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Milind Sohoni
The writer is with Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas, IIT Bombay. He is currently on deputation to IIT Goa.
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How to build a people-centric Viksit BharatSubscriber Only
October 02, 2024 04:43 IST
If we really want a Viksit Bharat by 2047, much of the political structure needs an overhaul. Above all, we must connect our problems with useful knowledge creation and eventually, new jobs and professions
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
The problem with India’s political thought comes from Delhi — and being away from the peopleSubscriber Only
September 10, 2024 18:02 IST
The last two decades have shown us that excessive centralisation is at the root of many problems. The central bureaucracy and our scientists and professors are not equal to the task. Crony capital has provided neither jobs nor dignity nor has it brought efficiency and global competitiveness
Tue, Sep 10, 2024
The NEET problems that the Supreme Court missedSubscriber Only
July 30, 2024 17:51 IST
The apex court’s ruling that there would be no re-test has delivered some closure. But deeper issues, including systemic deficiencies and economic skew that favours richer candidates, remain
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
This election season, we are not asking the important questionsSubscriber Only
April 09, 2024 08:30 IST
The right to know, the freedom to argue and the equality of the people as citizens are largely absent in our country. Without reading reports, understanding issues, how can the public make the right choice at the polls?
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
The problem with India’s public – and their leadersSubscriber Only
December 28, 2023 07:08 IST
Here we are, a people who can barely articulate what they want and a science which can hardly design and run what is needed. This knowledge deficit has consequences
Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Why I am a Hindu but not a Sanatan DharmiSubscriber Only
September 13, 2023 16:08 IST
The varna system and gender inequality are perhaps the most indefensible features of Sanatan Dharma. Their enforcement continues to this date
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
IIT-Madras director is mistaken – it’s not the student’s faultSubscriber Only
June 14, 2023 18:44 IST
From the selection process to curriculum, faculty and government have allowed IITs to become ivory towers that do not serve society
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
Does the new Karnataka government have enough agency to help its people?Subscriber Only
May 19, 2023 07:10 IST
Milind Sohoni writes: The concentration of power with the Centre has compromised the ability of state governments to address their problems
Fri, May 19, 2023
IITs need to make science empathetic and inclusiveSubscriber Only
April 19, 2023 06:44 IST
Milind Sohoni and Rijyuta Kaabaadee write: Students need a science which is free, and explores all nooks and crannies of knowledge and society. Training in science of empathy and diversity is what students should demand from professors.
Wed, Apr 19, 2023
How vikasvaad has lost out to centralisation of governmentSubscriber Only
February 24, 2023 07:30 IST
The appeal to ‘parampara’ of India and the unity of ‘Kashi-Rameswaram’ is the window dressing of a bitter drive to enforce a single market and create a highly centralised India
Fri, Feb 24, 2023
What is the solution to India’s garbage disposal problem?Subscriber Only
September 28, 2022 04:25 IST
A consumption tax based on concrete aspects of sustainability, and its local devolution, would create the right incentives for a scientific analysis of garbage and the logistics of its disposal.
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
Why lakhs of Indians go abroad to studySubscriber Only
February 25, 2022 04:00 IST
Milind Sohoni writes: India’s educational institutions are disconnected from real world problems.
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Covid numbers game: Why reliable data mattersSubscriber Only
June 30, 2021 03:05 IST
Milind Sohoni writes: Besides labour and capital, knowledge, including about mortality rates, is a key determinant of a country’s growth and well-being.
Wed, Jun 30, 2021
What has really tripped up India’s Covid efforts?Subscriber Only
May 03, 2021 04:18 IST
An outdated administrative system and a knowledge elite who have soaked up prestige but not delivered the facts are the biggest hurdle between us and a material society with a modern accountable state.
Mon, May 03, 2021
The government wants to build highways for growth. It might not workSubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 04:28 IST
The ministry of roads, transport and highways has seen a 30 per cent rise in its budget. But states like UP and Maharashtra have a poor record in converting state funding to welfare and mobility for citizens.
Mon, Mar 22, 2021
Curricula model at national-level doesn’t do justice to state or local-level problemsSubscriber Only
December 25, 2020 00:45 IST
Most developmental innovations such as the anganwadi, mid-day meals, water management, consumer and producer cooperatives, have come from the states.
Fri, Dec 25, 2020
Students should understand their future is bogged down by structurally flawed bureaucracySubscriber Only
August 27, 2020 04:00 IST
It is time for the states to create a system which opens up professional opportunities, standards and training for our youth to serve their community, of achieving excellence through relevance.
Fri, Aug 28, 2020
Results of sero survey offer hope. Next phase needs less fear, better governanceSubscriber Only
July 24, 2020 03:55 IST
The next phase requires a widespread understanding of the disease, of less fear and better governance. And a schedule of relaxations and tightening of rules which aim to meet infrastructure constraints and not merely to promote virtue.
Fri, Jul 24, 2020
Measuring the epidemic: Publicness, decentralisation of science and governance is neededSubscriber Only
June 13, 2020 03:52 IST
The epidemic has underlined that publicness and decentralisation of science and governance is the only way to atma-nirbharta, of creating knowledge and the professional ability to solve our own problems. Without this, the post-corona Indian society would be an unhappy attempt at making the old arrangement work in a degraded reality of fearful and angry people.
Sat, Jun 13, 2020
In Phase II of epidemic, states must build empirical and analytic foundations of systems of deliverySubscriber Only
May 13, 2020 03:50 IST
Our scientific agencies need to uncover the regional parameters of the disease, its prevalence in the community, and typical trajectories. This will help in both clinical and logistical matters.
Wed, May 13, 2020
Higher education has become a waste of moneySubscriber Only
March 05, 2020 01:12 IST
The gap between jobs, needs and knowledge, and the absence of role models, could be turning India’s demographic dividend into a nightmare.
Thu, Mar 05, 2020
Research in elite institutions must focus on the problems of their surrounding environmentSubscriber Only
October 16, 2019 00:00 IST
As a developing country, India faces many challenges. The systematic study of such problems and their solutions will lead not only to better development outcomes, but also new science, enterprises and jobs.
Wed, Oct 16, 2019
New Education Policy will ensure our higher education system remains a client of global scienceSubscriber Only
July 18, 2019 00:18 IST
The absence of data is noted and the concerned national institute, NIEPA, is pulled up. However, the question of how we have produced millions of unemployable graduates is not addressed.
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
The IITs, IISERs have lost the plot on what science really means and how it connects with societySubscriber Only
April 19, 2019 00:10 IST
Educational institutes and higher learning centres should devote a substantial chunk of their resources to solve local problems for vikas to be meaningful.
Fri, Apr 19, 2019
Mind the knowledge gapSubscriber Only
December 25, 2018 03:50 IST
True development calls for a redistribution of knowledge between India and Bharat.
Tue, Dec 25, 2018Journalism of Courage
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