A new class of barbarians? The display of American brutality and barabarism? This is an education journal. Not any political or other public affairs journal. So, we have to look at the Indo-American diplomatic rupture over a young Indian Consul-General in New York subjected to public humiliation, an official who enjoys protection under the Vienna…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
Our economic future!
Our agriculture future! What professional economists say might not be what the common man sees and says! For a change let us look at some of the broad contours of the Indian economy. To put it in common man’s language: is the Indian economic growth okay? By looking at the global trends, there is still…
What is education?
Education is what it does, right? Education must define an individual’s moral calibre? Indian character and its moral disabilities. Two aspects of education. One, what is the intrinsic meaning or value of education? The second aspect is what is education is actual life? What it does for us? How it helps us to make way…
What are new ideas in education today?
Who thinks afresh in education? In India? In the USA? Each country and culture has its own challenges and opportunities? Readers this time would find on the other page, an edited version of an interview with Mechelle Rhee, a South Korean American lady of high intelligence and grit, who is an education director of schools,…
How to teach history of our times?
How to teach Indian history? How to teach the sciences? From whose points of view? British written Indian history texts no more suit an Independent India, right? So too an India -centric and why even a South East Asia centric world view is what we in India must focus on. It is India, China, Japan…
Prime Minister, Parliament and the Constitution
Prime Minister is the supreme political authority under the Constitution. Unfortunately, things are turned upside down! What a surprise! I was to write on the Prime Minister’s current difficulties over the Coalgate scam and the way he is almost hounded by the media and the Opposition parties and a variety of vested interests. Poor man!…
Japanese Emperor’s visit to India
Political and strategic ties to gain momentum? Yes, it is very much so. Though the Indian government is too cautious and even too timid it seems to give any background briefing to this high profile, even a very historic visit by a great country’s top royal head, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Japan is no…
What sort of Indian society?
And what freedoms for us, the citizens? The women sexual harassment cases put everyone in great embarrassment! The developments shame the Indian society and culture and shows in a very poor light to the outside world. And the day we write these lines, the Indian media is full of such stories. After the Tehelka case…