What exactly is his education? The life and death of Krishnamurti by Mary Lutyens, pp230, 1990 This is a beautifully written book. On a man who is Indian and an international personality, a philosopher, a self-declared iconoclast and a believer and non-believer at the same time, a guru of all gurus and yet contradicted himself…
What is news?
What the Indian Information and Broadcasting Minister must be doing? There are some exciting things happening in the India media: print and TV. There is also much contradiction in the minds of media owners as to what constitutes news for the Indian audience. Even some of the well-established English newspapers are filling up the pages…
What is the defintion of news?
News is what the commentary makes it to be! Newsheadlines almost seem to define the daily news and opinions of most people.People in India,more than the west,do belive in the printed word.Once there was in the West,the common refrain:”Dont belive the newspapers!”.Not anymore.People do believe the newspapers,their favourite newspapers and their headlines go as given…
India shining now? Or, India not shining?
Our economic policies, do seem a bit out of ideas tune with the globalising world. It is the `new economy’ sectors, IT, the outsourcing services sector are creating visible wealth and high paying employment. This government doesn’t understand modern economy’s dynamics. The prevailing economic paradigm is totally out of date, we can say with confidence….
PM’s visits to UK/USA : no dramatic gains for India
How much the Indian public opinion will trust US promises? Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh had visited UK and later USA. UK visit didn’t produce any dramatic results, except he got a hon degree from Oxford. In the USA he got the USA to help Indian in civilian nuclear energy tech. But India had to abandon…
Bank delays : major cause for agriculture decline!
Agri minister in New Delhi, RBI in Mumbai talk. Their talks or reports don’t translate into visible activities at the grassroots! Agri minister wants us to believe he has enough food stocks. Fine! But their prices of grains are rising in the open market and the food for work programmes is likely to slow down!…
Prof.Krishna Kumar on Indian education
Prof.Krishna Kumar is a retired Delhi university professor of education. He is currently the Arjun Singh nominee as the Director of National Council for Education(NCERT). He along with Prof.Yashpal are charged with revamping the School Curriculum. Both are eminently suited to the job. Let us hope they succeed where others, other angels and devils failed!…
US-bound Indians growing!
Manhattan Indians and ‘illegal Indian aliens’! We read so often about tapping the talents ofIndians living in America.Dr.Manmohan Singh, our Prime Minister had in his wisdom constituted one more Commission, this time, it is Knowledge Commission! High sounding? Yes, it is! What is it by the way? No one knows for sure. It was, as…