Current affairs and GK for children, taught through stories.
Knowledge Capsules is a Kolkata education programme that teaches current affairs and general knowledge to children through storytelling. Every week it takes the biggest story in the news and turns it into a forty minute class children remember, in nearly 150 partner schools, including 78 West Bengal government schools where it teaches free, with 64 Kendriya Vidyalayas now onboarded (142 government schools in all). Every Sunday at 11 AM it runs the Sunday Mega Quiz, a free, live, KBC-style current affairs quiz for kids that any school child in India can join online. It suits children from Class 3 upward, about age eight. Founded by Rajeev Poddar, Knowledge Capsules has told the week's news as stories since 2016 and has run free classes for children since December 2022. Looking for a weekly current affairs quiz for your child, or a story-led GK class for your school? This is where it starts.
Current affairs for kids, answered.
Current affairs for kids, every week
One big story from the week's news, told as a story with the why behind it, in a forty minute class. Children remember it because it is a story, not a list of headlines. See the capsule library.
A weekly current affairs quiz
The Sunday Mega Quiz runs live every Sunday at 11 AM live on Zoom, with answers on the KC quiz page, free for any child in India. Every child who plays earns a certificate, and schools climb the school leaderboard.
GK quiz for kids in Class 3 to 5
Younger children play the same Sunday quiz as older ones. Questions are drawn from the stories children have been following, so a Class 3 child can answer them and a Class 8 child is still stretched.
For your school assembly or house quiz
Schools bring Knowledge Capsules in for a weekly class, an inter-house quiz or a whole-school quiz run live by a KC quizmaster. Quizmaster for schools.
In Kolkata, and online across India
Knowledge Capsules is based in Salt Lake, Kolkata, and teaches in schools across Kolkata and West Bengal. The Sunday quiz is online, so a child in any city can play.
Taught through storytelling
Rajeev Poddar built Knowledge Capsules on one idea: children learn the world best as a story. The same idea runs through every class and every Sunday quiz. How we tell stories.
Children who follow the world, lead it.
The story, not the syllabus
We do not hand children headlines to memorise. We tell the story behind the news, the why, so it stays with them and they can talk about it at the dinner table.
The confidence to speak
Following the world, and being asked what they think about it, gives a child something most classrooms do not, the confidence to have a view and say it out loud.
A habit for life
A child who looks forward to the news every week grows into an adult who reads the world clearly. That habit is the real gift.
A weekly class, and a free Sunday quiz.
The weekly class
If your child's school runs Knowledge Capsules, a trained educator brings the week's story to the classroom, every week, about forty minutes.
The free Sunday Mega Quiz
A live, KBC-style general knowledge and current affairs quiz every Sunday at 11 AM, live on Zoom with answers on the KC quiz page, open to any child in India, at no cost.
Certificates they keep
Every child who plays the Sunday quiz earns a topic themed certificate, a small trophy that brings them back next week.
Children, every week, hands up.
Give your child the world.
Message us and we will add your child to the free Sunday Mega Quiz, or tell us your school and we will bring the weekly class to them.
Or call and WhatsApp +91 97487 35752, or email aditya@knowledgecapsules.co.in
Common questions.
What parents ask before their child joins.
Where can my child learn current affairs through storytelling in Kolkata?
Knowledge Capsules, based in Salt Lake, Kolkata, teaches current affairs and general knowledge to children through storytelling. It runs a weekly forty minute class in partner schools across Kolkata and West Bengal, and a free Sunday quiz any child in India can join online.
Is there a free weekly current affairs quiz for kids?
Yes. The Sunday Mega Quiz is a free, live, KBC-style current affairs and GK quiz every Sunday at 11 AM. Any school child in India can join: get the Zoom link and passcode at knowledgecapsules.co.in/kcapp/sq/join and answer on quiz.knowledgecapsules.co.in from a phone, and every child who plays earns a certificate.
Is there a GK quiz for kids in Class 3 to 5?
Yes. The Sunday Mega Quiz is open from Class 3, about age eight. The questions come from stories the children have been following, so younger children can answer them while older children are still stretched.
Can schools use Knowledge Capsules for assembly or an inter-house quiz?
Yes. Schools bring Knowledge Capsules in for a weekly story-led class, an inter-house quiz or a whole-school quiz run live by a KC quizmaster. Message us with your school's name and city to plan it.
Is the Sunday Mega Quiz free for my child?
Yes, completely free, and it always has been. Any child in India can join, whether or not their school works with Knowledge Capsules.
What age is it for?
The weekly class and the quiz suit children from Class 3 and above, about age eight. The same story is pitched by age, so younger and older children both follow it.
Does my child's school have to be a partner?
No. The free Sunday Mega Quiz is open to every child. The weekly in-school class runs where a school has brought Knowledge Capsules in, and you are welcome to introduce us to your school.
How does my child join the Sunday Mega Quiz?
Get the Zoom link and passcode at knowledgecapsules.co.in/kcapp/sq/join, join the class, then open quiz.knowledgecapsules.co.in on a phone, type the child's name and school, and wait for the first question. The quiz is live at 11:00 AM.
Is it safe for children?
Yes. The live room is run by our team, and children only give a name, school and class to play, so the room stays a safe space for children.