Category Archives: education

Salman Khan- the Educator, not the Indian Hero

Posted on December 14, 2011 by indra

In 2005 US visit, I came to know about Salman and wrote a blog on his work. Through Anand’s Face book entry, I came to know of MIT honouring Salman’s enterprise. Salman A. Khan delivered the keynote address at MIT’s … Continue reading →

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Rural Education Curricula Need Overhaul

Posted on December 12, 2011 by indra

During our school days of 1950s, most of the students in rural India used to be scared of two subjects- English and mathematics. While one of my uncles, who ranked very low in his class, was very good in conversational … Continue reading →

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IIT, Kharagpur: 1961 Batch Alumni Meet in Bangalore

Posted on November 10, 2011 by indra

I had not attended any alumni meet after the one in Calcutta many years ago. It was due to an initiative of Mr. P Parthsarthy. My batch mate RK Agrawal who worked in Heavy Engineering division was also there. I … Continue reading →

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How could IITs produce a Steve Jobs or a second CP Raman?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by indra

Since NR Narayana Murthy and Jairam Ramesh raised the issue of the falling quality of the graduates coming out of IITs, there had been many columnists who have referred to their comments. But the deterioration is almost widespread in every … Continue reading →

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Ramayana: AK Ramanujan, Tulsidas or Camille Bulke<

Posted on October 29, 2011 by indra

Last fortnight a controversy got wide coverage in media. It related to an essay of AK Ramanujan, ‘Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation’, that was part of undergraduate course in history of Delhi University. The university … Continue reading →

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India and US: Business of Education

Posted on October 18, 2011 by indra

More than a hundred thousand students took admission in US universities last year. It was certainly not only because they all didn’t get admission in good colleges in India. Few might have got a good scholarship too. But the majority … Continue reading →

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IITs- Halo or Reality

Posted on October 16, 2011 by indra

My eyesight has gone bad but I get pleasure in reading. I am going through the latest book of Thomas Friedman who writing gives me pleasure. I am growing weak, though I can walk steadily and quite a distance, so … Continue reading →

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Life of Steve Jobs, Some Lessons

Posted on October 7, 2011 by indra

I never expected that on a day after Vijya Dasami, all the national newspapers, Hindustan Times, Indian Express or Times of India including the pink ones such as Financial Express or Economic Times in the editions from all metros will … Continue reading →

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Narayana Murthy vs. Chetan Bhagat

Posted on October 5, 2011 by indra

For a long time, I have been writing about the ill-effect of coaching industry that prepares the aspirants for IITs. For all practical purposes and unfortunately too, the coaching mafia has taken over the business of education. It’s not the … Continue reading →

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Nalanda: Prestigious Project and My Views

Posted on September 19, 2011 by indra

The issue raised by ‘Bihar Times’ about the VC of NIU, Dr. Gopa Sabhrawal and her team that has started operating from New Delhi, must be worrying to many who dreamt of the institute as the revival of the glorious … Continue reading →

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