Education policy must create more jobs There are 722 universities of which 360 are private universities. Yet, India is nowhere in the world’s top 200 universities Private universities and colleges now have a majority of students. The quality of education is not world class. Yet, there are some bright spots.Three scientists have been elected as…
Why should we read classics?
It helps to create a modern, secular and civilized society This is a Western education tradition. Let us also redeem our heritage and let us teach some classics. In India too, there is this tradition. Yet, we haven’t progressed into a modern nation, a more humane tradition; a more enquiring, more critical scholarly tradition hasn’t…
Corporates play by the status quo!
So, the corporate praise is an illusion or plain lie! Or, corporate criticism could be other than blame! Yes, capitalism has many colours, it is a chameleon! That is one basic consideration that uniformly, nay, universally capitalism has a bad press, all intellectuals have taken stands against capitalism. Now, we have seen the latest book…
Farmers’ suicides must be stopped!
There must be a way to stop this national shame! Is this not a national scandal? This spate of farmers ‘s suicides after a two generation efforts in ending food scarcity and ushering in the Green Revolution and ensuing self-sufficiency in food production? Now, at a time and a critical phase of our agricultural modernisation…
Prime Minister’s powers under the Constitution
Peoples’ faith in democratic processes should not be undermined! In a year and so Mr.Narendra Modi has transformed India from a distraught nation into a very vibrant and optimistic country. There is a hope and expectation on a wider front. India’s profile on the international front is now perhaps at the highest point since the…
Agriculture crisis deepens?
Maharashtra records the highest number of farmers’ suicides in 2014 with,2568 cases. The state recorded the highest number. An otherwise rich and advanced state with a poor rural development record, right? Then comes Chhattisgarh with 443 cases, then, Telengana and Madhya Pradesh. Yes, the reports on the farmers’ suicides don’t subside! You open a Sunday…
Make agriculture viable!
This is the mandate for the government! Some simple common sense proposals! Monsoon uncertainties are an integral part of agriculture. Anywhere and in any country. This must be widely known. So, any screaming headlines, in the print or TV media must not make much of any sense and must not create any alarm either. The…
Agriculture in times of high farmers’ suicides!
Yes, this year(2014-05) alone farmers’ suicides have gone up to a record 26 per cent, says the National crime Record Bureau, also quoted by noted agri expert and commentator Devinder Sharma. Rahul Gandhi had paid a mandatory visit to the suicide-victim family of Punjab. The media highlights news only when it can catch the viewership…