We suspect that the runaway success of the film 3 Idiots (2009) may have a lot to do with a scene where a defiant Aamir Khan tells a headstrong Boman Irani that he intends to teach him ‘how to teach’ chemistry. After all, it’s a grievance that resonated with students across India, where over-emphasis onu00a0textbooks, and rote learning, instead of a holistic understanding of concepts, is still the order of the day in most schools.

Divesh Bathija counsels teachers from Panna English High School on innovative teaching techniques they can employ to teach their students. Pic/Datta Kumbhar