Category Archives: education

A BBC Film Documents India’s Math Contribution

Posted on July 14, 2007 by indra

I went through this news report today that raised many questions in my mind. I am sure that many must have provided the answers of the queries raised by me today BBC is filming a documentary film ‘The Story of … Continue reading →

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Bihar Must Focus on Education

Posted on July 12, 2007 by indra

It is nice that Bihar government, particularly CM with support from the centre could get a number of educational institutes initialised during last one year or two that can bring a sea change in the state. I consider it a … Continue reading →

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Nalanda International University- India’s Prized Project

Posted on June 21, 2007 by indra

I had been following the project of Nalanda international University closely and have some dreams about that. I have written too time and again. I was thrilled to see an editorial-‘Nalanda Redux’ in the ‘Times of India’ today. The Nitish … Continue reading →

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Can IITs Eliminate Coaching Industry?

Posted on June 15, 2007 by indra

I hardly receive any letter these days. However, today I found someone has placed a nice envelope in my letterbox. Out of inquisitiveness, I opened it and glanced through the content. It was from some ‘Concept Square- Total Commitment for … Continue reading →

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Desire Vs Super 30

Posted on June 8, 2007 by indra

Just after the young aspirants for entering the prestigious IITs got their results this year last week, a mutiny of a sort started in Patna. I came to know about it through media. Super 30 has become a global name … Continue reading →

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Design ‘For the other 90%’

Posted on June 7, 2007 by indra

“The majority of the world’s designers focus all their efforts on developing products and services exclusively for the richest 10% of the world’s customers. Nothing less than a revolution in design is needed to reach the other 90%.” –Dr. Paul … Continue reading →

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Innovating India

Posted on May 31, 2007 by indra

For quite sometime Anand suggested and is trying to put all my papers and books that I have written on my website http://www.drishtikon.com. He has already put my last book, ‘Latest trends in Machining’ that is now freely accessible for … Continue reading →

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Nalanda: Ever Exciting

Posted on May 3, 2007 by indra

Nalanda is the symbol of the knowledge focus of Indian cultural history and a place of national pride. Its history proves that India had been attracting the intellectuals of many countries who wished to get updated with the latest in … Continue reading →

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BHU: A Great Experience

Posted on April 30, 2007 by indra

From April 16 to April 18, I stayed with my wife in theIT-BHU guest house. It was a great experience when I talked to the students and faculty members of IT-BHU’s mechanical engineering department on April 17. I had handed … Continue reading →

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An Address to Mechanical Engineering Students

Posted on April 10, 2007 by indra

We had two professors at IIT, Kharagpur who were the alumni of engineering college of BHU of those days. Prof. Belgaonkar was the head of mechanical engineering when I was in IIT, Kharagpur. Prof Rajendra Misra headed the production engineering … Continue reading →

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