Though only 19 years of age Bangalore-based Vikram Hemanathan is already a youth of many achievements. This enthusiastic and cheerful teenager has won more than 200 prizes and awards in inter-school art, drama and sports competitions. His most recent and highly prized accolade is an award in the “Greetings Galore” contest of the IV SAARC International Youth […]
Despite the denial of media pundits, educationists and myopic captains of Indian industry, EducationWorld now in its fifth uninterrupted year of publication, has quite obviously infused the fear of God into the hearts and minds of wheeler-dealer bureaucrats and politicians masquerading as educationists at the Centre and in the states. That’s why it’s very rare for any members […]
Mahanayak (A fictionalised biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose) by Vishwas Patil; Translated from the original Marathi by Keerthi Ramachandra; Indialog; Price: Rs. 395; 624 pp
What is it about the Subhas Chandra Bose legend that refuses to die? Controversies and debates about his life or his death keep cropping up in the media from time to […]
Temple treasures of Tamil NaduA combination of architectural brilliance, intricate rituals and pageantry attracts millions of devotees and tourists to the quaint temple towns of Tamil NaduA precious and revered legacy of the southern state of Tamil Nadu (pop: 62 million) are its magnificent temples, repositories of exquisite architecture and art forms evolved over several […]
Industry indifference to academia in india is in sharp contrast to the heavy interaction and vibrant engagement which characterises the industry-academia relationship in the developed nations of the first world. Dilip Thakore investigates
In a society which revels in its contradictions, it’s yet another irony. Indian industry, the major user of the estimated 2.5 million graduates and […]
Letter from London
Search for common entrance exam
One of the concerns frequently voiced by universities is how they can ensure they select the best students from among the many who achieve the highest A-level results. With everyone agreeing that the present system of predicted A level results is unsatisfactory, a massive effort to devise a […]
Jyoti Iyer (16), winner of the ClassMate Young Author Contest 2004, (CYAC) sponsored by cigarettes, hotels and agri-products behemoth ITC Ltd and adjudicated by a jury led by Ruskin Bond, believes that the best writing comes from the heart. “If you are honest, it will show in your work. It will shine through.”
A class XI student […]
Inside the “champion of the challenged” Rashmi Paliwal’s garment factory in Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon (Haryana), differently-abled people go about their jobs adroitly under a monitor’s supervision. Some are putting tags on garments even as the others slip them into shiny cellophane packets. In the tailoring department, a few are cutting up garments while others are […]
Your counsellor repliesI‚ve just completed class X and will be enrolling in class XI (science). I‚m very keen on a career in astronomy. Please advise.Gautam Puri, BangaloreIn classes XI-XII you have to take physics, chemistry and mathematics as your combination. Usually astronomy or astrophysics is integrated into the B.Sc physics curriculum with a handful of […]
The learning of Spanish, particularly for the rapidly multiplying number of young people signing up with India’s outward looking information technology companies, makes eminent good sense
With suddenly liberated Indian corporates scouting for business opportunities as far afield as Latin America, a new Spanish el dorado has sprung up, as salsaing to the Spanish language […]
The late John D. Rockefeller, one of America’s pioneer industrialist millionaires lived in the beautiful seaside town of Daytona Beach, Florida where I lived for several years when my son was little. Rockefeller was a man obsessed with attaining and maintaining perfect health. On a path to natural well-being, he chose Daytona Beach, as his home […]
TCS-EducationWorld Teachers Awards 2005
India’s best teachers
Out of an awareness of the centrality of the teaching profession was born the germ of the idea of annual pan-India teachers awards to recognise India’s best teachers. It took a nationwide three-year search within Indian industry before Tata Consultancy Services — India’s largest information technology services company — agreed […]
Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s India Development Service prescription including repeated calls for improvement of the quality of governance and his latest proposal for upgrading the knowledge and skills of India’s steel frame- the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)- is a major milestone in hitherto failed efforts to transform the bureaucracy into an effective agency for development. […]
Widely acknowledged as NZ’s premier varsity for technology-based professional education, AUT has an aggregate enrollment of 22,000 students including 4,000 from over 70 countries
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is widely acknowledged as New Zealand’s premier varsity for delivering contemporary technology-based professional programmes, particularly in ICT (information communication technology) and hospitality management. Currently it offers numerous (over […]
Sri Sringeri Sharada Institute of Management, Delhi has pioneered and operationalised a new paradigm vivek (wisdom) management inspired by the principles and values of India’s 5,000 year-old civilisation in B-school education
Among the 950 privately promoted business management institutes operational in India, the Delhi-based Sri Sringeri Sharada Institute of Management (SriSIM) enjoys a unique status. Promoted […]
Himali Boarding School, Kurseong (Darjeeling district) was formally inaugurated as the first Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) centre in north-east India by Mark Bartholomew, regional manager, South Asia of CIE on May 16. With the Himali Boarding-CIE link established, from the year 2006 HBS students will have the option of writing the A and AS […]
They said it in May”Recruiters want students to be equipped to lead, but they don‚t want them to lead.”Laura D’Andrea Tyson dean London Business School in Businessworld (May 9)”There are perhaps few jobs in the world which are similar to that of a collector in an Indian district in terms of professional challenge.”Prime minister Manmohan […]
Uttar Pradesh
Anything goes
• The sound of a conch shell banishes poisonous insects and evil spirits.
• King Ashoka converted to Buddhism, the doctrine of non-violence spread. People started considering hunting, animal sacrifice and even the use of weapons bad. Slowly cowardice spread through the entire country.
• Sitaji was a chaste woman. With the help […]
The cover story titled “Growing crusade against corruption in education” (EW May 2005) made interesting reading. Kudos to Justice N. Venkatachala, the lokayukta of Karnataka for his outstanding work in rooting out “retail corruption” which affects the daily lives of common people. I’m glad EducationWorld has recognised his excellent work and featured him on […]
Media reports from across the country indicate that there is alarming loss of public confidence in the capability of India’s 18-million strong police force to maintain law and order in civic society. A broad consensus is emerging within right-thinking citizens that the character of the men in uniform charged with the vital duty of protecting […]
The reform and upgradation of Indian education which is the prerequisite of saving the nation’s huge and utterly vulnerable population of 415 million children — a cause to whichEducationWorld is irrevocably committed — is impossible without reform and upgradation of the service and working conditions of the estimated 5 million teachers countrywide.
The list of complaints against […]
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Tech trends shaping the future of post pandemic teaching & learning Joe Lumsden, Secondary School Principal at Stonehill International School. When the global pandemic began to impact school systems around the ... 
