Srinagar school children

School Absenteeism and Growing Coaching Culture: Are we Compromising the Future of an Entire Generation?

If dummy admissions, prolonged school absenteeism, and an unregulated coaching culture continue unchecked, we may end up producing students who have spent enormous amounts of time and money on education without actually receiving the education they need.

Education as a Game Changer for South Asia: India can Become an Educational Leader

If South Asian governments urgently review and reform their education systems, the region can all benefit within 15 years from our demographic dividend and unleash the region's immense knowledge and growth potential within a generation.New education systems must be interactive and inter-operative to allow free movement of professionals, capital and labour around the region

The Reconstituted Nalanda: Can it Leverage its Civilizational Memory to Become an Alternative Academic Hub for the Global South?

Nalanda serves as a counterweight to the historic monopoly of Western universities over social, political, and ecological theory. It invites Asian and African scholars to address regional dilemmas such as resource sovereignty, post-colonial statehood, and sustainable modernization using indigenous analytical categories.

'Girls going to schools would be the real revolution in Afghanistan'

The daughters and granddaughters of these warlords, like those of several key Taliban commanders, live and study abroad. Sabori’s school in Archi is half-closed, owing to the ban on education for girls over 12 years of age. Several underground schools have sprung up where even some Taliban foot-soldiers send their daughters. 

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‘Indiaspora Forum for Good’ to be held in the UAE to address global challenges

The Indiaspora Forum For Good (IFG) promises to be a landmark gathering where vision meets action. From pioneering CEOs to philanthropists, this unprecedented assembly harnesses the collective wisdom and inuence of the Indian diaspora for global advancement. 

Salutes to the Women of India and the World

Rise, O ladies and show us the way
We, the faltering, blundering, ‘male’, play

New GOPIO International team takes office; community Leader Prakash Shah is new president

Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) conducted its election last month and the new team was sworn in on January 31 at a virtual Zoom ceremony with veteran community leader from New Jersey Mr. Prakash Shah as its president.

The Ship of Life

On the sands where I now stand
The grains can bear my weight no more,

Let’s Treat The Past

Let’s treat the past with warmth and care,
For with every single passing day,

Blessings

May your skies be clear and blue,
Your nights and days forever true,

When Eyes are Moist and the Heart Bleeds

When eyes are moist and the heart bleeds
And, sorrow reigns supreme,

Very, Very, Random Thoughts

Old Age is a bloody curse
There, surely, can’t be very much worse,

Happy New Year

Look at the Blue Skies
Enjoy Paradise,

Sunrise Lost in the Haze

Don’t let anyone near the Soul
They may only wish to tarnish it,

How Green Was My Valley

Cry not, faint heart,
Light up the present alley,

There is no smoke without a fire

Nothing’s achieved without desire, Ambition’s not the same as greed To the difference, we must pay heed.

The World Today

To get the meaning of this verse
Simply, look at the Universe,

Banish the Blues

Banish the blues – Why blow a fuse? Happy or morose, The choice is yours.

Donald Trump 2.0: How will it impact India, Pakistan and China

Recall Trump’s televised speech from Fort Myer, Arlington (Virginia) on August 21, 2017, sternly warning Pakistan to stop sheltering and exporting terror. But Pakistan never stopped and America signed a Pakistan-scripted peace deal with the Taliban.