effective teachers, especially in heritage or non-metro campuses, continues to pose challenges. Keeping spread-out, heritage campuses adds to the financial and infrastructural burden. Competition from metro and international schools puts pressure to keep adapting, even when regulatory reforms at times conflict with unorthodox pedagogy. With these limitations, the industry balances...