India Reclaims the Classroom: Rajasthan and UP Make Newspaper Reading Mandatory — Global Scholars Call It a Model for Critical Literacy. At a time when much of the world is grappling with declining reading habits, shrinking attention spans, and the overwhelming dominance of algorithm driven digital content, India is quietly steering its classrooms back toward a foundational discipline: reading the news. In two of the country’s largest and most politically significant states — Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — governments have mandated daily newspaper reading sessions in government schools. What might seem like a simple administrative directive is, in fact, a … Continue reading India Reclaims the Classroom: Rajasthan and UP Make Newspaper Reading Mandatory