EDUCATION PUBLICA Magazine - May-June 2026

In this issue

There are moments when a story is bigger than a headline — when it reflects where a country has been, and where it is trying to go. This issue of Education Publica sits right at that intersection.
Our cover story, “From Ashes to Atoms,” traces India’s ambitious return to the semiconductor race — not just as an industrial push, but as a long, complex journey shaped by science, policy, and persistence. It’s a story decades in the making, and one that could define the country’s technological future.
Alongside it, an in-depth conversation with Neelkanth Mishra breaks down the realities behind India’s chip ambitions — the constraints, the choices, and the scale of what lies ahead.
But this issue doesn’t stay confined to technology. It moves across systems — educational, environmental, and human.
In Climate Leaders, Dr. Jemilah Mahmood makes a compelling case for why climate change is not just an environmental concern, but a health and justice crisis unfolding in real time.
In Second Act, we follow a remarkable journey from Bell Labs to the classroom — a reminder that purpose doesn’t retire.
There’s also a return to foundational ideas in Education Thinkers, where Maria Montessori’s legacy quietly reminds us how learning itself can be reimagined. And in Mind Matters, we explore the pressures shaping young lives today — and why self-compassion might be the skill we underestimate the most.
From breakthroughs in science to the realities of higher education, from climate accountability to campus culture, this issue connects the dots across disciplines — because the world’s biggest challenges don’t exist in silos.
At its core, this edition asks a simple question: What does it take to build systems that last?
And perhaps more importantly — who builds them?