India Sexuality Education Summit*
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Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in India's education and protection systems.
Pratisandhi Foundation invites you to a policy-grounded, practice-informed convening designed for candid, responsible dialogue across education, health, and child protection.
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Summit snapshot
Date
17 April 2026
Time
9:00 AM IST onwards
Venue
Seminar Rooms 1-3, Kamla Devi Complex, India International Centre, Delhi (Get Directions)
Why this summit now
India is at a pivotal moment for Comprehensive Sexuality Education. Karnataka has joined Kerala in mandating sexuality education for secondary school students, while states such as Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi have sustained youth and reproductive health programmes for years.
The Supreme Court of India has also underscored the need for early intervention to strengthen child protection frameworks. This creates a timely opportunity to align policy, practice, and implementation through a shared systems-level dialogue.
This summit is designed to move beyond parallel conversations and bring policymakers, practitioners, educators, and civil society into one focused room with practical outcomes.
Summit objectives
- Demonstrate how CSE strengthens violence prevention, adolescent health, gender equality, and child protection outcomes.
- Centre lived realities from classrooms, counselling settings, and youth-facing spaces.
- Create candid exchange between policymakers, implementers, and civil society actors.
- Engage media and digital stakeholders in thoughtful, context-aware discourse.
- Highlight new models, resources, and innovation in the sector.
Agenda
timing may be refined as speakers are finalized.
9:00-9:30 AM
Registration
9:30-10:30 AM
Welcome Address and Chief Guest Address
10:30-10:40 AM
Keynote Address
10:45-11:15 AM
Fireside Chat: Needs and Challenges for CSE in Classrooms
Speakers: Meghna Joshi, Aarushi Sharma
11:15-11:30 AM
Tea/Coffee Break
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Masterclass: Between "Man Up" and "Open Up": Lessons from Three Decades of Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Justice Work
Focused, practice-oriented session examining how masculinities shape classroom dynamics, peer culture, and prevention outcomes. The masterclass will explore language, tools, and approaches that engage boys without shaming or moralising. Designed to offer practical insights grounded in Indian school contexts.
Speakers: Harish Sadani
12:30-1:30 PM
Panel: Scaling Sexuality Education Through an Ecosystem Approach
This panel examines what it takes to scale sexuality education in India by moving beyond one-off interventions and siloed efforts. The discussion brings together perspectives on teacher capacity, parental resistance, localisation, funding cycles, and political optics, while emphasising an ecosystem approach across schools, families, communities, and institutions.
Speakers: Dr Sangeeta Saksena, Ramya Anand, Dr Arpita Das, Maitreiyee Krishna, Ritambhara Mehta
1:30-2:30 PM
Gallery Walk + Lunch
2:30-2:45 PM
Film Screening
3:00-3:30 PM
Fireside Chat: Who Shapes How Young People Learn About Sex in India Today? Media, Influencers & Platforms
3:30-4:30 PM
Panel: Sexuality Education and India's Policy Landscape: Where It Already Fits
This panel examines where sexuality education already aligns within India's existing policy frameworks, including education, health, and child protection mandates. The discussion focuses on integration rather than addition, identifying opportunities for coherence across systems. The aim is to ground the conversation in policy reality and institutional responsibility.
Speakers: Harsh Chauhan, Martand Kaushik, Tunika Sharma, Moumita Sarkar
4:30 PM
Closing | Tea and Networking
Speakers
confirmed speakers.
FAQ
Accessibility and inclusion
The summit is committed to a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment. If you need accessibility support or language-related accommodations, please write to info@pratisandhi.com.