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Language Nationalism in India: No more jobs
21 September 06 • 1 comment
The Govt. of Karnataka has recently announced the closure of about 800 schools, and why, because their medium of instruction was English and not Kannada. I’m going to tackle the language nationalism with English in this article, not the hotter one regarding Hindi. All the schools closed are in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India…
New face of Police beating up students
16 May 06 • 6 comments
This is a guest column written by “amolagirhe” Medical students were protesting against the reservations at Mumbai. They did not have any weapons. It was going on very peacefully. Suddenly, police arrived and asked the students to leave. Students peacefully answered that they want to talk to Governor. The intention was to send the message…
India is a sinking ship, jump out NOW
9 May 06 • 6 comments
It is with great sadness that I write this – advocating brain drain for India. Well, the practicalities of this, I recognize, are futile, but the idea holds water and even gains strength from the ongoing madness of Manmohan Singh’s government. The largest democracy is ruled by a Prime Minister without a backbone. All that…
IITs best in technology but not in science
10 October 05 • 4 comments
The IITs are certainly gathering a lot of outside attention these days. And of course the recognition is very much its due. Now, they are the 3rd best Technology institutes in the world! Congrats! Mind you though, in science they rank only 36th – which is quite sad. For a scientist, that I am, it…
why and how to study in India
23 September 05 • 37 comments
An Indonesian student presently in India gives his perspective of why to study in India, and also how for other Indonesians in particular and any international student in general. for why, he says: though Indian universities are not the best, they are better than many other low fees and living costs (very true) easy entrance…

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