Category Archives: education

Innovating India

Posted on April 20, 2008 by indra

It may be a coincidence that while ‘Business Today’ issue has published ‘India’s most innovative companies ‘, Business Week has special coverage of ‘The World’s Most Innovative Companies’. As very appropriately said, “the most innovative companies don’t do different things, … Continue reading →

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IIT and Reservation

Posted on April 13, 2008 by indra

I never wanted to visit this subject so soon. But there are two reasons for that: First, NDTV had in ‘The Big Fight’ yesterday debated the righteousness of 49. 5 % reservations based on the caste of the parent of … Continue reading →

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Prospective IITians- An Appeal

Posted on April 10, 2008 by indra

It is yet another year for IIT-JEE aspirants. TV news channels are full with advisory programmes for those appearing for examinations. Special programmes have sponsorships from the mills at Kota that has become a town known to successfully provide the … Continue reading →

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IIT, Bihar and Japan

Posted on April 10, 2008 by indra

Should someone who keeps Bihar near to his heart not feel bad about Japan’s preference of Andhra Pradesh over Bihar for helping in setting up its IIT? Perhaps, normally I wouldn’t have been shocked to see the news while surfing … Continue reading →

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IITs: Fee Enhancement for Exclusivity <

Posted on April 3, 2008 by indra

I have a reason to be happy, rather to be obliged to the Almighty. Coming from an insignificant family of farm holders in a remote Bihar’s village, my grandfather, a teacher by profession could dare to educate me in the … Continue reading →

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English for Employability

Posted on March 23, 2008 by indra

Saneli is a manager in one of the five big IT companies of the country. She was with us last Sunday. For long I wanted to know the real stories of the young new employees that join IT sector and … Continue reading →

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IIT- IIM- IAS

Posted on February 17, 2008 by indra

I was stunned perhaps more morose the other day. I heard a group of successful students of IIT, Delhi on a TV channel programme that was meant for those who had succeeded rather topped the recent CAT examination for getting … Continue reading →

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Eminenet Scientists-Then Why not Now?

Posted on January 4, 2008 by indra

I do consider myself a well-read person, but I don’t know anyone else but Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala of IIT, Madras and Anil K Gupta of IIM- Ahmedabad. I am afraid, most of the people in our country are hardly aware … Continue reading →

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Virtual IIT Can Bring Revolution

Posted on December 28, 2007 by indra

Let me confess I did never get very much impressed by the quality of teaching at IIT at Kharagpur between 1957-1961, when I was there. As I can talk now, only few of the teachers were excellent. Most of them … Continue reading →

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Education: National Priority

Posted on November 16, 2007 by indra

No doubt, education is the national priority. India can’t develop as superpower only with its massive number of population in working age group. India must build skills in its people through quality education of all sorts. IT has broken many … Continue reading →

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