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…
Sugar industry crisis!
Need for speedy action for the short and long term challenges. Sugar is now an international commodity and therefore the Indian domestic crisis has many dimensions. Starting from UP where we saw farmer’s agitations and even violence and direct action against some reputed mills, the crisis has now spread far and wide. Chief Ministers of…
Appoint an interim Prime Minister!
After the 2014 election results a likely coalition Prime Ministers can be either Nitish Kumar or Naveen Patnaik! Letter to Sonia Gandhi Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, President, The Congress Party, 10, Janpath, New Delhi Announce a Kamaraj Plan Let key ministers resign and go on a mass contact programme, undertake padayatras etc! Dear Mrs. Sonia Gandhi….
What do we know of China?
What do we know of Russia either? We in India seem to know much about the West, about UK and Europe and the USA. But we don’t seem to know, or don’t care to know about other big nations? I am sure we know pretty little about what life is like inside China. Much more…