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The loss of leadership
It is unfortunate that in their greed for money and power, leaders have forgotten the values as preached by our forefathers. Roots of social cohesion and religious amity have been weakened Independent India’s first few years saw a unique kinship among political leaders and the people. The former had an aura...
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Learn to live together
23 December 2019 | JS Rajput -
Democratic onslaught
16 November 2019 | JS Rajput -
Gandhi for generations ahead
31 October 2019 | JS Rajput -
Milestones in education
07 October 2019 | JS Rajput -
Create a base for trust
05 September 2019 | JS Rajput -
For the sake of democracy
24 August 2019 | JS Rajput -
Triple talaq turnaround
09 August 2019 | JS Rajput
Language conundrum
Several committees and commissions have emphasised the importance of the mother tongue medium. It is to be seen what comes of it in the final education policy The report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the 21st Century was released at the session of the International Bureau of...
Glimmer of hope
The draft New Education Policy intends to introduce broad reforms. But for it to be successful, the objectives of teacher preparation must be achieved effectively It was indeed very encouraging that on the very first day of his taking over the charge of the Indian education system, the new Human Resource...
Learn, unlearn and re-learn
The Modi-led new Government deserves six tension-free months to put its plans and promises in action mode. Meanwhile, the Opposition must set its own house in order Narendra Modi 2.0 has begun on a triumphant note for the BJP and its allies. Obviously, it has come as a shock to ‘seasoned’...
A common school system
The national priority for the investment of public funds must be teacher training and school education. This will ensure highest level of returns. Let the country realise this goal Education systems across democracies promise equality of opportunity, access and success to every child. This raises high hopes and kindles bundles of...
The dream of a Vishwa Guru
Swami Vivekananda, Tagore and Sri Aurobindo showed how international relationships could indeed be given a sound cultural knowledge and spiritual base to strengthen their moral basis In times of rapid globalisation, open market, technological advancements and climate change, the world is getting more and more complex day-by-day. The situation is accentuated...
Ensure sustainable education
Mere acquaintance with the problem is not sufficient. Education policies and systems must transform to ensure adequacy in offering knowledge, skills, values and attitudes Envisioning the ideology of development that leads to the comprehensive progress of a nation is not an easy task. When newly independent nations went ahead with borrowed...
Erosion of quality in education
Entrusting effective control of academic institutions to the bureaucracy is a folly that must be corrected. We need to revisit changes in recruitment policy parameters One often comes across laments in the media and during discussions on educational issues that Indian universities do not figure prominently in global institutional rankings....
