The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) were started with much fanfare and great expectations in the 1950s
Progress of Education in Jammu and Kashmir: It's not Mere Enrolment That Matters but Learning and Skills
Ultimately, the question is not simply whether children enter school but whether they remain in the system and acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for life. That is the standard against which Kashmir’s educational progress must be measured.
Beyond GDP: Economic Growth, Social Wellbeing, and Lessons From the Bhutan Model
Bhutan's approach does not reject economic growth. Instead, it seeks to balance material progress with social, cultural, environmental and psychological well-being. The country's GNH framework provides a basis for assessing how public policies affect different dimensions of people's lives.
Indian Cricket's Search for a Selector: Despite the Game's Glamour, Few Takers for the Thankless Job
For all the glamour surrounding Indian cricket, the selector remains one of its least celebrated figures. He must look beyond the next headline, the next controversy, and even the next defeat. His finest decisions may never make the headlines. His mistakes certainly will.
Rethinking Climate Security in South Asia - Through AI
South Asia’s climate risks are shared across countries. Rivers such as the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus do not respect national boundaries, and torrential rains in one country can lead to floods in another. Satellite data, flood forecasts and flood warnings could, therefore, be shared to enhance disaster preparedness across the region.
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It is a matter of choice
Happiness is not a matter of chance
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I was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, three years after independence and so smelled the early fragrance of independent India
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