Education without entrance examinations
India’s entrance exam regime has grown into a parallel economy, draining families and destroying young lives.
India’s entrance exam regime has grown into a parallel economy, draining families and destroying young lives.
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
Vikram-1 reaching orbit marks an important transition in India’s space journey.
The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.
Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel frame” of the nation.
Since the much-hyped visit of the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi to Andaman and Nicobar, amidst multiple state elections, to protest against the Great Nicobar project, the issue has gained traction, with members of his party backed by a few environmentalists, Western activists, leftist online journals, and influencers raising similar concerns.
The results emerging from Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry do not point to a single national trend.
The unfolding verdict in West Bengal tells us several things, but most important of these is the fact that the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi now extends to the one state that had long eluded the grasp of his party.
India, proud of its dynamic democratic credentials, has over the years allowed a criminal justice system to develop that shields the accused far more than it supports victims or protects witnesses ~ an unfair imbalance left unchecked as reform proposals have consistently failed to see the light of day.
As a child, I played a game called 'Saap Seeri' (Snakes and Ladders). It was a simple pursuit: except for an occasion or two - having not mastered the "art of throwing dice" - I climbed the ladders of progress only to be swallowed by a snake that pulled me back to the threshold.
