Category Archives: governance

Spiraling Prices: Who’s Responsible?

Posted on January 30, 2010 by indra

Who is responsible for the spiraling process? Hoarders, politicians, government-both at centre and in the states, traders, farmers or the people of the country! How is this country with more than 70% of the population without any salary cheques coming … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 7, 2010 by indra

Arpit is appearing for class X CBSE examination this year, and his sister, Anisha is in class VI. None of them has any of the national languages as subject of study in their course. Arpit has German as second language … Continue reading →

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Contagious Corruption

Posted on December 18, 2009 by indra

Invariably every day in morning walk, the discussions of the veterans converge pretty soon on the corruption in the system. For some time in past weeks, the main headlines went to Madhu Koda who had become the chief minister of … Continue reading →

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China and Dam on Brahmaputra

Posted on November 17, 2009 by indra

China today is afraid of only one country and that country is India. And perhaps that is the reason that China keeps on doing something to irritate India, be it its intrusions in Indian territories or the dam over the … Continue reading →

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Education for Employability

Posted on October 21, 2009 by indra

Unfortunately, the educational curricula in the country didn’t change to match the requirement at the targeted jobs. This gap created a huge unemployed and underemployed lot that hardly justified the expenditure incurred on education by the parents and in turn … Continue reading →

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IIT Professors and Sibal

Posted on October 2, 2009 by indra

Sibal is meeting with professors of IITs. I wish that all the malice between them will die. And the professors will return happier to their classes and will never have to teach with empty stomach. However, I do also wish … Continue reading →

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Sibal and IIT

Posted on September 26, 2009 by indra

While I have already expressed my views against IIT teachers’ resorting to strike, worst of all a hunger strike, for getting higher remuneration. I hate someone comparing the entry salary with those getting into the industry. Every industry or occupation … Continue reading →

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Can India Excel in Agriculture?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by indra

Agriculture is a big concern as well an opportunity for India. Unfortunately, while all the ministers holding different portfolios from agriculture to rural development, and naturally the finance, express their concerns. Sometimes, they shed crocodile tears also, particularly when the … Continue reading →

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IIT’s Gurus Can Do Better

Posted on September 22, 2009 by indra

In this country believing in ‘bhukhe bhajan na hohin gopala’, it is not strange that teachers in IITs are also going for a hunger strike on Thursday. However, they have assured that it will not affect the students, and they … Continue reading →

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Improving Education: What is to be taught up to 14 years?

Posted on August 20, 2009 by indra

I didn’t like rote learning. That was the main focus in education when I was a child. In the village school, some of the boys were very good in that, particularly with the arithmetic tables of different types. The teachers … Continue reading →

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