Mumbai, India has many experimental and innovative schools. The Mumbai Street School described in Kicked is fictional, but some of its features are inspired by current efforts in India and other parts of the world to address illiteracy and poverty. Indian educators and business leaders have collaborated to address the same issues portrayed in the novel. While the school in Kicked does not exist in the real world, it is entirely possible that some of these bold and innovative approaches will proliferate and impact education globally.
