Notes on Contributors Series Editor's Preface Introduction: Regional Overview, Hema Letchamanan (University of Cambridge, UK) 1. Bangladesh: Generation, Education and Nation, Nasir Uddin (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh) 2. Bangladesh: The Institutionalisation of Women and Gender Studies in Higher Education, Nafisa Tanjeem (Rutgers University-New Brunswick, USA) and Aditi Sabur (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) 3. Bangladesh: The Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education, Md Mahfuz Azhar (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh) 4. Bhutan: Politics, Culture and Modernisation of Education, David Johnson (University of Oxford, UK) 5. India: Trajectory and Transitions of Education, Ch.Radha Gayathri (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) 6. India: Madrasas as an Enduring Space for Muslim Girls' Education, Rekha Pande (University of Hyderabad, India) 7. India: Education for Children in Kashmir , Anub Mannaan (University of Cambridge, UK) and Tanveer Ahmad Dar (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) 8. India: Young Children with Disabilities and Early Childhood Care and Education, Aanchal Jain (Independent Education Consultant) 9. Nepal: Between the 'Local' and the 'Global' of the National Education, Uma Pradhan (Aarhus University, Copenhagen) 10. Nepal: A History of Higher Education from Urban Elitism to Global Aspirations, Andrea Koelbel (Freie University Berlin, Germany) 11. Sri Lanka: An Overview, Sujata N. Gamage (LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka) 12. Sri Lanka: Revitalising Higher Education to Develop 21st-Century Graduates, Gominda Ponnamperuma (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) and Vishaka Nanayakkara (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) 13. Sri Lanka: Contemporary Issues, Raja Gunawardhane (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) 14. Comoro Islands: An Overview, Charif Abdallah Ben Mohadji (Universite des Comores, Comoro Islands) 15. The Maldives: An Overview, Ibrahim Lirar (Manta Trust, Maldives) 16. Mauritius: Unlocking Educational Sustainability's Hidden Value, Kumar Dookhitram (University of Technology, Mauritius), Chandradeo Bokhoree (University of Technology, Mauritius) and Hermant B. Chittoo (University of Technology, Mauritius) 17. Mauritius: Theory and Practice of Education for Sustainability, Anneloes Smitsman (EARTHwise Centre, Mauritius) and Gilberte Chung Kim Chung (Bureau of Catholic Education, Rose-Hill, Mauritius) 18. Seychelles: Education Reforms, Marie-Therese Purvis (Independent Education Consultant) 19. Zanzibar: A Small Island in a Global Arena, Cathryn S. MacCallum (Sazani Associates, UK) Index