Indians & The Ig Nobel Awards
People of Indian origin have collected quite a few of the award that honours out-of-the-box and weird inventions. Here’s a quick look at desi award winners over the ages.
The Road To Reformation
Let us try and give the students not just the IIT brand but a real education.
Top 10: Other Professional Colleges In 2015
Architecture, Law, Hotel Management, Mass Com, Fashion Technology, Social Work...
Top Medical & Dental Colleges In 2015
The top three remain the same in Medical (AIIMS, AFMC, CMC) and Dental: (Maulana Azad, Manipal College and Govt Dental College & Hospital)
Engineering Colleges Snapshot In 2015
Top 10: Selection Process, Placements, Industry Interface, Academic Excellence, Infra & Facilities...
Breaking The News, Brutally
Freelance journalists, especially in small towns, are paying dearly for speaking up
The Story I Did Not Report In ’84
On the day Bhindranwale was declared killed, I, a Hindu stranger, was at his house. No one killed me for looking Hindu, but Sikhs in Delhi were massacred for being Sikhs.
Why I Love Outlook
It is a classic case of making a point loud and clear, without being influenced or being inhibited.
Why I Love To Hate Outlook
I would suggest it re-evaluate its take and not be anti-establishment for the sake of it.
Well-Mannered Scriptures
For much of the book, Tharoor seems to be taking his eloquence for a test drive, without taking us anywhere new.
Talking In Kanji
Complex China-Japan ties go beyond default ‘enmity’. Nuanced diplomacy must solve problems, says a study.
Makassar Diary
Nearly all the drivers for the festival turned out to be women, most of them students at one of the city’s many Islamic universities.
‘Give Nuanced Offering At Undergrad Level Itself’
Outgoing director of TISS S. Parasuraman on the growing demand for development professionals and the road ahead for social science education.
‘India Still Sees Law As A Profession With Many Obligations’
Five top lawyers on foreign law firms being allowed to practice in India.
‘Academic Freedom Of A Harvard Or Yale Isn’t Allowed Here’
Former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah on the need to create an environment of academic fervour.
Isn’t IIT Obvious, Stupid!
The Super 30 guru critiques the institution (and the exam) he readies students for
So Much For So Little?
Any institute of higher learning needs to produce knowledge rather than just pass it down to the next generation. Unfortunately, that is not true of the IITs.
“My Hope Is IITs Will Become Like MIT”
Prof C.N.R. Rao, a Bharat Ratna and recipient of over 60 honorary doctorates from across the world talks about the quality of our IITs.
Where Has The Da Vinci Spirit Flown?
The IITs, our top engineering colleges, are facing questions of quality, identity, autonomy.
Under Laboratory Conditions
Basic systemic changes are needed to build world-class research institutions in India