Education is a public good and a standing pillar of any nation's progress. But what makes learning truly effective? And how should teaching be reimagined in today's India? In this episode, Ratna Vishwanathan, CEO of Reach to Teach, discusses how the organisation's work is challenging long-held assumptions about government schools. Drawing on her two-decade civil service career, Ratna shares why systemic change matters more than isolated excellence, how play-based learning can close the foundational literacy gap, and why teachers must be treated as co-creators, not just deliverers of curriculum. Take a listen.