Abhijith Giridhar

Abhijith Giridhar is an educator, technologist, storyteller, and founder whose work sits at the intersection of play and learning. Whether he is designing classroom games, building playscapes, or creating comic misadventures as ‘The Curd-rice Boy’, his practice is anchored in one consistent belief: learning should feel active, meaningful, and alive.

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His Teach For India Fellowship sparked a deep curiosity about how learning could become more engaging and joyful for Students. Working closely with schools and communities gave him first-hand insight into the gaps in how children experience education, particularly around creativity, problem-solving, and genuine participation. The Fellowship pushed him beyond conventional teaching methods and helped crystallise his conviction that learning should be hands-on, curiosity-driven, and led by student ownership rather than rote instruction.

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Games For Ed grew from that conviction. What began as small activity-based sessions has evolved into a playful learning lab that creates teacher-led, curriculum-aligned games designed to make classrooms more joyful, inclusive, and engaging. The work now spans science, technology, engineering and mathematics, game-based learning, maker experiences, and playful classroom design across a range of contexts and school types.

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Building the organisation has meant navigating the full complexity of founding work: balancing creativity with execution, managing partnerships, and thinking carefully about sustainability and scale. The Fellowship was essential preparation for exactly this: it taught Abhijith how to work with ambiguity, how to stay grounded in the realities Students and educators face every day, and how to build something independently while keeping impact at the centre of every decision. Looking ahead, his vision is clear: to build classrooms where Students feel genuine ownership over their learning and develop real confidence through exploration, play, and creative risk-taking.