April 8, 2015:The Indian ExpressThere is a strange gap in India — a gap for young people between the ages of 14 and 18. The Right to Education (RTE) Act guarantees free and compulsory...
March 23, 2015:The HinduThe Union Budget 2015 paved way for the launch of a much-awaited National Skills Mission to complement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Skill India’ and ‘Make in India’ exhortations. However, much work...
March 23, 2015:The Indian ExpressLast week, the Supreme Court made an important point about positive discrimination in India. Quashing the UPA government’s decision to include Jats in the OBC category, Justices Ranjan Gogoi and...
January 14, 2015: The Indian Express Despite various government initiatives and near-universal enrolment in the age group 6-14, basic learning achievements in reading and maths remain low and dismal, according to the tenth Annual Status...
Dec 8, 2014, The Times of IndiaMohit is enrolled in Class VII at a government school in a village just an hour from Bhopal. He goes to school most days, has a good group...
June 4, 2014:The Indian Express On May 26, Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister of India, following the unprecedented electoral performance of the BJP. In its manifesto, the BJP had promised to...
June 4, 2014:The Indian Express On May 26, Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister of India, following the unprecedented electoral performance of the BJP. In its manifesto, the BJP had promised to...
April 10, 2014:The Indian ExpressThere are very few, if any, Indian higher education institutions today that deserve to be reasonably placed in the international university rankings. The universities simply do not have the required...
April 2, 2014:The HinduThere is something ironic about politicians making announcements about the Right to Education or the Right to Health when the only thing they can ensure is allocation of funds. Their control...
March 24, 2014:The HinduNo matter how categorically a party or candidate might comment on them, the problems of education cannot compete with those of water and electricity supply or the condition of roads. These...
