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 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.
Where Happiness is a Measure of Governance: What Bhutan’s Democratic Consolidation Can Teach Global South Nations
As democracies around the world confront public dissatisfaction, Bhutan reminds us that the health of a democracy cannot be measured only through the ballot box. It must also be evaluated through the well-being, dignity, security, and trust experienced by citizens.
India's Education Deficit: Real Reforms Lie in Making Coaching Redundant
India's digital infrastructure can certainly deliver free coaching to millions. But an even greater achievement would be to build an education and employment system in which families no longer feel compelled to buy coaching in the first place. Making bottled water cheaper is useful. Making the water from taps trustworthy is the real solution.
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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.
Sustainability
Sustainability is the “pet” word today
Yet, no one has the faintest clue
The Paradox of Obscurity
Why am I not a known name?
Does obscurity bring me peace of mind?
