Noted economist Dr Ajit Ranade has resigned as vice chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), officials of the prestigious Pune-based institution said on Monday. Ranade......
These self-appointed well-wishers of AMU are basically for the control or police model of university governance.They have no faith whatsoever in the democratic functioning of the universities,......
Following a six-day schedule, reducing class size, setting up isolation facilities on campus, and COVID-19 screening of students, faculty and staff are among the guidelines announced by the......
'Once our voices are crushed, they can bring in an agenda of privatisation.'Ritwik Sharma reports. IMAGE: Jawaharlal Nehru University students clash with police during a protest against the......
'AMU is a secular university with an Islamic ethos.' 'What is happening here will have a tremendous impact on Muslim minds. We are trying to integrate Muslims into the fabric of India.' 'We......
For the first time in the Indian Institutes of Technogy's 50-odd years of existence, faculty members have asked the government for a special additional 'scholastic pay' of Rs 15,000 a month to......
"As for leadership in academic institutions, whatever the carrots available, a soft touch is essential. Coaxing rather than cajoling, persuasion rather than dictation is what will eventually work.......
En Route to the AnchorageIt all began with a touch of the comic and the quixotic. The occasion was a lecture at the IIM(A), in the winter of 1983, over which I presided.My good friend, R S Bhatt,......