Indians emphasize family life and attach a particular importance to the education of their children. Living in Hong Kong where the language and culture are so different, what are their thoughts and ideas about education?

Manoj Dhar used to work in the banking industry. He and his wife noticed that many non-Chinese speaking students from underprivileged families in Hong Kong could only enroll in schools mainly for non-Chinese speaking students, making it hard to learn Chinese properly, which in turn limits their upward social mobility. In 2014, they opened a non-profit making education centre, hoping to reshape life with knowledge. They are opening a kindergarten to serve more students.

Herdip Kaur was born and raised in Hong Kong, and is now a teacher in an international kindergarten. Herdip attended a non-Chinese speaking school when she was small, so she can only understand and speak Cantonese, but is not able to read or write Chinese, which has affected her career development. She therefore sent her children to local mainstream schools, hoping they would truly settle in. Besides being a parent and a teacher, Herdip is the only Indian kindergarten manager in Hong Kong. What does she think about the educational philosophies of Indian Hongkongers of different generations and backgrounds?