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…
Delhi’s Kafkaesque Schools
Let us liberalise the private sector in school education to create new types of secondary education that gives Indian school’s system to promote more quality schools! Yes, this is how the senior most and much-respected civil servant, Rahul Khullar describes the Schools scenario in New Delhi. He has in effect pleaded for allowing the high-fee…
The media industry, media freedoms!
Media industry doesn’t serve the vulnerable sections! Let alone farmers and the rural people! There is now a new media revolution, so much use of, so-called social media has changed the way people use the media industry consumption. The 2014 general elections saw the rise and use of social media and let us give the…
Education growth in India
Quantity, commercialisation and sheer money drives growth,also greedy money-seekers! Education Policy making is in Limbo! Higher education or any other stage of education is highly profitable! There is a very short introduction to education,universities and colleges before me. Great names have been here for ages.Yes,even if we leave out the old names, honorary names, Plato’s…