The article aims to explore a Gandhian solution to the language challenge that plagues Indian education design. Looking at the design of the NEP,2020 and its critique, the article looks at how a less researched part of Gandhian thought – that on new languages – can provide a practical solution of creating a ‘four language …
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One of the most hotly debated themes of contemporary Indian society is the Reservation System with the beneficiaries indignantly in support of the policy while the non-beneficiaries ferociously against the idea. In this piece, I have tried my level best to detach myself from any of these standpoints and dissect the issue to its core …
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LEDE: Coherent vision, reformed processes and accessible products in financial education will create money-smart individuals. Among the many critical skills which are fundamental for a fulfilling life but are still largely outside the ambit of our education system, financial literacy must rank at the top. More often than not, we learn concepts like saving, budgeting …
“There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy” – Noam Chomsky Before delving into the importance of studying public policy, let’s first define it and understand how it functions. Policy making is essentially a set of laws, directives, and steps that governments decide upon and implement in an effort to benefit the community …
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In what could be a policy change of the decade in the higher education space in India, the University Grant Commission (UGC) recently approved draft guidelines under which professionals like civil servants, engineers, lawyers, artists, and media persons with 15 years of experience might be able to teach at universities and colleges without a Ph.D. …
What Does UGC’s Move for Greater Academia-Industry Engagement Mean for Women in STEM? Read More »
With the onset of militancy in Kashmir during 1989-1990, many Kashmiris had to migrate from Kashmir to safer places in Jammu and adjacent areas. According to the data from the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,167 registered migrant families live in Jammu. Amongst them, 39868 are Kashmiri Pandit families, 2574 …
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In another three years, India will commemorate the 50th Anniversary for one of its earliest flagship programmes, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The programme’s intention is to ensure Early Childhood Care and Development for Children between 0-6 years of age. Beyond this, the programme also caters to the needs of pregnant and lactating mothers by …
The pandemic COVID-19 unleashed a global crisis that pressed for expertise more than ever before. Virologists, epidemiologists, and other health scientists were hunted all across the nations to reframe health policies to cater to the requirements of the pandemic. And, their formulations to contain the coronavirus remained unchallenged. The epistemic authority of experts justified restrictive …
The Indian economy has witnessed the brink of transition through the process of economic liberalisation undertaken in 1991 which shifted the focus from government owned entities to private players, while attracting foreign investment and decreasing inflation rates through open market competition. Despite such elaborate mechanisms, the effect of rise in GDP could only be observed …
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As we will be celebrating our 75th year of Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav), it seems fit to take a look back and assess our journey until now, the hits and misses and the way forward. The Indian democratic experiment, from its hard-fought struggle for independence to eventually an independent republic in 1947 and over …
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