Sarika Sehrawat (28), acclaimed as India’s most famous woman car racer and rallying enthusiast, is poised to make a comeback on the racing/ rallying circuit after a break of nearly two years due to a freak accident. Now happily married to Arush Vohra, an automobile engineer with whom she has promoted a car modification and performance […]
Promoted in 1996 in the sixth continent’s scenic Sunshine Coast region, this eponymous varsity became the first greenfield university to be promoted in Oz in 23 years. Fully funded by the Australian government, the University of Sunshine Coast (USC) has quickly earned a reputation for offering contemporary industry-driven degree programmes in the arts, social sciences, […]
For qualified cinematographers there‚s a multiplicity of career opportunities with feature and ad film production companies, innumerable television channels or in freelancing. For those with a passion for photography and a love of movies, cinematography is an exciting and financially rewarding career. ‚ËœCinematography‚ is the process of recording visual images for the cinema and subsequent […]
Letter from the EditorWhen I recall the well-spent days of my youth, some of my fondest memories are of my days as a student (in London) deeply involved in student union activities. As such I passionately participated in formal debates on the burning political issues of the day, drafted detailed resolutions, campaigned for political parties […]
One of the great national delusions which according to self-serving propagandists of socialist post-independence India, distinguishes this country from communist China, third world dictatorships and Middle East satrapies, is that it is served by a magnificent, free and independent judiciary. But the plain truth is that commendably democratic India‚s judicial system is the slowest justice […]
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini; Bloomsbury; Price: Rs.585; 370 pp
Some of the most enduring works of literary fiction are etched against the background of great wars and conflicts. Notable in this genre are Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Dr. Zhivago (Boris Pasternak), For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway), and Gone with the Wind (Margaret Mitchell). To the long list of classic […]
EducationWorld‚s special correspondent Srinidhi Raghavendra recently completed a 18,700 km motorcycle odyssey to highlight the importance of education equity. In March he concluded the final leg of his journey covering the north-east, West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu before returning to Bangalore on April 15EducationWorld‚s special correspondent Srinidhi Raghavendra together with Kishore Patwardhan […]
Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools
In a society where government managed schools are synonymous with ramshackle infrastructure, truant teachers and poor learning outcomes, how do the 979 Central government-funded KVs improve their vital stats year after year? Sudha Passi reports
Saransh Sharma is the ideal Indian student, what most parents would want their child to be. Not […]
The subject I had chosen for this column has been put off to next month because recently I was surprised by a front page news report in the business section of the Hindustan Times (September 17). Not that I‚m a media fan or a newspaper reader. News priorities are so obviously confused and newspapers are […]
United States
First Amendment see-saw
If American academics were looking for the perfect representative around which to construct a case for academic freedom, Ward Churchill probably wasn’t it. The University of Colorado professor of ethnic studies was found to have plagiarised, falsified and fabricated some of his research, according to a two-year university investigation. Even […]
On August 27, the United Education Institute Global (UEI Global) — an education initiative of the New York-based Berggruen Holdings (valuation: $1.5 billion) — formally established its footprint in India by inaugurating the first UEI Global vocational training institute in Delhi. Promoted at a project cost of $10 million (Rs.40 crore), this state-of-the-art institute’s first […]
Which of the responses below most accurately describe your feelings when baseball/cricket season comes around?a) Yippee! I can‚t wait!b) Oh, goody, here we go again.c) It‚s going to cost how much?If you answered anything but (a) there‚s a good chance that your child‚s baseball/ cricket experience isn‚t paying off for you.Millions of families around the […]
The introduction of robotics education based on a programmable mobile platform car and its accessories in computer labs has become very popular globally, particularly in the US, Japan, UK and Singapore. In these countries, education programmes for school students to conduct experiments and build projects using robotic equipment and personal computers are becoming increasingly common. […]
Your Counsellor RepliesI‚m a Plus Two student interested in pursuing an undergrad degree in biomedical engineering. Please provide information on colleges offering this degree programme.Vikas Parihar, MumbaiTo be eligible for theBE (biomedical) programme, students must write the CET (Common Entrance Test) of state governments. Among the colleges in Mumbai which offer this subject are Thadomal […]
With only 9 percent of India’s youth in the 18-24 age group able to access tertiary education, and widespread protest in India Inc about the employability of India’s 2.5-3 million graduates per year, the best available option is to roll out the red carpet for foreign education providers. Dilip Thakore reports
Even as somewhat belatedly the subject of developing contemporary India’s abundant human capital […]
Four talented students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune were conferred top honours at the 53rd National Film Awards of the Union information and broadcasting ministry at a gala event staged in New Delhi on August 7.
Ganesh Gaikwad, a final year film direction student, won the national award for best […]
Indian higher education has many critics and few admirers. Graduates of the eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are welcomed and respected the world over. But plain vanilla university graduates just don‚t figure in discussions on Indian higher education. Admittedly graduates from IITs and IIMs have demonstrated […]
Founded by the American Marathi Mission 107 years ago, SKMDSB is widely acknowledged as the country’s premier primary-cum-secondary school for visually challenged girl children
India perhaps has the largest population of visually challenged people worldwide whose number is estimated at 15 million. Of this huge number, according to the National Association for the Blind, more […]
The Good Shepherd College of Hotel Management (GCHM), Ooty recently (July) signed an agreement to offer a twinning programme with Cesar Ritz Colleges, Switzerland. The two institutions will jointly provide quality education and training to students from across the country culminating in a bachelor’s degree in international business in hotel and tourism management.
“This stellar […]
They said it in September”The shortage of good teachers is really unfortunate. In the next five years, the government will focus and spend money on secondary education. At the same time, we need good teachers to make good use of this money. ” — M.A.A. Fatmi, Union minister of state for HRD, at a Teachers […]
Delhi
Belated quality concern
In a sharply worded indictment, the Planning Commission — the country’s apex policy-planning agency working directly under the prime minister — has castigated the Union human resource development ministry’s flagship Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (education for all) programme for failing to maintain quality norms. In a note to the Union cabinet the commission is […]
I read the cover story titled ‘Reality Check: India’s crumbling elementary education system’ (EW September). It’s upsetting to read the abysmal statistics of elementary education in India. The feature highlights the blatant disregard policy-makers have for assuring even minimum standards in elementary education. It is characteristic of India’s central planners to ignore the basics and build […]
The curtailment of the monsoon session of Parliament on September 10 ‚ six days earlier than scheduled ‚ because of persistent unruly behaviour of members of the Lok Sabha is proof that the country‚s parliamentary system of government is becoming increasingly imperiled. During the truncated monsoon session, the Lok Sabha should have worked for six […]
Isn’t it strange the fact that only 9 percent of Indians in the age group 18-24 have access to tertiary education as against 15 percent in China, 50 percent in Europe and 80 percent in the US, doesn‚t seem to bother anyone? That‚s perhaps because most people can‚t make the connection between lack of education […]
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