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Whither SCOPE? Twelve years on, Gujarat’s official English remains frozen in time
While writing my previous blog on how and why Narendra Modi went out of his way to promote English when he was Gujarat chief minister — despite opposition from...
Another student, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, dies by suicide in IIT
Demonstration held at IIT-Delhi’s main gate by student collectives, demands for concrete measures to make campuses safe for marginalised students raised.
Two pre-med students die by suicide in Rajasthan: NEET
A 17-year-old student from UP was found dead at his rented accommodation in Kota late on Tuesday, June 27, within hours of another student suspected of having died by suicide, taking the number of such cases in Rajasthan’s `private coaching hub to four this month.
Sectarian, DU’s decision to declare Eid-ul-Zuha working day: Democratic Teachers Federation
Strongly criticising the notification by Delhi University (DU) declaring June 29 a working day despite the Eid-ul-Zuha holiday, the Democratic Teachers Front on Tuesday issued a statement demanding the varsity administration to roll back its "very sectarian" step.
“We only resisted intervention of police, expelling of students…,” suspended SAU professors
The institute has been in the news for targeting students and now faculty
Savarkar to Tilak to Shastri: 50 new life stories for UP students
A state government spokesperson on Friday said that introducing these biographies is being done “to introduce students of the state to the civilisation and culture of the country, following the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath”.
Crisis in South Asian University (SAU) escalates, first students now academics targeted
An initiative of eight SAARC countries, the South Asian University (SAU) situated in the prestigious Chanakyapuri area is mired in nepotism, slashing student scholarships and now targeting academics
Key challenge for Siddaramiah’s Congress Govt: review NEP, its “health & wellbeing” policy
The union government’s controversial NEP, adopted by the erstwhile BJP-led Karnataka government institutionalises discrimination and dogma in education, it’s important to document concerns around it before it becomes a template for other states. Although the stated objective of the paper is to illustrate the importance of health, it embroils itself in irrational and unscientific propaganda that can be disastrous within an educational space.
Peddling a coloured narrative: NCERT Textbooks
By deleting lines, paragraphs and chapters from NCERT textbooks and the Delhi University syllabus, academic institutions working under the Union Government have attempted to peddle a majoritarian Hindutva narrative.
Our protest, why we want our names removed from NCERT textbooks: Suhas Palshikar
In this interview to MaxMaharashtra, political scientist Suhas Palshikar, a household name has outlined the rational from writing to the union of India in protest, asking for his and Yogendra Yadav’s names removed from NCERT texts
“Embarrassed” with textbooks: Suhas Palshikar, Yogendra Yadav ask NCERT to drop their names
Following recent controversial changes made to political science textbooks, the political scientists wrote to NCERT asking it to drop their names as chief advisors. We feel embarrassed that our names should be mentioned as chief advisors to these mutilated and academically dysfunctional textbooks,” they said.
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