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Calcutta University

The National Song

The recent controversy in the wake of the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram is unjustified and unwarranted. After the ministry formation in 1937, Hindu-Muslim tension peaked in United Bengal.

CU notice after students plan stir

The Calcutta University students, affiliated to the Trinamul Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), demanding the resignation of vice-chancellor, had planned a gherao of the VC office on Tuesday.

Literate, not Educated

The disruptive technology of the twenty-first century has derailed the relationship between degrees and jobs and has made conventional learning obsolete. A computer operated by a semi-literate person can now do in moments what an army of educated clerks used to do in months.

Who’s the Boss?

If the universities deserve a free hand in their day-to-day operations, neither the Governor nor the Chief Minister should meddle in their affairs.