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India is shutting the
door on Britain's top institutions
while Britain's phone companies, cars and expertise in higher
education are welcomed, its universities are not.Despite
overtures from dozens of British and American colleges, the
Indian government has yet to allow any foreign institution to
create a legally recognised degree programme in India.This article
appeared in The Independent in July 2008.
U.S. Ambassador
Says India Should Welcome Foreign Colleges
In an exclusive interview, David Mulford said he was perplexed
by the reluctance of some Indians to allow good foreign universities
to operate here. He called it "a very strange situation"
that the institutions to which many Indians want to send their
children are not allowed to come into India. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in July 2008.
Indian Students Spend
$2.3-Billion on Coaching for Some Entrance Exams
An industry group said its figures were based on the assumption
that 600,000 students attend coaching classes every year and
that the average cost per student is $3,950. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in July 2008.
India's Top Engineering
Schools to Use Faculty Quotas for Lower Classes
The government has ordered that that nearly half of all faculty
positions at the public Indian Institutes of technology should
be reserved for members of those classes, effective immediately.
This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in July 2008.
India's Doctor
Shortage Reflects Problems in Medical Education
Low salaries and red tape have limited the appeal of medicine
as a profession. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in June 2008.
Ethnic Group in India Wins
University-Enrollment Quota After Violent Protests
The state government of Rajasthan, in northwestern India, has
agreed to reserve 5 percent of university seats and jobs in
its public institutions for a caste group called the Gujjars,
bringing to an end a monthlong, often violent protest by the
group. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in June 2008.
Elite Engineering
School in India Bans Foreign Internships
In a move to retain engineering talent in India, one of the
country’s premier engineering schools has barred its undergraduates
from doing research and internships abroad. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2008.
Protest for More University
Seats Leaves 41 Dead in India
A violent protest by an Indian caste group called the Gujjars,
demanding a change of constitutional status that would give
it access to more university seats and jobs, has claimed 41
victims in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2008.
Despite Faculty Shortages,
India Calls for 6 New Technology Institutes
The six new institutes — in the states of Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Gujarat, Orissa, Punjab, and Rajasthan — have no premises
or faculties of their own, and most of them are expected to
function temporarily out of the seven existing institutions.
This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in June 2008.
India's Engineering
Schools Lose Graduates to U.S. Colleges
India graduates fewer than 1,000 Ph.D.’s in engineering annually,
despite producing some 240,000 basic engineering graduates every
year, because most of them enter the job market or move to the
United States for advanced education. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2008.
India Seeks Help
From Britain in Opening World-Class University
Last year India’s prime minister announced that the country
would set up 14 world-class central universities to compete
with institutions like Harvard and Cambridge. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2008.
Indian Court Stays Land
Acquisition for Vedanta U.
The project, called Vedanta University, has been controversial
from the start despite its having the blessings of the Orissa
state government. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in May 2008.
New University Planned for People
of Indian Origin
The university, which has yet to be named, will be established
by Bangalore’s Manipal Academy of Higher Education Trust.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2008.
Security Fears Prompt
9 Foreign Universities to Pull Out of Pakistan
The foreign universities’ professors and other officials are
unwilling to move to Pakistan despite very attractive remunerations
offered by the Pakistan government, which plans to spend $4-billion
on the nine projects with universities in Austria, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and South Korea.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2008.
In Crackdown on Corruption,
Bangladesh Removes 4 University Presidents
The officials were alleged to be involved in corruption and
administrative irregularities. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in May
2008.
American Universities Under
Pressure to Develop More Programs in India
David C. Mulford, the U.S. ambassador to India, said young
Americans are fascinated by India. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2008.
Elite Technology Institutes
in India Double Their Tuition
The institutes, which last raised fees in 1998, will now double
them. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in May 2008.
Pakistan Announces
Big Increase in Education Budget
IThirty percent of the 4 percent planned increase will go
toward higher education. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in May
2008.
South Asia's
First Regional University Hires a Leader
The institution will be located in New Delhi and is expected
to open in 2010. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in May 2008.
News Analysis:
India's Regulators Won't Agree on Single Accreditor
India's 16 higher-education regulatory bodies are notorious,
many here say, for mistaking regulation for governance. Now
it appears that the latest effort to better coordinate higher-education
oversight has fallen victim to the beast that is Indian bureaucracy.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2008.
India's Higher-Education
Minister Warns Off '3rd-Grade' Western Universities
India doesn’t want “third-grade” Western universities or other
foreign universities that aren’t interested in complying with
the country’s higher-education regulations, said Arjun Singh,
the minister in charge of higher education. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2008.
Indian Students Protest
Exam Question on Muhammad
According to a local newspaper, the question on a master’s
history exam was: “Prophet Muhammad began his career as a trader
and ended as a raider. Comment.” This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2008.
Prime Minister Calls
India's Universities 'Teaching Shops'
The prime minister has again lashed out at India's univesities,
calling them “teaching shops and degree-giving authorities.”
This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in April 2008.
India's Supreme
Court Upholds Additional Quotas for Admissions to National Universities
After over a year's wait the Supreme Court says the law to
increase quotas for 'Other Backward Classes' is constitutional.
This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in April 2008.
India to Devote More Resources
to African Higher Education, Prime Minister Says
India wants to help set up regional and pan-African institutions
of higher education focused on science, information technology,
and vocational education.This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in April
2008.
Facing a Doctor Shortage,
India Will Recognize Foreign Medical Degrees
India will recognize graduate medical degrees from Britain,
the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, provided
they are recognized in the respective countries. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in March 2008.
In India: No Foreign Colleges
Need Apply
Politics stall a proposal to allow overseas universities to
set up campuses. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in February 2008.
In India, Limits
on Foreign Universities Lead to Creative Partnerships
Eager to get into India's lucrative higher-education market
but not permitted to do so independently, at least 130 foreign
providers have forged partnerships with local, mostly unaccredited,
private institutions. This article appeared in
the Chronicle of Higher Education in February
2008.
Proposed Law Would Give
India More Control Over Private Higher Education
The government of India plans to tighten its control over
private higher-education institutions by deciding their tuition
structures, imposing quotas, and determining who is admitted
into as many as three-quarters of their seats. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in February 2008.
Overregulation Hampers
Higher Education in India, Report Says
The Indian government's "rigid organizational structures
with territorial mind-sets" are hampering the reform of
the country's higher-education system, sys the National Knowledge
Commission. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in January 2008.
Indian Universities Warned to
Take Action Against Hazing
India's Supreme Court orders universities to
expel students found guilty of hazing. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in December
2007.
Students Score a Hit With
Scrabulous
Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla's game Scrabulous
has more than 950,000 registered users, and over 340,000 active
users everyday. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in October 2007.
Will a billionaire philanthropist's
new American-style university stem the flow of Indian undergraduates
heading West?
California's Stanford University will be the
template for an ambitious $3.5bn (£1.7bn) international
institution in the Indian state of Orissa, called Vedanta University.
This article appeared in The Independent in
October 2007.
In India, Economic Success
Leaves Universities Desperate for Professors
Students cope with crowded classrooms as scholars
flock to the burgeoning private sector. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in October
2007.
The Schools That Frugality
Built
Mr. Roy and his wife have spent $1.5-million
of their own money on school projects. They have lived in the
same small, two-bedroom house for more than 30 years and drove
an old Oldsmobile until 1998, when it caught fire in a campus
parking lot. The Roys do not accept salaries for their work
in India. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in September 2007.
India's Leader Backs
Tuition Rise and Private Support for Universities
In a move that indicates his government plans
to pursue a marked departure from India’s traditional, socialist
approach to higher education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
has announced his support for tuition increases and private-sector
participation in the university system. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in September
2007.
Ancient University Nears
Rebirth, as Indian State Grants Approval
In a move to revive one of the world’s oldest universities,
the government of the eastern Indian state of Bihar has formally
approved the establishment of Nalanda International University
close to the ruins of the fifth-century Nalanda University,
which was once home to more than 10,000 students and 2,000 instructors
from around Asia.. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in August 2007.
Top Universities in
India Will Look Abroad for Faculty Members
India’s minister in charge of higher education told reporters
on Friday that he has “no problem” with India’s elite engineering
and management institutes’ hiring foreign faculty members. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in August 2007.
150 Injured in Bangladeshi
Students' Protests of Military Presence at U. of Dhaka
At least 150 university students in and around Bangladesh's
capital, Dhaka, have been injured in violent clashes with the
police since Monday, when protests began against the presence
of the country's army on the campus of the University of Dhaka.
This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in August 2007.
Indian Prime Minister
Describes Plan to Create 40 New Universities
India's university system, which the government has largely
neglected in recent years, is now the focus of a reform and
development agenda, the country's prime minister, Manmohan Singh,
said on Wednesday, as he announced plans for several new higher-education
institutions. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in August 2007.
The masters of (virtual) destruction
Zen Technologies is tapping into a worldwide thirst for military
weapons simulators. The key to the company's
success is that its five products -- with six more on the way
-- are comparable in quality to but significantly cheaper than
those made by competitors. This article appeared in Business
2.0 Magazine in August 2007.
In Rural India,
an Ambitious Academic Vision
A mining mogul with big ideas is determined to build an elite,
American-style university for 100,000 students in Orissa. Farmers,
who own the land he wants to develop, plan to resist. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in July 2007.
India
Joins Washington Accord
India's engineering schools took a step toward international
recognition when their accreditation body was made a provisional
member of an elite international association last month. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in July 2007.
India's
Prime Minister Assails Universities as Below Average and 'Dysfunctional'
India's prime minister revealed on Friday that almost two-thirds
of the nation's universities and 90 percent of its degree-granting
colleges are rated as below average and that university curricula
are typically not synchronized with the needs of employers or
job seekers. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in June 2007.
Partnership
Seeks to Raise Number of Indian Women in Business Schools
Women are in short supply in Indian
business schools. Now a new India-U.S. partnership seeks to
give them the international experience they need to compete
in the marketplace.
In May the Indian Institute of Management, in the eastern city
of Kolkata, and the Simmons School of Management, in Boston,
signed a deal to create student and faculty exchanges and joint
research programs. Simmons offers an M.B.A. designed specifically
for women. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in June 2007.
India's
Prime Minister Promises to Establish Many More Universities
and Colleges
Concerned about the low proportion
of Indian 18- to 24-year-olds entering higher education, India's
prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said on Friday that the government
would set up at least one central university in each of the
16 states that lack one. To improve access to higher education
nationwide, Mr. Singh added, the government would assist state
administrations in establishing at least one degree-granting
college in all of India's 604 local governing districts. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2007.
India
Shuts Out U.S.-Based Group That Certifies Investment Professionals
India's regulatory council for technical
education has ordered the CFA Institute, an international organization
that offers a certification for investment professionals, to
stop operations in the country two weeks before 7,000 aspiring
financial-market analysts and traders are scheduled to take
the institute's qualifying examinations. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2007.
In
India, Courage Under Fire
A university leader faces death threats as he works to clean
up a campus ruled by harassment of professors, riots, and gunplay.
This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in April 2007.
South
Asian Countries Plan Joint University
India will be home to South Asia's first cross-borders university,
according to an agreement signed this month among members of
the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in April 2007.
Indian Court Overrules
Effort to Prosecute American ScholarWhose Book Sparked A Riot
India's Supreme Court on Monday ordered
the western Indian state of Maharashtra to stop the criminal
prosecution of an American scholar, James W. Laine, who had
been charged with deliberately stirring sectarian strife in
an academic book published four years ago. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in April 2007.
U.S.
Colleges Help India's Civil Service
Three American universities are working with three Indian higher-education
institutions to train hundreds of senior officers in India's
civil service. The multimillion-dollar public-policy program
is designed to help the officers take on the immense administrative
challenge presented by India's rapid economic growth.This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in March 2007.
Indian Institution
Curtails Internet Use
The Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai has cut off Internet
access to its budding engineers between 11 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.
the following day, saying that it leads to poor grades and social
isolation. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in March 2007.
Fulbright Scholars
to India Upset Over Delays and Denials of Clearance
The Indian government delayed approving the projects of dozens
of Fulbright scholars for months and has rejected some projects
without explanation, a practice that observers believe is an
attempt to force the scholars to change their research topics.This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in March 2007.
Commission
Calls for Overhaul of Higher Education in India
India must increase its number of universities to 1,500 by
2015, from 350 now, an advisory body said in a report released
to the public this month. That growth is necessary to raise
the proportion of Indian 18- to 24-year-olds entering higher
education. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in January 2007.
In
Pakistan, the Problems That Money Can Bring
Spending on higher education
has gone up in Pakistan, but critics say academic standards
are going down. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in January 2007.
In
India, Redefining the Business School
Business schools looking for an interesting
case study might want to start with one of their own — the Indian
School of Business. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in September 2006.
Foreign
Academics Question the Quality of Their Countries' Engineering
Programs
Despite scare tactic headlines about
hundreds of thousands of engineering graduates in China and
India and the dearth of engineers in the US, the rising economic
giants are taking a hard look at the quality of engineers their
universities are churning out. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in September
2006.
Grading
Scam Angers Indian Students
Many university students in northern
India have been angered by police reports that examinations
were being graded by unqualified evaluators, some of whom were
reportedly as young as 16. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in September 2006.
$1-Billion Pledge for Indian University Is Smokescreen for Business
Scam, Opposition-Party Leader Claims
The Indian businessman Anil Agarwal's
pledge of $1-billion to set up Vedanta University, in the South
Indian state of Orissa, is a gimmick to divert attention from
his purportedly corrupt mining deal with the state's government,
critics say. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in August 2006.
University
Leaders Resign in Nepal
Three top officials of Nepal's largest
university resigned last month following protests from university
employees who accused them of being loyal to the former royal
government and thwarting the country's pro-democracy movement.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2006.
Indian
Court Seeks Details on Government's Plan to Expand Use of Quotas
India's Supreme Court asked the Indian
government last week for further details on its plan to expand
the use of quotas in admissions at federally financed higher-education
institutions. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in June 2006.
In
India, Conservatives Want Women Under Wraps
Some university leaders call for dress
codes but many students say the new rules are inconvenient and
sexist. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in May 2006.
India
Scales Back Engineering Seats
Students seeking engineering degrees
in India are about to face tougher competition. A government
regulatory agency has cut 6,365 seats from the country's engineering
colleges, starting this fall, because a number of institutions
failed to meet minimum academic standards. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in May
2006.
Indian
Parliament to Consider Legislation Expanding Caste-Based Admissions
Quotas
The Indian government said late Tuesday
that it would proceed with controversial legislation to expand
a quota-based system of admissions at federally financed higher-education
institutions. The proposal has been protested across the country
for a month by students who say the meritorious among them will
be denied opportunities, and academic standards will drop. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2006.
Quota
Protests Increase Across India
Outpatient services in hospitals across
India were paralyzed last week as thousands of medical students
went on strike to protest a proposal to increase quotas for
lower castes in higher-education institutions. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2006.
Students
in India Protest Proposal to Increase University Quotas for
Students From Lower Castes
Escalating student protests in five
Indian states have raised fears that India's affirmative-action
debate could once again turn violent. The students are protesting
a proposal to increase the number of seats reserved for lower-caste
Indians in universities operated by the central government.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2006.
India
to Create 5 Health Institutes
The Indian government plans to establish
five public-health institutes to help fill a major gap in the
country's health-education system. This article appeared in
the Chronicle of Higher Education in April
2006.
India
to Grant $68-Million to 3 Universities
The Indian government plans to grant
three of the country's top universities $68-million this year
as part of a continuing effort to turn them into world-class
institutions. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in March 2006.
After
Visa Delay, Prominent Indian Scientist Spurns U.S. Invitation
The U.S. government has taken "exceptional
measures" to grant a visa to a prominent Indian scientist
whose difficulties in obtaining a visa in February caused outrage
in India. U.S. officials scrambled to resolve the dispute before
President Bush's trip to India last week. But the scientist's
decision to drop his travel plans left the United States with
a public-relations embarrassment. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in March 2006.
New
Law School Is Planned in India
In a nod to India's growing economic
power, the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur announced
in February that it plans to start the country's first school
of intellectual-property law, in collaboration with George Washington
University Law School, in Washington. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in March
2006.
India
Gives Go-Ahead to Campuses Abroad
In a reversal of an earlier decision,
the Indian government said this month that the prestigious Indian
Institutes of Management could set up shop abroad after all
— provided that they amend certain laws under which they function
and take steps to meet the increasing domestic demand for M.B.A.
degrees. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in February 2006.
India
Moves to Control Campus Politics
Concerned about the increase in violence
in student elections at Indian universities, the government
formed a committee in January to bring order to the chaotic
process. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in February 2006.
Slackers
Need Not Apply
Colgate University's intensive study-abroad
program immerses Americans in South Indian culture, including
traditional music, dance and theater. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in February
2006.
India
Rejects Plan for Overseas Campus
The Indian government has rejected
a proposal by the Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore
to set up a campus in Singapore, saying that the prestigious
institution should first meet domestic demand before venturing
abroad. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in January 2006.
India's
Parliament Imposes Class Quotas on Most Private Institutions
India's Parliament has amended the
country's Constitution to impose admission quotas for lower
castes and classes on nearly all private colleges that do not
receive government aid. Only unaided, minority-run institutions
are exempt from the quotas established under last month's near-unanimous
vote. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in January 2006.
India
to Build 2 Institutes for the Pure Sciences
Concerned about the quality of science
education in India, the government recently approved the creation
of two new higher-education institutions, similar to the renowned
Indian Institutes of Science and Technology, that will specialize
in the pure sciences. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in December 2005.
Raising
the Bar
The National Law School of India University
in the southern city of Bangalore, has revolutionized the way
students in India prepare for a career in law. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in December 2005.
Honey,
I Shrunk the JPEG
If downloading digital photos stalls
your PC, spare a thought for the data networks in hospitals.
Enter 25-year-old Arvind Thiagarajan, co-founder of Singapore-based
startup MatrixView, who wants to revolutionize digital imaging.
This article appeared in C Business 2.0 Magazine in
October2005.
Scouting
for Homegrown Ingenuity
Anil Gupta, a management professor
at one of India's elite Indian Institutes of Management, is
on a mission to ensure that rural inventors can commercialize
their creations. To make that happen, Mr. Gupta founded the
Honey Bee Network, a scouting team of sorts, in which academics,
scientists, graduate students, farmers, and artisans seek out
and nurture the tinkerers, mechanics, and self-taught scientists
in villages and small towns across India. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in September
2005.
India's
Supreme Court rejects quotas for lower-caste students at private
colleges
In a judgment that could limit access to professional
education, India's Supreme Court ruled that colleges that do
not receive government aid are not required to use state admission
quotas for students from minority groups and lower castes. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in August 2005.
India's prime
minister sharply criticizes universities as lagging behind
India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said on
Tuesday that the country's universities were falling behind
their peers elsewhere in the world in terms of both personnel
and infrastructure. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in August 2005.
Higher
education proves no match for India's booming economy
In India, higher education has long been considered
the key to a better life. But the country's antiquated higher-education
system--with archaic teaching methods and outdated syllabi--has
not kept up with the needs of its rapidly growing economy. And
with unprepared graduates facing difficulty finding jobs, more
and more young people are passing up university degrees. This
article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in June 2005.
Nepali government
frees popular student leader
Nepal authorities last week released the charismatic
leader of the Nepal Students Union, Gagan Kumar Thapa, after
the country's Supreme Court ruled, for the second time this
month, that his detention was illegal. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in May
2005.
Nepal
cracks down on pro-democracy student groups
King Gyanendra's takeover of Nepal's democratic
government was accompanied by a crackdown on student activists,
who now perceive their struggle for democracy as an all-out
fight to abolish the monarchy entirely. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in May
2005.
An American U.
rises in Afghanistan
The groundbreaking ceremony for the American University
of Afghanistan, the country's first private, American-style
university, took place in Kabul last month. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in April
2005.
India's
supreme court rules against private colleges
India's Supreme Court quashed a provision of a
state law this month that allowed the establishment of private
universities in the State of Chhattisgarh, in central India.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in February 2005.
Nepal army
is said to fire on students
The Royal Nepal Army fired without warning from
helicopters on student protesters this month, injuring approximately
20 students, according to reports received by a Nepali human-rights
activist in New Delhi and the Indian news media. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in February 2005.
Corruption,
mayhem and murder on India's college campuses
Student-government campaigns, following the lead
of the national parties, take politics to a new low. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in December 2004.
An American student
gets an education in Indian politics
Last month Tyler Walker Williams, a 26-year-old
graduate student who had earned his bachelor's degree at the
University of California at Berkeley, campaigned to represent
the School of Languages, Literature, and Culture Studies in
the student union at Jawaharlal Nehru University, in New Delhi.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in December 2004.
India fails to
support disabled, says survey
Indian higher-education institutions
show scant regard for the educational rights of India's disabled,
according to a recent survey of universities across the country
by the National Center for Promotion of Employment for Disabled
People. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in October 2004.
No
longer dreaming of America
In India and China, far fewer students consider
the U.S. the best place to go. This article appeared in the
Chronicle of Higher Education in October 2004.
Teaching
Tech
Why have so many Indian engineers succeeded around
the world? The Indian Institutes of Technology may be one answer.
This article appeared in the Wall Street Journal
in September 2004.
Bangladesh
University to Investigate Students' Complaints of Islamic Content
in Physics Course
A physics professor at a university in Bangladesh
has been told to temporarily stop teaching after some students
complained that he had asked women in his classroom to wear
a veil and had given all students an assignment to write an
essay glorifying Allah. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in September 2004.
Indian Official
Whose University Reforms Have Irked the Opposition Faces Defamation
Lawsuit
A Hindu-supremacist group has filed a criminal
defamation lawsuit against India's minister in charge of education
for suggesting that the group was involved in the 1948 assassination
of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the revered architect of Indian independence.
This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in September 2004.
India's
Universities Are Given a Free Hand to Seek Foreign Partnerships
India's universities no longer must obtain permission
from the education ministry to seek collaborations with their
foreign counterparts. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in August 2004.
Indian
Government Reverses Practice of Controlling Donations to Universities
India's new education minister, Arjun Singh, has
scrapped a controversial order that routed donations to public
universities through a special government agency. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in August 2004.
New
Official Rescinds Tuition Cuts Imposed on Top Indian Business
Schools by Previous Government
India's new education minister has revoked a drastic
tuition cut forced upon the country's six prestigious management
institutes by the previous government. This article appeared
in the Chronicle of Higher Education in July
2004.
International
Canvas
With new records set by international auction
prices, coupled with heists and forgeries, the verdict is in:
Indian art is sizzling hot. This article appeared in the Far
Eastern Economic Review in July 2004.
India
Struggles to Meet Demand for Higher Education
Private institutions attempt to fill the gap, but face many
hurdles. This article appeared in the Chronicle of Higher
Education in June 2004.
Nationwide Strike and
Violence Shut Down Higher Education in Nepal
A nationwide education strike called by student allies of Maoist
rebels in Nepal this week has closed all levels of instruction,
from elementary schools to universities, and on Wednesday rebels
blew up school buses outside Kathmandu, the capital, to enforce
the shutdown. This article appeared in the Chronicle
of Higher Education in June 2004.
India's Quiet Revolution
The growing popularity of mortgage financing in India will
do more than just enable millions to become first-time homeowners.
It will deepen the financial market, boost the housing and construction
industries and spur economic growth. This article appeared in
the Far Eastern Economic Review in June 2004.
New Education Minister
Wins Praise in India
Academics in India breathed a sigh of relief this week as the
country's new minister in charge of education, Arjun Singh,
reassured them that he had no intention of continuing the previous
government's controversial higher-education policies. This article
appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education
in May 2004.
Brave New World
India's restaurant industry is booming, and restaurateurs are
using all sorts of variations to woo new diners. Tandoori chicken
sushi, anyone? This article appeared in the Far Eastern
Economic Review in February 2004.
The Case for Outsourcing
True believers in free trade should realize that outsourcing
jobs to Asia may be painful for the West but will create value
and raise living standards worldwide, says venture capitalist
Ramanan Raghavendran. This article appeared in the Far
Eastern Economic Review in February 2004.
Scientist in the Kitchen
Bombay's Rahul Akerkar, founder of Indigo, could give New York
restaurant luminaries a run for their money. This article appeared
in the Far Eastern Economic Review in February
2004.
India Tech Boom
The U.S. tech sector may have yet to recover, but it’s soaring
in India. Why? Cheap labor, plentiful talent, and massive U.S.
outsourcing. This article appeared in Red Herring
in January 2004.
India Reaps Rich Rewards
After years of neglect and apparent government indifference,
India's tourism industry is growing fast. A combination of good
economic news, a successful advertising campaign and being spared
last year's Sars outbreak has brought visitors in droves. This
article appeared in the Far Eastern Economic Review
in January 2004.
More and More, Made in
India
Indian companies are no longer mere suppliers of IT services.
They're now making top-selling software products under their
own brands. This article appeared in the Far Eastern
Economic Review and the Wall Street Journal
in November 2003.
India's Global Ambitions
By upgrading its technology, gaining greater familiarity with
Western medical protocols and improving its image in terms of
quality and cost, the Indian health-care industry is attracting
a global clientele to emerge as a top medical-tourism destination
in Asia. This article appeared in the Far Eastern Economic
Review and the Wall Street Journal in
November 2003.
Bollywood's
Tarantino and his band of outsiders
Director and producer Ram Gopal Varma (aka "RGV")
has revolutionized India's tradition-bound film biz, rejecting
classic costume musicals and weepy melodramas for gritty, urban,
low-budget realism. This article appeared in Salon
magazine in August 2003.
Pressing Engagement
History comes alive on the plate in Kerala, where the pain
of making idiyappam is exceeded only by the pleasure of eating
it. This article appeared in the Far Eastern Economic
Review in August 2003.
India Turns to Private Funds
Rising life expectancy and an increasingly prosperous middle
class create fresh opportunities for private pension-fund managers
in India. This article appeared in the Far Eastern Economic
Review and the Wall Street Journal in
July 2003.
Beware of Indian Brides Bearing
Gifts
The international media feted Delhi's Nisha Sharma for calling
off her wedding and lodging a case against her groom's family
under India's anti-dowry laws. But it could just as easily been
Sharma and her parents behind bars. This article appeared in
Asia Times in June 2003.
The Juggler of Ramanathapuram
The District Collector of Ramanathapuram, S.Vijayakumar, cleaned
up an infamous asylum, started self-employment schemes for the
mentally ill and worked –on a PhD. This article appeared in
Man's World in June 2003.
A Keehn Eye
It was the mid-1950s when Tom Keehn brought his young family
to India. His work was to promote handicrafts, but he ended
up being the first signficant foreign collector of Indian modern
art. This article appeared in Span in May 2003.
Coming to a Wall Near
You
As a child, Neville Tuli connected with India through Hindi
films. Now he believes film posters could be a cultural link
for all Indians. This article appeared in the Far Eastern
Economic Review in April 2003.
Personal Journey:
Fair Is Lovely?
Some dark attitudes linger from the past. This personal essay
appeared in the Asian Wall Street Journal in
February 2003.
Are You Talkin' To
Me?
India's old-style movie business may be on the ropes, but a
dynamic group of directors is winning fans with films that speak
to younger audiences in their own language--English. This article
appeared in the Far Eastern Economic Review
in February 2003.
Bollywood Blunders
India's Mumbai-based film industry faltered in 2002. This article,
which appeared in the Far Eastern Economic Review in
February 2003, examines why.
Uncovering a Hidden
History
Interview with William Dalrymple, the author of White Mughals,
The Age of Kali, From the Holy Mountain, City of Djinns and
In Xanadu. This piece appeared in the Far Eastern Economic
Review in January 2003.
Impact Partners
A venture capital firm that puts street kids on the Magic Bus
to betterment has significant success not only in Mumbai, but
in New York City. This article appeared in the January/February
2003 issue of Span Magazine.
A Mystery Revealed
In 1985, at the age of 26, David Davidar set up Penguin's Indian
publishing programme. Now, aged 43, he still runs Penguin's
Indian business and despite the success he's enjoyed with his
first novel, The House of Blue Mangoes, he has no plans to give
up his career in publishing. This interview appeared in the
Far Eastern Economic Review in July 2002.
In The Spotlight:
Howzat, Bollywood?
In what British tabloids are calling the "Summer of Hate"
because of violent attacks there on South Asian immigrants,
Lagaan -- a Bollywood film about cricket -- has been one of
Britain's top-grossing films for 10 weeks running. This article
appeared in the Far Eastern Economic Review
in September 2001.
Self-Publishing Has
Never Been Easier
A budding "e-publisher" gets a big boost from Barnes
& Noble investment. This article appeared in Fox
News Online in December 1999.
Culture Class: How America's
Youth Defines Luxury
Looking beyond the status of a luxury brand, those who've arrived
in this age of acquisition find value in quality, style and
exclusivity. This article appeared in BrandWeek in
April 1999.
Daddy Dearest
Executives tell us what business lessons they learned from
their fathers. This piece appeared in Forbes
in April 1999.
CORNERSHOP'S GOTTA HAVE IT
Tjinder Singh, the soft spoken frontman of Cornershop, bristles
when told that some people call his music "sitar music."
The British band's third album "When I was Born for the
7th Time" is a sonic delight, mixing up a range of influences
rivaling that of America's Beck. This profile appeared in Little
India in April 1998.
Easy Rider
Iceland's Viking horse is fast-becoming corporate America's
latest status symbol. With its five gaits and comfortable ride,
is it set to become the Mercedes of the horsey set? This article
appeared in Forbes in February 1998.
Interview with Salman Rushdie
Independent India turned 50 this summer, and so did author
Salman Rushdie. When we interviewed him recently in Manhattan
he was focused on both anniversaries- his own and that of his
native land, whose birth he celebrated in his splendid 1981
novel Midnight's Children. This article appeared in Forbes
in October 1997.
Picking his targets:
CHS Electronics' founder Claudio Osorio's acquisitions
Claudio Osorio is the man to watch in computer wholesaling--in
good part because he deliberately stays out of the world's richest
market. This article appeared in Forbes in
August 1997.
The 200 best small
companies in America: A spinoff to success
Barnett Inc. has long been a fast-growing company. Now free
from its parent, the hardware distributor can shine. This article
appeared in Forbes in August 1997.
Gone Fishing
The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan and the Sheraton Boston Hotel
and Towers are among a growing number of hotels that have rooms
set aside for guests who refuse to leave Fido behind. This article
appeared in Forbes in August 1997.
Here comes the Kingfisher
A beer baron from India has big plans for the U.S. market.
Anheuser-Busch isn't trembling in its boots. This article appeared
in Forbes in July 1997.
Snakes
and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India
Born in New Delhi in the early 1940s, Gita Mehta has lived
in New York for the past ten years. Her new book is a patchwork
of anecdotes that support her conviction that India can rise
above the incompetence and venality of the provincials who rule
it. This interview appeared in Forbes in June
1997.
Tough Road Ahead
Stanley Gault's turnaround of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
was impressive, but it was clear that Gault's successor would
face some very tough tests. That's just the way it's been for
57-year-old Samir Gibara. Goodyear's former chief operating
officer has been battling falling tire prices-especially in
the U.S. (about 4.1%)- as Japanese rival Bridgestone ramps up
its global capacity. Like Gault, Gibara has gone to the ax.
This article appeared in Forbes in April 1997.
Bessie's Burden
When Forbes last wrote about Bethlehem Steel, the proud old
company from Bethlehem, Pa. was closing plants and cutting capacity,
but it still couldn't stem the loss of market share to lower-cost
nonunion minimills. Now the nation's second-largest steelmaker
is restructuring again, in a big way. This article appeared
in Forbes in February 1997.
Mole-people reveal New
York's great divide
Deep below the towering apartment blocks of Manhattan, the
crime-ridden streets of New York City conceal a secret few want
to know -- the mole people. This article was distributed by
Panos Interpress Service in June 1996.
Freemail
Despite all the hype about the World Wide Web and interactive
gaming, E- mail remains the one thing people really want from
an on-line service. So why not offer it neat, with no frills,
at no charge, and get your revenue from advertising? That's
the strategy of two new companies, and it looks like a winner.
This article appeared in Forbes in August 1996.
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