Since its inception in 1999, EducationWorld has consistently chronicled the journey of Rajasthan’s Barefoot College (Social Work and Research Centre), founded in 1972 by Sanjit (‘Bunker’) Roy. Across cover stories, interviews, impact reports, and reader forums, the magazine has tracked Tilonia’s transformation into a global benchmark for rural self-reliance and community-led education.

In February 2012, EducationWorld spotlighted Tilonia’s grassroots model through a comprehensive Barefoot College Impact Report and a cover feature on its Granny Solar Engineers Programme. Later that year, Roy was featured among the 50 Leaders Changing Indian Education, while subsequent policy commentary in Lip Service to Indian Education continued to cite Tilonia’s example.

In May 2016, a follow-up cover story—Barefoot College, Tilonia—and an exclusive interview, We Need to Revive Public Primary Education, captured Roy’s vision for decentralised rural schooling, echoed in the editorial Accelerating Slide into Anarchy.

During the 2020 pandemic, the magazine covered Tilonia’s humanitarian outreach in Tilonia Covid Relief Work and consulted Roy in 50 Leaders Who Can Revive Indian Education – Bunker Roy.

In August 2022, EducationWorld marked Tilonia’s 50-year milestone with Sombre Golden Jubilee of India’s Pioneer Community College and an accompanying Letter from the Editor.
Following Roy’s passing, the publication also honoured his legacy in Barefoot College Founder Sanjit ‘Bunker’ Roy Dies at 81.