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Why Indians In The U.S. Should Not Qualify For Minority Jobs And Contracts

Indian-Americans say they do not enjoy any privileges, but since 1976 Indian businesses have availed of US government benefits to minorities, which they should not be entitled to since Indians in the…

▶29-Jul-2024

Ignatius Chithelen

Why Indians Should Avoid Loans to Study Abroad

Rising college fee costs mean a growing debt burden for Indian students in North America and the UK, and an excess supply of graduates mean it is much more difficult to get jobs after graduation.

▶18-Jun-2024

Ignatius Chithelen

Wanted for Global Scholar: Research Assistant in the Global South

The trend of doctoral scholars and researchers in Western universities hiring poorly paid Indians for fieldwork reinforces gatekeeping in knowledge production.

▶18-Jan-2024

Sreeparna Chattopadhyay

The Turbulent Future of Higher Education

Higher education in India no longer guarantees decent work in a changing and shrinking job market, even as its investment in liberal values is being challenged. Given the policy reforms and…

▶12-Oct-2022

Satish Deshpande

Are We Ready for the Digital University?

The government is pushing ahead with its plans for a digital university; elsewhere it is pressing universities to offer online courses. Norms are being diluted and EdTech is becoming a central player…

▶20-Jul-2022

Furqan Qamar

NEP 2020 on Higher Education

The National Education Policy 2020 does not address the structural problems in higher education today. It instead merely rejigs the existing edifice, creates new institutions & reimagines the…

▶03-Sep-2020

Niraja Gopal Jayal

Academic Freedom In India

Academic freedom is about the right to study, teach and research a diversity of viewpoints. Yet, this right that is so crucial for the pursuit of knowledge has seen widespread attacks in colleges and…

▶27-Aug-2020

Nandini Sundar, Gowhar Fazili

Structural Violence of Casteism

In West Bengal, the symbolic violence of caste is more intense than physical violence. A university teacher describes the everyday exclusionary experiences of adivasis in education spaces and the…

▶26-Sep-2019

Maroona Murmu

Higher Education

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