Book Review: R. Srivatsan. 2015. Seva, Saviour and State: Caste Politics, Tribal Welfare and Capitalist Development by Malini Bhattacharjee, October 2017
R. Srivatsan. 2015. Seva, Saviour and State: Caste Politics, Tribal Welfare and Capitalist Development. New Delhi: Routledge. xiv + 198 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. `695 (hardback). DOI: 10.1177/0069966717713408
Read MoreThe relevance of regional language in teaching by Anurag Behar, September 2017
In teaching, the default medium of instruction should be the large regional language
Read MoreReforms in teacher preparation: Have we missed the bus? by Manjunath S V., September 2017
Assessing the scenario of pre-service teacher education in Karnataka post-2014 reforms
Read MoreIndian Middle Class: Richer but neither Modern nor Liberal by V Santhakumar, Economics in Action, September 2017
There is an expectation that it is the middle class which stands for liberal democracy and for the dignity and freedom of individuals irrespective of their religion, class, caste, gender, race and so on[i].
Read Moreತ್ವರಿತ ರಾಜಕೀಯ, ಮಂದ ಅರ್ಥಲಯ (Twarit rajakeeya, manda arthalaya) by ನಾರಾಯಣ ಎ (Narayan A.), September 2017
ಯಾವುದೇ ದೇಶವಾದರೂ ಸರಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅದರ ಅರ್ಥವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಕುರಿತು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಅರ್ಥವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ, ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಅದು ಕುಸಿಯುತ್ತದೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಮಿತಿಯಾಚೆಗೆ ಯಾವ ದೇಶಕ್ಕೂ ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ.
Read MoreAn appropriate tribute to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan by Anurag Behar, Livemint, September 2017
Karnataka has launched ‘Guru Chetana’, a support system for the professional development of teachers, on Teachers’ Day as a tribute to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Read Moreಅಸಂಗತ ಕಾಲದ ಸಂಗತ ಸ್ವಗತ (Asangtha kalada sangath swagath) by ನಾರಾಯಣ ಎ (Narayan A.)by Prajavani, September 2017
ಸಮಾಜದ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ಆಯಾ ಕಾಲದ ಶಿಶುಗಳೋ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಖಾಸಗಿಯೇತರ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಕೊಲೆ ನಡೆಯುವುದು ಕೂಡಾ ಆಯಾ ಕಾಲದ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ. ಕೊಲೆಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲೂ ಆಗಿವೆ.
Read MoreSocial Inclusion through Higher Education: Need for an additional model and how Academic Brahmanism may subvert it in India by V Santhakumar, Economics in Action, September 2017
Higher education can be used for the social and economic mobility of underprivileged sections. This is achieved usually by providing admission to a set of students from these sections in universities and other institutes of higher education through the reservation or a quota of seats.
Read MoreSupport the village teacher by Giridhar S., Deccan Herald, September 2017
Between March and July, I visited around 30 primary schools in Yadgir district of north-east Karnataka, spread across three visits of four days each. ...
Read MoreA beautiful mind: Revisiting Karanth's work as an educationist by Manjuanth V., September 2017
S V Manjunath looks back at writer Shivaram Karanth’s groundbreaking contribution to the field of education
A new development mantra for politicians by Anurag Behar, Livemint, August 2017
‘Bijli Sadak Paani’—or electricity, roads, water—is now table-stakes in the electoral game. ‘Shiksha Swasthya Suraksha’—education, healthcare, safety—should be the new development mantra
Read Moreलैंगिकता और शिक्षा : एक बदलती हुई दुनिया में काम और विवाह (Laingikta Aur Shiksha : Ek Badalti Huee Dunia Main Kaam Aur Vivaah) by अमन मदान (Amman Madan), Shiksha Vimarsh, March-April 2017
इस शृंखला के पिछले लेख में यह तर्क पेश किया गया था कि लैंगीकृत भूमिकाएं केवल जैविक अन्तरों की अभिव्यक्ति न होकर काफी हद तक सामाजिक प्रक्रियाओं द्वारा निर्मित होती हैं। शैक्षिक व्यवस्था लैंगिकता के निर्माण में एक दुधारी तरीके से योगदान देती है। अक्सर यह लैंगिक भूमिकाओं की पुनर्रचना में सहायता करती
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