Yogi Kochhar is the Dharamshala-based former Director of Microsoft India and currently founder of YOL Happiness Foundation and a happiness savant and evangelist. Excerpts from an interview.
Congratulations for your appointment as a director on the board of the World Happiness Foundation (WHF, estb.2022). What are the aims and objectives of the foundation?
We work in […]
An alum of the top-ranked Georgia Tech University and Stanford University, USA, Raghav Himatsingka is founder-CEO of the Mumbai-based Raising Superstars Pvt. Ltd and inventor of the Prodigy Baby app that arouses the latent potential of 0-6 year-old children. Excerpts from an online interview: (see https://www.educationworld.in/ew-interview-raghav-himatsingka-co-founder-raising-superstars/)
An engineering graduate with a postgrad degree […]
A business management graduate of Cornell University, USA, Nitish Jain is Founder-President, SP Jain School of Global Management, which has an aggregate enrolment of 2,668 students mentored by 202 faculty spread across five countries.
SP Jain School of Global Management (SPJSGM) is unique among all Indian B-schools by virtue of having established campuses in five […]
May 14 was celebrated as Mother’s Day worldwide including in India. In this Mother’s Day special feature, Aruna Raghuram interviewed Dr. Sumithra Prasad, founder of the DORAI Foundation, Chennai and mother of social entrepreneur Srinivasa Prasad (31), a person with special needs
In 1991 when Srinivasa aka Sahitya was born prematurely, the doctor predicted that […]
Aruna Raghuram interviewed Dr Gowri Motha, a London-based obstetrician, well-known childbirth pioneer, and founder of the Gentle Birth Method. Excerpts:
London-based celebrity medical practitioner of Indian origin, Dr. Gowri Motha graduated in medicine from the well-reputed St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, and practised as an obstetrician in Bengaluru and Chennai in the 1970s. However, she recalls […]
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) (estb. 1953) is a mission-driven association of 229 global graduate business schools that include prestigious institutes like Harvard University (US), The Imperial College Business School (UK), INSEAD Business Programs (France) besides 12 India-based members institutes. GMAC’s Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) remains one of the most widely […]
Dr. (Prof.) S. Sadagopan, founding-director of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B, estb.1999), recently retired from the institute after long innings of 22 years during which he established IIIT-B as one of India’s most well-respected higher education institutions for developing human resources for the country’s booming IT and ICT (information and communications technology) […]
Eminent historian and one of India’s most respected public intellectuals, Dr. Ramachandra Guha is the deeply knowledgeable biographer of Mahatma Gandhi on whom he has written two heavily researched and eminently readable biographies — Gandhi Before India (2013), and its sequel Gandhi: Years that Changed the World 1914-48 (2018). Prior to that, […]
An alumnus of Mumbai University and London School of Economics, Chinmay Tumbe is currently assistant professor of economics at IIM-Ahmedabad. Excerpts from an interview with Dilip Thakore:
Congratulations for your timely new book The Age of Pandemics 1817-1920 — How they Shaped India and the World. The subtitle of your book seems to suggest that […]
An architecture and industrial design alumnus of REC, Nagpur and IIT-Bombay, Dinesh Verma is founding principal partner of the Bengaluru-based Ace Group Architects (AGA, estb.1984). Over the past three decades, this firm has established a nationwide reputation for the design and construction of more than 85 pre-primary to Ph.D. education institutions across the country. Among […]
A computer science and business management alumnus of Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru and IIM-Bangalore, Sridhar Pabbisetty is founding director of the Kautilya School of Public Policy, Hyderabad (estb.2020). Its mission is to “empower leaders who solve 21st century problems through rigorous public policy education”.
Earlier, Prof. Pabbisetty was chief operating officer of the Centre for […]
Dr. Shashi Tharoor is Member of Parliament and former Minister of State for Education in the Congress-led UPA-II government at the Centre. Also a skilled debater and spokesperson of the Congress Party, Dr. Tharoor is a prolific, multiple awards winning author having written over 20 bestseller mainly non-fiction books. Excerpts from an interview with Dilip […]
An alumnus of IIT-Kanpur, IIM-Calcutta and the top-ranked Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago with work experience at JP Morgan Chase, ICICI Bank and Tata Consultancy Services, Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian is Chief Economic Adviser of the Union government. Excerpts from an interview with Dilip Thakore:
Mainly authored by you, the path-breaking Economic […]
An alumnus of Osmania, Hyderabad and Cambridge (UK) universities and founder-chairman of Cobra Beer Partnership Ltd, a premier brewing company in the UK, India-born Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, DL, is chancellor of the University of Birmingham (UoB), UK — a Russell Group (i.e, research-intensive) varsity. Sarah Berry interviewed him in Delhi.
Excerpts:
You are visiting India as chancellor of UoB. What […]
Paromita Sengupta interviewed Kolkata-based banker-turned-model and single parent Chumki Sharma on balancing an action-packed career and raising her mildly autistic son Sahil.
Kolkata-based Chumki Sharma is a banker (HDFC Bank), fashion model, single mother and accomplished poet. In 2018 she was crowned Ms. India Queen of Substance and Ms. United Nations Globe in the ‘single woman […]
Rakesh Gupta is Managing Partner of LoEstro Advisors which advises clients on strategy, fund-raising and M&A. An alumnus of IIT KGP and ISB, Hyderabad, Gupta was former head of finance and strategy, People Combine Educational Initiatives and management consultant with McKinsey & Co.
Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj is professor & dean, Jindal School of Banking & Finance (JSBF), at the O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat (Haryana). Excerpts from an interview.
How is the programme curriculum and pedagogy distinct from other conventional programmes?
The undergraduate commerce curriculum for honours students at JSBF is designed keeping in mind students’ aspirations and competencies. The […]
Actress Isha Koppikar on how she likes to lead her child by example, and how she finds digital gadgets a far bigger cause for worry than social media – BHUMIKA K.
Model and actress Isha Koppikar and restaurateur Timmy Narang are parents of little Rianna, who will be five this month. Isha started modeling while still in […]
Dipta Joshi interviewed celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Anjali Chhabria on the importance of parents providing stress-free home enviroments to ensure children’s emotional well-being
Mumbai-based Dr. Anjali Chhabria is a highly-respected psychiatrist with over 25 years experience and founder of Mindtemple, a counseling centre. An alumna of Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Dr. Chhabria is author of Death […]
Bhumika K. quizzed well-known children’s author Roopa Pai about the benefits of hands-off parenting and the importance of parents role-modeling good behaviour and values
A computer science engineering graduate of University Vivesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore and former journalist, Bangalore-based Roopa Pai is a well-known children’s books writer who has authored over 25 books of fiction […]
Dilip Thakore interviewed Mansoor Durrani, vice president of the National Commercial Bank, Bahrain and promoter-chairman of the Eastern Public School, Bhopal (estb.2003) by telephone and email. Excerpts:
The Eastern Public School (EPS), Bhopal has developed into Madhya Pradesh’s first wholly international school providing the PYP, MYP and IB diploma programmes of the Geneva-based International Baccalaureate and […]
In an interview with Dipta Joshi, Neerja Birla, chairperson of the Aditya Birla Education Trust, discusses the critical importance of shedding stigma about mental health issues and her struggle to balance home and work duties
Neerja Birla is the hands-on chairperson of the Aditya Birla Education Trust which runs the Aditya Birla World Academy and The […]
Nitin Agarwal is India CEO of the Equitativa Group, an independent REITs manager with $2 billion (Rs.14,000 crore) of assets under management. It manages Emirates REIT listed on NASDAQ Dubai.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are a new phenomenon in India. What are their distinguishing characteristics and Equitativa’s proposed Education REIT?
In an interview with Dipta Joshi, former India cricketer Sameer Dighe expounds on life lessons learnt on the field and parenting a teen
Mumbai-based Sameer Dighe is a former wicketkeeper-batsman who played over 58 Ranji Trophy matches for Mumbai and made his international debut in the India-Australia test series of 2001. After retiring from international cricket […]
Sruthy Susan Ullas interviewed well-known children’s books author Sowmya Rajendran on the importance of raising empathetic, gender-sensitive children in stress-free home environments
Pune-based Sowmya Rajendran is a popular children’s books writer with over 20 titles to her name. In 2015 Rajendran was awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar for Mayil Will Not Be Quiet (Tulika […]
Dipta Joshi interviewed Sunaina & Rohit Gera, directors of the Pune-based Gera Developments Pvt. Ltd, who stress the importance of providing happy and inclusive home environments for growing children
An alumna of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and the Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Architecture, Pune, Sunaina Gera (SG) is CEO of architecture firm Gridlines and managing […]
Dipta Joshi interviewed well-known educator Kiran Bir Sethi and former world billiards champion Geet Sethi on the importance of steadfast parental support for growing children
Kiran Bir Sethi (KBS) is founder of the top-ranked Riverside School (estb.2001), Ahmedabad and Design for Change (DFC), an extra-curricular experiential learning programme which encourages school children worldwide to design and […]
Sruthy Susan Ullas interviewed former international tennis champs Gaurav Natekar and Arati Ponnappa on balancing parenting duties with work and the importance of sports education
Gaurav Natekar is an Arjuna awardee, Asian Games double gold medallist and seven-time national tennis champion. Together with Mahesh Bhupathi, he manages multiple tennis schools across the country under the banner […]
Arati Bhargava interviewed AMU vice chancellor Lt. Gen (Retd.) Zameer Uddin Shah over e-mail. Excerpts:
The Central government has expressed its intent to withdraw its appeal in the Supreme Court against the 2006 Allahabad high court judgement striking down AMU’s minority status. What’s your reaction?
I was shocked and disappointed when I learnt about attorney-general Mukul Rohatgi’s […]
Dr. Siva Kumari is director-general of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), Geneva, which has 3,800 affiliated schools in 147 countries worldwide. An alumna of Cincinnati and Houston (USA) universities, Dr. Kumari was formerly provost of K-12 initiatives at Rice University, Houston before to being appointed regional director (Asia-Pacific) of the IBO in 2009. In January […]
C.M. Rubin, a US-based educationist, journalist and author of the award-winning ‘Global Search for Education’ series, interviewed Dr. Peter Senge, senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of the bestselling The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning Organization (1990) which has made him a household name among informed corporate […]
Twenty-five students from The Heritage School, Kolkata, had the opportunity to attend the Conclave on Mental Health at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata on 20th January. .....Read More
The Jharkhand cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has approved the introduction of computer-based education in government middle schools under the Gyanodya scheme, along .....Read More
