“We teach illiterate rural women to read and write in 4 weeks” Tara Akshar
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TARA Akshar featured in Rediff.com 

Article: The laptop schools of Mewat ...

Article:  'A school that opens minds' 

Video: '30 days back she was illiterate and now she was reading a poem she had written' - Interview with Victor Lyons

Video: 'A peek into the class'


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PACS Programme stories of self help, empowerment, initiatives ... 
The programme, to be run in all PACS Programme states except Maharashtra, is based on TARA Akshar, a unique computer-based literacy package developed and ...


   Yorkshire maverick conceives fast track literacy blitz
The Statesman - Calcutta, India 30 April 2007

His "TARA Akshar" system teaches village women to read and write Hindi in less than 30 days with a 90 per cent success rate. ...


A million learn to read in the 'world's fastest literacy programme'
The Independent - London, UK 3 May 2007

His TARA Akshar system teaches women to read and write Hindi in less than 30 days with an alleged 90 per cent success rate. Indian government programmes ...


Computer-based literacy programme in 5 districts
Hindustan Times - Bhopal, India 29 June 2007

TARA Akshar launch on July 9th at 66 centres...


Briton on unique teaching mission in India
Political Gateway - USA 6 May 2007

Britain's Victor Lyons seems undaunted by the formidable task he has set for himself -- to create 1 million literate women in rural India in five years. ...


The "TARA Akshar" system ...
The Tribune - Chandigarh, India 6 May 2007

But I realised that you have to start with literacy. — Victor Lyons, Yolkshire’s mental health and IT specialist, who wants to make one million rural Indian ...


Briton on unique teaching mission in India
The Washington Times - USA 3 May 2007

Britain's Victor Lyons seems undaunted by the formidable task he has set for himself -- to create 1 million literate women in rural India in five years...


Briton on unique teaching mission in India
DailyIndia.com 3 May 2007

Britain's Victor Lyons seems undaunted by the ... he will achieve his goal using a high-speed literacy program he has developed. ...


Laptop brigade to teach unlettered ABCD
Hindustan Times - Lucknow, India 23 April 2007

About 12,000 illiterate women in and around the city will take a journey from thumb impression to letters in just 30 days. ...


Training for instructors, quality controllers to end on July 1
The Pioneer - Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 29 June 2007

The ongoing training workshop for instructors and quality controllers of TARA Akshar on literacy at ...



TARA Akshar uses the ReadingWise technique for learning

TARA Akshar is a TARAhaat venture. TARAhaat is part of the Development Alternatives Group.

Tara Akshar is funded by DFID through its PACS Programme, Telecentre.org, Connect For Change UK and others.