Swami Vivekananda’s Views on Education
Introduction By the 19th Century when great men like Ramakrishna Paramahans and Swami Vivekanand came on the scene, India as a nation had, perhaps,reached the lowest point in its …
Role of Education and Civil Society in The Promotion of Sustainable Development Goals
Dr. Kavita A SharmaPresident, South Asian University, New Delhi, president@sau.ac.in Abstract Sustainable development has been put squarely on the world agenda by the UN through the adoption of Sustainable Development …
Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo: Contrasting Views and Evolution of Ahimsa and Non-cooperation (Satyagraha)
Today we are here to deliberate on Gandhi and also mark the International Peace Day which was on 21st September. What is peace? The word, like justice or equity, is …
Education and Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya
It is truly a privilege and an honour to speak at the 150th anniversary of Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya, one of the leaders in building modern India. He came at …
Creating Brand India in Higher Education
What is branding? It is an organization’s attempt to tell its story. The brand message is important because it suggests a promise to meet consumer expectations. The notion of branding …
IIC Journal – Education without Borders – The Asian Imperative
The International activities of universities have expanded manifold in volume, scope, and complexity since the 1990s. They enable students to study abroad and learn other cultures. Branch campuses can absorb …
Higher Education and Skill Development
Introduction The first question that arises is why should an individual be educated at all? One possible answer is that it is a means of social and material transformation making …
Can We Make A New Beginning
The discourse around making the board examinations for Class X optional has moved largely around the issues of stress on the students on the one hand and the importance of …
Commercialization and Globalization of Higher Education
Modern education works on certain presumptions which really might be myths. David Orr points out six of them. The first is that ignorance can be solved. However, this is not …
Aspiration for Change
Introduction The paradox of India in the recent years has been that although it has had unprecedented material growth and its international standing is good, it has also been …