Manimakalai Raja

Manimakalai Raja is a co-founder of Gubbachi Learning Community. She leads the Gubbachi Transform Program that implements the governmental Nali Kali curriculum in classes 1 to 3. This program extends across 21 classes in eight (8) under resourced government schools in Karnataka.

Articles by Manimakalai Raja

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What well-being means to us at Gubbachi

In her essay, Manimakalai Raja discusses the interlinkages between the clarity and integrity related to organizational values, and the ability to effectively implement policies related to well-being.

By Manimakalai Raja | 6 mins read | March 11, 2025

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

Nali Kali: engaging every child in learning

Manimakalai Raja shares the learnings from interventions in multi-grade, multi-level classes in government schools that primarily cater to migrant children; this piece shows how it is possible to work with the government to make a real difference in children’s learning processes, especially those related to language learning.

By Manimakalai Raja | 8 mins read | October 17, 2022

Practices

English capacity building in Gubbachi

Manimakalai Raja, in her piece on capacity building in English in her organization, shows how responding to the institutional context of government schools in which they work with, in an organic manner, has been such an integral part of this subject-specific capability development journey.

By Manimakalai Raja | 6 mins read | April 28, 2026