How the wielding of power and public morality evolved over the centuries? Ever since the time of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, then in Rome under Cicero(106-43 BC) the Roman Republic and its institutions evolved up to the French Revolution and to the modern day Constitutions, in democracies and authoritarian regimes, the abuse of power and…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
An Open Letter to the Vice-Chancellors of Indian Universities
A provocation for this column is a news item I read in the Kolkata edition of the Times of India. The Governor of the West Bengal State, Keshari Nath Tripathi has sent out a letter of invitation to several city intellectuals for tea at Raj Bhavan on April 26.The letter was sent to atleast 16…
Modi government faces new troubles!
By-election setbacks, allies rebellion and the banking and other scandals! Indian politics is maturing. After a long time we saw the 2014 elections set a new evolution path. Once, the only party, the Congress-led government was the one and only way of political life. Yes, the regional parties like the Dravidian and other parties came…
CBSE exams: Question papers leak
A new committee? Waste, waste, sheer waste! Of time and money and energies and our own imagination! Government sets up a committee to probe the leaks! Yes, this is done. It is in our view a big waste! Waste of precious time, energy and our own imagination! The very structure of the highly centralized CBSE…
Indian education is really in a crisis!
No one wants to take up teaching! Even the education institutions are not driven by any ideals! It is money, money, all the way! Society and politics is changing. So too the soaring ambitions of the new generation! Also, education today has changed. It is no more a field to seek knowledge and competence! It…
Higher education in a crisis phase!
Yes, it is so from JNU to Anna University and beyond! JNU as a Central University is its own fashion. It makes news for politicians. Fine, but then it must also be a centre of top academic performance. Is JNU the number one University? No one has asked. As far as academic standards in India…
War of words between the RBI Governor and the Finance Minister!
The finance ministry’s response is lethargic, to say the least! We, citizens, know this is how the RBI is managed! Mr.Urjit Patel, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India has revealed, for the first time, we believe that the big bank scams and frauds can’t be controlled! He cites the reasons. One crucial reason…
CBSE exams: Question papers leak
A new committee? Waste, waste, sheer waste! Of time and money and energies and our own imagination! Government sets up a committee to probe the leaks! Yes, this is done. It is in our view a big waste! Waste of precious time, energy and our own imagination! The very structure of the highly centralized CBSE…