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Kabirdas Jayanti 2025: Kabir Das has been a revered figure in Indian history, with some even ascribing him with a godly status. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

We can’t understand Indian Knowledge Systems without understanding Kabir

June 29, 2026 3:27 pm

For Kabir, knowledge was truth. It was not an inheritance one derives at birth, nor something to be memorised or restricted to specific ghettos. It was a reality to be actively tested, experienced, lived, and made accessible to all

Yogendra Yadav writes: Question isn’t whether we should study Indian Knowledge Systems, but why and how

June 18, 2026 11:45 am

On a generous reading, the current focus on rediscovery of India’s intellectual heritage is closely aligned with the political project of establishing India as the ‘vishwaguru’

Let’s resist easy indictments of Indian Knowledge Systems

India and the next knowledge transition

June 26, 2026 7:21 am

The coming era offers India the chance to re-emerge as a civilisation that produces ideas, institutions and knowledge systems sought by the world

HC’s ban on Sci-Hub goes against the interests of the marginalised

August 28, 2025 12:08 pm

Its order serves a class function. It fortifies subscription models that private publishers exploit, whilst public budgets shrink

Creating a Global Hub of Knowledge, Innovation, Research and Entrepreneurship

May 23, 2023 10:22 pm

Backed by the glorious 26-year legacy and a strong foundation of values, ethics, excellence, research, innovation and entrepreneurship, Manav Rachna makes sure that students identify their ‘ikigai’ correctly and at the right time.

G N Devy writes: Replacing 'western knowledge' with 'Indian knowledge' could result in intellectual disaster

April 24, 2023 5:33 pm

It will produce a generation of students that will hold anything in the ‘western knowledge’ system with scorn

More access to Internet makes people feel dumb

December 10, 2015 12:04 pm

Researchers found that people were less likely to rely on their knowledge when they had access to the Internet. The Net has also made it less acceptable to say you know something, but turn out to be incorrect.

Plain talk: Now for some real science

January 11, 2015 12:06 am

Five scientists look at the science we missed at the Indian Science Congress.

Currency: Paper trails

January 26, 2014 3:30 am

The Reserve Bank of India has announced withdrawal of currency notes issued before 2005.

Thirst for raw power

August 11, 2013 5:22 am

Chinas Tianhe-2 became the worlds fastest supercomputer in June,setting a new record in strategic technology. While this field grows at a phenomenal pace,the need for speedy calculations accompanies it. Supercomputers can zero in on solutions,eliminate duds,and test probabilities of variables much faster. Heres a look at these gigantic arrays of processing power and what lies beneath

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Education should be used as tool for character building: Rajnath Singh

January 22, 2016 12:06 pm

Lucknow, Jan 22 (ANI): Addressing a convocation ceremony of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow on Friday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the purpose of education is not only to gain knowledge, but also to culturally groom oneself. He asserted that students should learn from Swami Vivekananda, who said that “character makes a man”.