Category Archives: education

Earn While You Learn

Posted on November 14, 2007 by indra

As reported in media, students getting admission in Delhi University in undergraduate as well as graduate courses will soon be able to get part-time jobs too within the university setup. The part-time jobs on campus may include positions of research … Continue reading →

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What ‘T’ Stands for? Trade or Toilet

Posted on November 13, 2007 by indra

Almost all of us know World Trade Organization that has played big role in globalization. But recently, I came to know of World Toilet Organization that had a summit and exhibition recently in New Delhi attended by many dignitaries including … Continue reading →

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Renu Khator and CK Prahalad

Posted on November 10, 2007 by indra

Renu Khator Perhaps the biggest joy for me in pre-Diwali news reports have been the information about two American Indians who have been awarded or rewarded for their outstanding work in their respective areas. On last Monday, the Board of … Continue reading →

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Two Bihars- Bahubali and Mushhar

Posted on November 7, 2007 by indra

Last Sunday, I saw two interesting reports. Both are good enough to shock any sensitive person of the country. Here is the story of the Bahubali. Anant Singh has become known to millions in one day courtesy media, and all … Continue reading →

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Shashi Tharoor’s Classifications of American Indian Migrants

Posted on November 1, 2007 by indra

Last Sunday, in his column in ‘Sunday Times of India’, Shashi Tharoor questioned, “Should we be proud of Bobby Jindal?” followed with “Is our pride misplaced? Who is Bobby Jindal and what does he really stand for?” I myself took … Continue reading →

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Educating India

Posted on August 29, 2007 by indra

PM announced a dream plan to educate and train India on Independence Day from the rampart of historical Red Fort. I wrote about it. He promised 6,000 new high quality schools – one in every block of the country, new … Continue reading →

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Indian scholars predated Newton find by 250 yrs

Posted on August 17, 2007 by indra

Here is a story that appeared in many newspapers. I thought it would have created some stir in media busy with the story of ghosts and miracles. The research carried out by Dr George Gheverghese Joseph, Honourary Reader, School of … Continue reading →

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Educational Explosions

Posted on August 16, 2007 by indra

As I remember, I never missed the Independence Day speech of India’s Prime Minister, whenever I was in India. Nowadays, there is one more advantage. One can store the total speech available from the Prime Minister’s website. So I decided … Continue reading →

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Automobile Manufacturing

Posted on August 10, 2007 by indra

As an engineering professional who worked in an Automobile Industry for more than thirty years of my life, I used to write a lot on technical areas that were of interest to me. Many of my articles were published in … Continue reading →

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Nalanda International University and Politics

Posted on August 7, 2007 by indra

Why do some people see only the darker side of any endevour to create a great thing? Why do they start having suspicion about the good intentions of some who can dream, take lessons from the failures in past and … Continue reading →

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