This publication presents a qualitative case study of Netritva Vicharshala, a leadership discourse school in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, against the framework of critical pedagogy. It explores the contours of critical pedagogy and examines how key concepts and themes unfold in this particular educational project. The report unravels the strategies for consciousness-raising employed in this school and also examines this process through the stand point of the learners. It looks at ways in which the educational experience empowers the learners, given their particular contexts. The research also examines ways in which NGOs, social movements, as well as universities can form a powerful nexus to produce conditions that challenge hegemonic cultures of neoliberalism, caste, and patriarchy.

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