India

===In 2012, 18 ICSD students born in India were attending ICSD schools. India is the world's second most populous country with over 1.2 billion people. India is home to many different language systems, and there is no one national language.===

Hindi is the official language of the government. In the ICSD, students from India speak seven of the many languages native to India: Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Nepali.

India has made significant progress in improving its education systems and increasing school attendance. This improvement is often cited as one of the main contributors to the country's recent economic rise.

India's education system is diverse and vast. The links below are only a small snapshot of India's educational system Hindi is the official language of the government. In the ICSD, students from India speak seven of the many languages native to India: Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Nepali.

India has made significant progress in improving its education systems and increasing school attendance. This improvement is often cited as one of the main contributors to the country's recent economic rise.

India's education system is diverse and vast. The links below are only a small snapshot of India's educational system

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** Wheeling an education into India's slums **
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Education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality. Education is equally key to enhance India’s competitiveness in the global economy. Therefore, ensuring access to quality education for all, in particular for the poor and rural population, is central to the economic and social development of India. || Asia Society is the leading global organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States. We seek to enhance dialogue, encourage creative expression, and generate new ideas across the fields of arts and culture, policy and business, and education. This is a link to the India Center. ||
 * [[image:education-in-india.png link="@http://www.worldbank.org.in/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21493265~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:295584,00.html"]] || ====The World Bank: Education in India====
 * [[image:asia-society.png link="@http://asiasociety.org/centers/india/about-india-centre"]] || ====__The Asia Society: About the India Center__====