Shveta Kapur: Triple WellBeing in New Delhi
About this episode
Shveta Kapur discusses her approach to education that prioritizes wellbeing and relationships over traditional academic results.
For Shveta, education has always been more than books and exams. Growing up she saw the value her family placed on learning but she also remembers wishing for teachers who noticed the whole child, not just the grades. That longing has quietly shaped the kind of teacher she has become. She knows the reality of school life: the busyness, the pressure, the constant sense of never having enough time. She sees how this leaves many teachers drained and how children can so easily feel unseen. Her question is simple but radical: What if schools became places where care and belonging mattered as much as results? Day to day, Shveta is finding her own ways to answer. With staff, she brings in small practices of reflection and gratitude, creating moments to pause and reconnect. With children, she carves out space for listening circles, where every voice can be heard and uses simple wellbeing check-ins that remind pupils they are more than their performance. For her, wellbeing isn’t an add-on, it’s something woven into the ordinary fabric of the day. The Fellowship gave her both courage and companionship. Through the action research she explored how to embed these ideas practically and…
People in this episode
Guest: Shveta Kapur
Topics covered
- education
- wellbeing
- teacher practices
- child development
- school culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ThoughtBox Education
Places: New Delhi
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