The reality and the multiple issues. The government is now on accelerating economic growth by all means. The World Bank has now put the Indian economic growth rate at 7 per cent. This is way down from what we claimed to be the world’s fastest growing economy. Even faster than what China was claiming. After…
The flow and direction of history
We live in a globalised world, right? What is the future of global civilisation, if at all? After the ‘Decline and Fall of Roman Civilisation’, what are the new features of a civilized world? What would shape man’s hopes for a better style of living? Is a more equal world, a more equitable world possible?…
Is ethics in public life possible?
That is what those committed to education must be worried about! We live in exciting times, right? Even the kids are playing with iPads! The very small ones talk of so many things, about dinosaurs, DNA and what not! We just now read about a news item on how pre-school kids read about fictional characters,…
Demonetisation, cash crunch and the outcome!
Modi government at the moment, after the one month period of demonetisation drive, hasn’t come out of the words, so to say. In fact, the situation is becoming more and more complex and “no solution in sight”@ to quote the veteran BJP ally Mr.Chandrababu Naidu. Mr.Naidu is more wiser and pragmatic when it comes to…
NGOs and the larger picture of Indian democracy, development and peoples’ various freedoms!
You see that NGOs, the non-governmental organisations, are a time honoured legacy. In any country the world over there are various types of NGOs. More so in a democracy the atmosphere for NGOs spring up is so varied and very conducive to bring forth the spirit of the people to do so much good work…
An Optimistic Outlook for Agriculture?
With a rain deficit of 60 per cent? Yes, it looks like, considering the erratic weather pattern predicted by the various global weather models and also their over-all prediction of a ‘rain-normal’ model for the New Year for the country. From Thiruvanathanpuram comes news of a report on scattered to isolated rain for the Southern…
CBSE, a monolith?
Does it help to diversify our education processes? More regimentation of learning doesn’t help. Many creative processes are lost in any such regimentation. Instead of bureaucratic controls, decentralization, why even a degree of de-schooling could enrich the schooling process. Indian education history is long and very unique. The old Sanskrit education, the pathashalas and much…
India plans for 20 new universities!
Dreaming for global standard universities! An enlightened political push could lighten the flame! One of the big dreams of the BJP government is to set up 20 best universities. This has been mentioned many times and now, the HRD minister Hon’ble Prakash Javadekar, has said the same thing at the Bangalore-held Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Fine!…