The writer is former director NCERT and works in the education space
June 18,2025 07:17:09 AM
What does ‘multilingualism’ even mean for children studying in under-resourced schools?
Wed, Jun 18, 2025January 20,2025 07:27:45 AM
Could one even talk about BHU, AMU, Vishwa Bharati or Jamia Malia Islamia without referring to Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Rabindranath Tagore or Zakir Husain?
Mon, Jan 20, 2025July 25,2023 07:41:32 AM
The agency has to be responsive to changes in knowledge ecosystem
Tue, Jul 25, 2023June 08,2022 04:30:49 AM
JS Rajput writes: India’s great dialogic tradition could be rejuvenated and trusted.
Wed, Jun 08, 2022May 19,2020 17:48:15 PM
The Modi government has been dignified in its reaction to the insinuation in the Pulitzer Prize citation.
Wed, May 20, 2020August 01,2009 01:39:45 AM
It may not be easy for most of us to recall how many reports Professor Yashpal has so far submitted to the government of India and other organisations.
Sat, Aug 01, 2009April 26,2006 00:15:16 AM
Where is the discussion on the crucial educational issues of the day?
Wed, Apr 26, 2006July 01,2005 00:44:57 AM
The success rate in the Board examination results in the State of Uttar Pradesh was over 90 per cent this year as compared to just over 33 p...
Fri, Jul 01, 2005February 24,2005 00:00:00 AM
Education has been termed as the Necessary Utopia. Every sector of human activity looks towards education to clear the hindrances and bottle...
Thu, Feb 24, 2005October 27,2004 00:00:00 AM
Comrade Harkishen Singh Surjeet, in his now famous article in Peoples’ Democracy, laments that the former NCERT chief was not sacked b...
Wed, Oct 27, 2004September 29,2004 00:00:00 AM
A shrinking group of eminent thinkers, authors and progressives are aggrieved and angry. They thought they would be brought back at the spee...
Wed, Sep 29, 2004February 02,2004 00:00:00 AM
It takes courage to face the truth. But for the man telling that truth, it calls for the ability to swim against the current, brave the scor...
Mon, Feb 02, 2004September 25,2003 00:00:00 AM
D R Karan Singh was to preside over a book release function and I had contributed one of the chapters of this book. I attend his lectures wh...
Thu, Sep 25, 2003August 01,2003 00:00:00 AM
The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) stands for professionalism in school education planning and development. ...
Fri, Aug 01, 2003February 18,2003 00:00:00 AM
One of the most hare-brained schemes in recent times was almost put to work in Maharashtra. The State’s Board for Secondary Education w...
Tue, Feb 18, 2003January 10,2003 00:00:00 AM
A reference in the report ‘Friends celebrate united colours of birthday boy Joshi’ (IE, January 6), to my taking notes at a confer...
Fri, Jan 10, 2003October 10,2002 00:00:00 AM
The extended debate on school education spread over two years is over. The Supreme Court of India has given its elaborate verdict. The proce...
Thu, Oct 10, 2002September 07,2000 00:00:00 AM
No system degenerates in isolation. Nor do systems regenerate in isolation. Every process of reconstruction and revamping requires a throu...
Thu, Sep 07, 2000April 12,2000 00:00:00 AM
A found post-Independence aspiration has been to evolve an indigenous systemof education. In 1947, there was a body of educationists, teac...
Wed, Apr 12, 2000