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This book explores the construction of the idea of the ‘talented’ student in India and its relationship to the discourse of the ‘nation’. It situates the evolution of the National Science Talent Search (NSTS), and subsequently, the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) with state sponsored ideas and practices of ‘nation-building’.
Rachel Philip is an Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur. Her work explores the social imagination, construction, and application of discourses like ‘talent’, ‘equality’, ‘quality’, ‘interest’, etc. through the critical documentation of education interventions. With an interdisciplinary background in English Literature, Sociology, and Education, Dr Philip has previously worked with the ICICI Foundation, Pune, and taught at the Departments of Sociology of the Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) and the Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW), University of Delhi. She has also undertaken fieldwork and implemented a pre-school reading program in Innopolis, Russia.