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Simran Luthra, PhD.
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My chapter 'Teaching in an elite private school' in this book explores the complex dynamics between teaching and gender within the context of elite private schools, highlighting how neoliberal forces shape teacher-student relationships and educational objectives. By analyzing interviews with teachers, I uncover the tensions between the commodification of education and the transformative potential of teaching. 

One of my best experiences was collaborating with Professor Nandini Manjrekar as technical editor on Gender and Education in India: A Reader meant for students of education at the post-graduate level.


This is a must-have for anyone interested in the key themes and issues related to gender and education in the country. The nuanced introduction by Prof. Manjrekar adds even more substance to this edited volume.

I edited Malavika Kapur's CTET Preparation and Practice: Child Development and Pedagogy by Oxford University Press. 


The book is a guide for those preparing for the CTET, papers I and II.

I co-authored Elevate Intermediate with Samathmika Balaji for Oxford University Press as a labour of love for my first passion: teaching English to adult learners.


Here is where you can buy the latest edition on Amazon. (It comes highly recommended as a language learning resource for adults.)

Get a flavour of my writing...

My research and writing interests are varied. Gender, language learning, the nature of disciplines, the philosophy and sociology of education, pedagogy, and the teacher are some of my abiding interest areas.


Below is the PDF of a resource from the British Council called Continuing Professional Development Lessons from India in which my article was chosen as one of the top ten entries.

Following are links to some of my more formal published writing which is largely on education.

continuing_professional_develpoment_-_lessons_from_india (pdf)

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Studying Up, Sociological and Anthropological Studies of Education in India, May 2025

'Assessing change: trends and transitions in school assessment in India' Cover Story, Aug 2025

'Assessing change: trends and transitions in school assessment in India' Cover Story, Aug 2025

https://saseindia.com/2025/05/studying-up/

'Assessing change: trends and transitions in school assessment in India' Cover Story, Aug 2025

'Assessing change: trends and transitions in school assessment in India' Cover Story, Aug 2025

'Assessing change: trends and transitions in school assessment in India' Cover Story, Aug 2025

https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/july-2025/divaswapna-a-must-read-that-instructs-and-delights/

'Divaswapna: A must-read that instructs and delights' Teacher Plus Magazine, July 2025

'Assessing change: trends and transitions in school assessment in India' Cover Story, Aug 2025

'Divaswapna: A must-read that instructs and delights' Teacher Plus Magazine, July 2025

https://teacherplus.org/2025/2025/august-2025/assessing-change-trends-and-transitions-in-school-assessment-in-india/

'The Teacher Has Failed' Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, April 2020

'Undoing Gender Socialization: Beyond the Pinks and the Blues. Teacher Plus Magazine, October 2020

'Divaswapna: A must-read that instructs and delights' Teacher Plus Magazine, July 2025

https://www.teacherplus.org/the-teacher-has-failed/

'Giving Home Science its Rightful Place', Teacher Plus Magazine, May-June 2021

'Undoing Gender Socialization: Beyond the Pinks and the Blues. Teacher Plus Magazine, October 2020

'Undoing Gender Socialization: Beyond the Pinks and the Blues. Teacher Plus Magazine, October 2020

https://www.teacherplus.org/giving-home-science-its-rightful-place/

'Undoing Gender Socialization: Beyond the Pinks and the Blues. Teacher Plus Magazine, October 2020

'Undoing Gender Socialization: Beyond the Pinks and the Blues. Teacher Plus Magazine, October 2020

'Undoing Gender Socialization: Beyond the Pinks and the Blues. Teacher Plus Magazine, October 2020

https://www.teacherplus.org/undoing-gender-socialization-beyond-the-pinks-and-blues/

Why We Teach the Way We Do: Philosophically Speaking, Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, Jan 2018

Why We Teach the Way We Do: Philosophically Speaking, Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, Jan 2018

Why We Teach the Way We Do: Philosophically Speaking, Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, Jan 2018

https://www.teacherplus.org/why-we-teach-the-way-we-do-philosophically-speaking/

Questioning the Curriculum, Teacher Plus Magazine, February 2013

Why We Teach the Way We Do: Philosophically Speaking, Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, Jan 2018

Why We Teach the Way We Do: Philosophically Speaking, Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, Jan 2018

https://www.teacherplus.org/questioning-the-curriculum/

A Romance to Last a Lifetime (Chaiwallahs of India website)

Why We Teach the Way We Do: Philosophically Speaking, Cover Story Teacher Plus Magazine, Jan 2018

A Romance to Last a Lifetime (Chaiwallahs of India website)

http://chaiwallahsofindia.com/2014/01/romance-last-lifetime/

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