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Rakesh Tikait, Balbir Singh Rajewal interview: ‘Govt failing us… We plan to stay here at least till Oct 2’Subscriber Only
February 06, 2021 04:10 IST
Rakesh Tikait says in Uttar Pradesh, they have called off the jam and will only submit a memorandum with demands—repeal of the three laws, guarantee on MSP and payment of pending dues to sugarcane farmers.
Sat, Feb 06, 2021
In uncle’s backyard, student finds stone linking Kerala to Roman empireSubscriber Only
October 04, 2020 02:28 IST
The Sphinx that turned up in a corner of Sukumaran’s plot is the biggest find from the latest round of excavations — the tenth since 2007.
Sun, Oct 04, 2020
Tech opens a learning window as Covid shuts many a doorSubscriber Only
May 23, 2020 06:03 IST
Today, with her school shut in the pandemic lockdown, Rakhi's question is starkly different. “Papa ke liye koi naukri hai Dilli main (Is there a job for my father in Delhi)?”
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
WhatsApp in Nagaur to YouTube in Delhi, govts nudge schools to log inSubscriber Only
May 22, 2020 05:27 IST
The Nagaur programme is part of the Rajasthan government’s Social Media Interface for Learning Engagement or SMILE, an e-learning plan launched on April 13.
Fri, May 22, 2020
Lockdown lessons: When room moves to home, class comes into the classroomSubscriber Only
May 21, 2020 04:30 IST
An Express Series Part I: this tale of three snapshots, is a telling story of how the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown is playing out in schools, private to public, metros to Tier II cities, and far-flung rural districts.
Thu, May 21, 2020
Prejudices about online courses, but healthy to lose some of those: Abhijit BanerjeeSubscriber Only
May 06, 2020 01:54 IST
With COVID-19 forcing educational institutions around the world to move to online classes, the Nobel laureate speaks to The Indian Express about why this shift is a “forced experience but a good one”.
Wed, May 06, 2020
Jamia Square: Why a century-old university has become focal point of unrestSubscriber Only
December 22, 2019 04:02 IST
Last week’s police crackdown on Jamia Millia Islamia has set off domino protests across the country over the new citizenship law and a proposed nationwide NRC. The Indian Express spend time on the campus — its cafes, corridors and classrooms — to see why a century-old university with no student union and no known history of protests has ended up as the focal point of the current unrest.
Sun, Dec 22, 2019
A math genius crippled by mental illness — the mystery behind Vashishtha Narayan’s worldSubscriber Only
December 01, 2019 00:10 IST
He was the maths genius who, in the ’60s, streaked a path from Bihar to Berkeley. Sometime soon after, Vashishtha Narayan Singh slipped into mental illness, leaving behind a thesis, a few letters, some scribbles on the wall, and a million questions. The Indian Express travels to his home to find out what adds up and what doesn’t.
Sun, Dec 01, 2019
In Delhi, from improving learning levels to setting Outcome BudgetSubscriber Only
October 15, 2019 03:06 IST
Drawing on the success in India, African countries such as Zambia and Nigeria have used the method in their schools.
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Under SC sledgehammer, Maradu flat owners have no option but to move outSubscriber Only
October 06, 2019 00:15 IST
With days left for the court mandated deadline of October 11 for the buildings to be brought down, and with at least two review petitions struck down by the apex court, most of the families in H2O and the other three buildings — Golden Kayaloram, Alfa Serene and Jains Coral Cove — have decided that they have little option but to move out.
Sun, Oct 06, 2019
The many notoriously reticent descendants of the MahatmaSubscriber Only
September 29, 2019 06:00 IST
Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birth Anniversary: In a country where political legacy is low-hanging fruit, many of Gandhi’s direct descendants have chosen to shrug off their surname and walk their own path.
Mon, Sep 30, 2019
Mr Kutty From KarachiSubscriber Only
September 15, 2019 06:11 IST
In 1949, a young teenager from Malabar took a train to Pakistan and made it his home. Biyyathil Moideen Kutty, who died last month, was a communist among believers, a nonconformist in his adopted country – and proof of the irrelevance of borders
Sun, Sep 15, 2019
Education renaissance in Rajasthan: Happy class and more child-focusedSubscriber Only
July 14, 2019 01:00 IST
Once a laggard in education, Rajasthan has been working to make schools less dreary and more child-focused, a path also advocated by the recent draft education policy. The results are visible, with its districts topping the last National Achievement Survey. The Indian Express recounting the success stories in Dholpur and Nagaur’s big leaps
Sun, Aug 18, 2019
K Kasturirangan interview: ‘While underlining importance of English, we must facilitate its learning on a much wider scale’Subscriber Only
June 14, 2019 02:43 IST
K Kasturirangan tells why the document needs to be relevant over the next 20-30 years and that the communication over the three-language formula was “totally misunderstood”.
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
Delhi Lok Sabha polls: Tracking AAP, BJP & Cong contenders as Capital votes todaySubscriber Only
May 12, 2019 00:48 IST
In a nation where caste and community loyalties end up being the clincher, Atishi’s candidature has pitchforked education into an election theme.
Sun, May 12, 2019
How elections touch daily life: In Gulbarga, excitement reserved for bigger festival – Ambedkar JayantiSubscriber Only
April 21, 2019 03:00 IST
To find out how elections touch daily life, The Indian Express veers off the campaign trail to spend a week in Buddha Nagar, a slum in Gulbarga, one of Karnataka’s poorest districts, a traditional Congress bastion and backyard of Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. The excitement in this Dalit colony is reserved for a bigger festival here, Ambedkar Jayanti. A time to dress up, be seen, and be heard — loud and clear.
Sun, Apr 21, 2019
Rajasthan: ‘Home, children… can give only my 25% to work. Imagine if I can give all’Subscriber Only
February 25, 2019 00:41 IST
Months after Rajasthan voted in a new government, the state is in election mode again. Of Dholpur’s four Assembly constituencies, three went to the Congress while the BJP’s Shobharani Kushwaha won from Dholpur, the seat that shares the same name as the district.
Mon, Feb 25, 2019
ASER: Uptick in primary reading and maths, govt schools script turnaroundSubscriber Only
January 16, 2019 04:14 IST
For the first time since 2010, slightly more than half (50.5%) of all children in Class 5 can read a Class 2 text book, up from 46.9% in 2012.
Wed, Jan 16, 2019
No tradition is cast in stone. Least of all, notions of puritySubscriber Only
January 13, 2019 06:00 IST
Shuddham or purity was an oppressive tool, a form of vishwasam (faith), a word that gets bandied about a lot these days as Sabarimala roils a state and its people, with faith, notions of purity, and gender rights clashing uneasily.
Sun, Jan 13, 2019
One Size Fits AllSubscriber Only
November 25, 2018 06:45 IST
No matter how many bans come her way, the Indian woman is not slipping out of the freedom of the nightie anytime soon.
Sun, Nov 25, 2018
The WaitSubscriber Only
October 21, 2018 00:10 IST
The Supreme Court’s decree to let women of all ages into Sabarimala temple has been thwarted by a combination of faith, politics and patriarchy. But is it really as black and white as that? The Indian Express talks to the women closest to the altar.
Sun, Oct 21, 2018
Day One: Sabarimala opens to violent protests, no woman gets entry into shrineSubscriber Only
October 18, 2018 04:40 IST
Despite assurances by CM Pinarayi Vijayan that nobody will be blocked from entering the Lord Ayappa shrine, protesters at Nillakal and Pamba — the two base camps before the temple — turned back two women pilgrims and heckled, threatened and attacked at least five women journalists and targeted their vehicles.
Thu, Oct 18, 2018
Sabarimala opens today: Women check cars, say temple entry by women only over our bodiesSubscriber Only
October 17, 2018 05:00 IST
The Sabarimala shrine is thrown open to devotees for the first five days of every month in the Malayalam calendar, besides a two-month annual festival starting mid-November.
Wed, Oct 17, 2018
Kerala nuns: Their shared sisterhood amid silence surrounding affairs of the ChurchSubscriber Only
September 16, 2018 01:30 IST
With protests building up in Kerala over the rape of a senior nun, allegedly by the Bishop of Jalandhar, Uma Vishnu and Shaju Philip travel to Kochi and find that the silence surrounding the affairs of the Church and its lopsided power structure now stand exposed.
Sun, Sep 16, 2018
ASER 2017 — The Wedge: More girls have bank accounts, boys operate them betterSubscriber Only
January 19, 2018 03:32 IST
What explains this sudden drop? Why is it that while there’s little to separate the genders while in school, the girls seem less prepared for real-world situations?
Fri, Jan 19, 2018Journalism of Courage
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