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Bihar Must Replicate its Success Story

Bihar under Nitish has done extremely well if I base my assessment on the reports appearing in print media over a period. A report on its polio eradication programme is an example. Bill Gates, who participated in that through his … Continue reading

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Another Season, My Repeat Appeal

It is again the season of final and entrance examinations at various levels in various streams. I will sincerely repeat my appeal to the students going for IITs and other institutes of higher education for professional subjects. Let the candidates … Continue reading

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Quality Education: Between Stakeholders

Two recent media reports about the performances of the students and the teachers of Indian school systems were nothing but shocking. Let us start with the performances of the teachers. In a recent teachers’ eligibility test, conducted by the Tamil … Continue reading

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Juvenile and Delhi Rape Case

The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) declared the sixth accused a minor on the basis of school certificate provided by a government school in Badaun, and his case will be heard by the board. As per the media report, the juvenile … Continue reading

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खाना बनाना: बोझ या एक आनंद

स्‍कूल के दिनों की एक याद है ख़ाना बनाने से सम्बधित ।उन दिनों मैं और मुक्तेश्वर चाचा थे बिरलापुर में ।चाचाजी मुझसे तीन साल आगे थे स्‍कूल में ।वे १९५२ में स्कूल फाइनल दिये, मैं १९५५ में । अच्छा खाना … Continue reading

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Education: India’s Endeavour

I don’t know if I should believe the claim of the faculty of Amity University being the only university of the country filing 400 patents. On the channels of NDTV, an advertisement comes quite regularly with this content. Last year … Continue reading

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Chankya’s Thoughts:Relevance?

A question always haunts me. Can the prescriptions from ancient India help it to get over the present problems that one sees almost every day through the prism of media both print as well as digital? Given below are some … Continue reading

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डाक्टरों की कमी- कुछ सुझाव

आज भी मेरे गांव में या पूरी पंचायत में कोइँ योग्यता प्राप्त डाक्टर नहीं है ।बचपन में थोड़े दूर के गांव सोनाडिह के पंडितजी आते थे या बुलाये जाते थे ।शायद वे होमोपैथी या आयुर्वेदिक गोलियां देते थे, पर उनकी … Continue reading

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Harvard and Kumbh Mela

It was sometime in 1963 or so that I happened to attend the marriage of my very close friend Late RPDhingra, whom I still miss, in Allahabad. Late KKMangal had accompanied me. That was the time when I got a … Continue reading

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Infosys Prizes 2012 and Indian Scientists

I have a hobby of my own. I keep on looking for the outstanding Indian scientists, technocrats, and managers in news reports in domestic as well as foreign media. In my opinion, the media doesn’t cover this community well. We … Continue reading

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