When did it originate? Education is about freedom and making man a free individual Liberation of man from many bondages like customs, beliefs, traditions, not the least from the modern day political oppressions and recent times violence, terrorism and irrationalism of various kinds! Only education can free man from these man-made oppressions. I am not…
Where are the visionaries, doers?
Many current buzz words! Venture capital, equity funds, ease of doing business! Why not brings them to the farm sector? To the rural areas? Why not introduce schemes for young farmers, young rural entrepreneurs? The mood is right and the opportunities are waiting for tapping! There is a distressing unreality in all talks about rural…
It is time to think big and dream big!
This is the moment for India! However, rural India is too big a sector! Indian economy is moving ahead. However, structural problems remain. One sector is agriculture. Rural development is another. So too the new problems thrown up by the fast changes in many areas. No one person, however powerful, can hope to understand Indian…
Higher education at the cross-roads
Have a vision and define your vision Universities define the image of a country and a society. Now, the Indian universities are caught in a trap as usual. The RSS and the BJP are said to be indulging in their pet trade. The RSS and the BJP are liberal and somewhat superficial forces of the…
How Indian agriculture should be revived? Give security to farmers, first!
Agriculture sector needs more technology-driven solutions! Agriculture prospects and crises, big economies’ concerns? See the slowdowns, crises in China, Brazil and even other big economies. IMF reports China economic slowdown is lowest in a quarter of a century in 2915! Weak commodity prices also hammering countries like Brazil and other emerging markets. The world economy…
Agriculture sector is in crisis.
Desperation is no option! We need to recognise the reality. We need action, in a systematic way and less bureaucratic way. There are many options. New expert panel. Engagement of the private sector. Of course, there are certain legacy issues. Small and marginal farmers, the land ceiling laws, tenancy legislation and of course the persisting…
Start-up India Campaign
Prime Minister’s call for solutions to agri infrastructure! Information is an agri input! Prime Minister was launching the ‘Start-up India’ campaign and he turned to agriculture sector in that context. That seems to be not a coincidence, we believe. The Prime Minister wondered whether our young entrepreneurs, technologists can come up with solutions to the…
Education policy making
Not that easy and simple As the government seems to be imagining There are many serious issues. India has to build an education legacy. We have to understand India’s past history. We have to understand the present day challenges, inside and outside the world. We have to care for India’s past, present and the future….