Is there time to think of agriculture and farmers? Yes, much has been talked about farmers, their own tales of woe and tonnes of promises to help them etc. Rahul Gandhi has promised the moon, all farmers’ loans he promises to wipe out! As for the BJP, the Prime Minister has vowed to protect farmers,…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
The Agony and Despair of Parents and Pupils!
And the decline of education today! India’s education sector is still running an erratic education policies. There is a vacuum of education vision and it needs an urgent attention. Yes, you may be one of the luckiest not to be bothered about the education of your youngsters! They might have gone through the hell already!…
Lowest common denominator education
How many of us know that we live in an entirely new generation? In education there is literally an explosion, unseen in the past years. What sort of education India envisaged? Who are making you think about education in India? Politicians, bureaucrats or who else? A difficult question! Certainly, politicians are the last people who…
Coalition government in 2019?
That seems the one sure outcome, likely! Congress, a new sort of oligarchy! BJP’s build-up of allies shows anxiety and uncertainty! Why, the Congress confusion at many levels leaves it not with much choice and maneuverability! The BJP party and government has had its rounds of allies build-up almost complete. In some of the major…
Farmers, lately, seem to have got too many problems!
Too many government schemes, too many promises! Also, the political parties are mobilising them to march to Delhi or Mumbai demanding too many redressed of their grievances! The PM-Kisan Scheme is the latest to catch the public attention! The Central government is to pay Rs.2, 000 out of Rs.6, 000 as minimum income payment after…
Agriculture as an election 2019 issue!
Farm loan waivers and universal basic incomes! Two new buzz words! Agriculture as we near the election 2019 has come to connote many a new buzz word. It is now agri crisis, agri distress and also jobs crisis and many such trendy outbursts. If you leave out the much debated Rafael deal what are you…
Education for migration is also changing!
New challenges in Indian education! Education’s impact on the wider aspects of Indian public life! Ideas for this generation’s education and culture! The 16th Lok Sabha ends its mandate and the General Elections for the 17th Lok Sabha is due. India is a fairly literate country by now by various parameters and as such it…
The current contradictions in our education!
The short-term and the long-term in education! What do we, the general public, think of education as parents and citizens? We are deeply moved to see that in Britain school children marched with placards to say: politicians! don’t spoil our future! By your narrow, short term agendas! Save the planet, save the future, save the…