Human Development Report 2004; Oxford University Press; Price: Rs.495; 285 pp
This is the time of the year when this reviewer — and increasingly I believe right-thinking people all over the world — remember the great Pakistani economist, the late Mahbub-Ul-Haq. By all accounts a true nationalist who was forced into voluntary exile by the succession of tin-pot […]
Heart of India’s coffee countryGiven its salubrious summer and fine winter climate, its neat and orderly coffee plantations and scenic country vistas, Coorg has emerged as a high-potential tourism destination-Set in the declining but still green Western Ghats in the south-west of Karnataka (pop. 52.7 million), Coorg is the heart of India‚s coffee country. During […]
A Shanghai-based university’s ranking of world universities has caused a flutter in the groves of Indian academia. The highly-rated Indian Institute of Science and the IITs have been relegated to the bottom of the list, shattering the comfortable assumptions of Indian academics who pride themselves upon having developed the world’s second largest pool of scientists […]
This October will herald the emergence of a new heavyweight in British academia. Manchester University and University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (umist) are all set to merge into Britain’s first half-billion pound university in terms of gross academic revenue, the largest in the UK. The merger […]
Last month I wrote about the importance of drawing up money priorities and its impact on individual health. There were other thoughts on money I wanted to share. I promised to do so in my next column, so here goes.
I grew up believing money is unworthy of notice. How that happened I’ll never know. Maybe […]
Implementing expeditionary learningSudheendra SavanurIn two previous articles on this page, a comprehensive school reform and development model based on Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) was introduced. In an expeditionary learning school, experiential learning is the central focus of the curriculum and instruction, not an addition or enrichment activity. For teachers as well as parents it […]
Typically, despite boasting the world’s largest gems and jewellery industry in the world with over one million people employed within it, the centrally planned Indian economy lacks a formal vocational school for its No.1 hard currency earning business. Fortunately, this inexplicable lacuna has been made good, even if belatedly. The first Indian branch of the Carlsbad, […]
I‚m a psychology student and would like to do my postgraduation in the same subject. Which of these specialisations ‚ clinical, industrial, counselling psychology ‚ offers the best career opportunities?Kiran Rao, MangaloreAll three specialisations offer excellent job prospects, but your decision should be made after understanding the demands of each specialisation and an assessment of […]
Cosmetic surgery is a challenging and creative science which requires surgical skills, aesthetic sensibility and an understanding of the human psyche since patients also require psychological counselling
In an age when good looks are becoming increasingly important for image building, you needn’t despair if you are less blessed with outward beauty. Cosmetic surgeons […]
Recently as I awaited my turn to address nearly 500 parents and teachers in a well known school in Bangalore, a thought flashed across my mind and I quickly converted it into the lead-in of my address.”Dear Parents, I have three questions to put to you. If your answer is in the affirmative, […]
The mid-July fire tragedy in the obscure town of Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu) which charred 93 boys and girls aged between six and ten years to death has seared the conscience of the nation. Out of the ashes of this unprecedented man-made tragedy has sprung the hope that the issue of appalling conditions in India’s schools […]
Kruttika Nadig (16) is now numbered in the long list of internationally acclaimed Indian chess players, following the award of a bronze medal in the Asian under-16 Girls Chess championship at Tehran (Iran) earlier this year to her. “I learnt to play chess when I was eight, basically as a summer-time leisure activity. My mom taught […]
Frameworks for raising learning standardsLionel CranenburghIf a revolution to raise learning standards is to occur in India it won‚t be because of commissions, new governments or politicians but due to the efforts of visionary teachers and principals. Unfortunately no single group has had more opportunity to raise education standards across the board than teachers and […]
Promoted in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee celebrations, this ancient university has metamorphosed into New Zealand’s most prestigious institution of higher education
Situated down under in Lord of the Rings country, the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most prestigious universities. Promoted in 1897 by an Act of Parliament to commemorate […]
Due to the commitment of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Society, Dilkhush, a complex of education institutions for the mentally challenged has survived for more than three decades despite numerous adversities
It is the second oldest school for special children in Mumbai. Located in an old style bungalow in Juhu, a western suburb […]
With 317 universities and 15,000 plus colleges India has the world’s second largest higher education system. But a recent study confirms the worst fears of educationists — that the performance of this huge academic system lags behind many smaller countries, particularly in science and research. In the ‘Academic Ranking of World Universities 2003’ conducted by the […]
Athena Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers, a Mumbai-based firm licenced by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) offers comprehensive advice relating to appropriate customised insurance coverage incorporating hospitalisation, personal accidents, loss of baggage and tuition fees due to non-attendance of classes to outward bound students.
“There are a number of insurance products offered by […]
Even as posters and buntings are springing up in Lucknow University in preparation for the Lucknow University Student Union (LUSU) elections scheduled for end September — as in politics in India’s most populous Hindi heartland state so also in student politics — the one qualification that’s common to most candidates […]
The cover story on the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (EW August) was well-researched and balanced. The feature brought into focus a tried and tested model of delivering quality rural education at a modest invest-ment.
It’s a pity that successive governments at the Centre have chosen to remain tight lipped when it comes to bestowing praise upon this […]
The as yet unresolved Common Entrance Test (CET) imbroglio in Karnataka has caused untold misery to students aspiring to enroll in medical, dental and engineering colleges in the state. It has inspired unprecedented chaos, confusion, anguish and even the suicide of several students and once again highlights the importance of extending the logic of economic […]
Open letter to the Prime MinisterBittu SahgalThis is an appeal for reason. for many years people who have asked for the protection of our natural heritage have been written off as ‚Ëœobstacles to development‚. Under your charge it is my hope that a national consensus can be reached on what constitutes real development for India. […]
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Dilip P Patel
Recently as I awaited my turn to address nearly 500 parents and teachers in a well known school in Bangalore, a thought flashed across my mind and I quickly converted it into the lead-in of my address.”Dear Parents, I have three questions to put to you. If your answer is in the affirmative, […]