Madhusudan Rungta
(Managing Trustee, Sanskar Bharati Trust)
A Vision for the Future of Education
Education is the foundation on which the progress of any nation rests. For decades, we have witnessed how rapidly the world is changing new technologies are reshaping industries, redefining opportunities, and creating challenges that were unimaginable just a few years ago. It became clear to us that if we want our children to thrive in this dynamic world, we must not limit them to the traditional methods of learning. We must give them the tools to explore, question, innovate, and lead.
It was with this conviction that we visualised establishing India’s first Future Lab a space where the boundaries between imagination and innovation dissolve; where every student, irrespective of their background, has access to the latest scientific and technological resources.
This Future Lab, built in collaboration with Homi Lab, is not just a facility; it is a movement towards democratizing innovation. I firmly believe that talent is universal but opportunities are not. Our mission is to change that to provide every child, whether from an urban school or a rural background, an equal chance to experiment with ideas, learn future-ready skills, and transform their dreams into tangible realities.
Our collaboration with Homi Lab is driven by a shared vision: to ignite the spark of curiosity and scientific temperament among students. The lab will serve as a playground for ideas from Artificial Intelligence to Robotics, from Climate Action to Space Sciences enabling students to learn not by rote, but by doing, experimenting, failing, and trying again.
We see this Future Lab as a national asset, a place that nurtures not just students but also teachers and innovators. We want it to be open to all students beyond the walls of our own institutions because the problems of the future will not be solved in silos; they will require collective thinking, creativity, and collaboration.