Posted on May 9, 2008 by prernasri
Many of our prior posts have spoken to the urgent need to overhaul, or at the least, significantly revamp the education system in India, as evidenced by the massive rise in demand for both primary and higher education institutions in relation to dwindling supply (not to mention the relatively low quality of instruction/infrastructure at pre-existing [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2008 by Santhosh
Clearly Reservations in India is making big news after the landmark Supreme Court Judgement on reservations. Atanu Dey has a great (but long) analysis of reservations in the Indian Education System (Part 1 of a multi-part series). If you want to learn more, I also recommend this for a detailed history of affirmative-action in India
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Filed under: Approaches, Basic Rights, Education, Microfinance, Public Awareness | Tagged: Atanu Dey, Chennai Online, Microfinance, Transgender, Vijay TV | No Comments »
Posted on March 24, 2008 by Vinay
A study recently released by the Hindustan Times estimated that $13 billion a year are spent by Indian students abroad for higher education. Atanu Dey tried to frame this number into more tangible terms.
Let’s pause for a moment and figure. $13 billion every year. Or in the last 10 years, about $100 billion. Imagine what [...]
Filed under: Education, Government, Research | Tagged: Atanu Dey, deeshaa.org, education abroad, Hindustan Times, IIT | No Comments »
Posted on March 16, 2008 by Vinay
Atanu Dey discusses a NY Times article on the discouraging state of illiteracy in India. According to the article, over 300,000,000 people are illiterate in India and there does not appear to be an coordinated effort to address it.
There can be no question that … education in India has largely failed because … education has [...]
Filed under: Criticisms, Education, Government | Tagged: 1918, Atanu Dey, deeshaa.org, Education, illiteracy, NY Times | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2008 by Vinay
Atanu Dey writes on his blog an interesting economic analysis for the reason behind the continuing practice of farmers committing suicide. He likens the phenomenon to that of a parent repeatedly tying his child’s shoe only for it to become untied again.
He had correctly identified the superficial problem: kid running around with untied shoelaces is [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2008 by Vinay
From Atanu Dey’s blog:
The latest issue is on the stands. Click on the image to download (pdf) the current issue of Pragati.
To get a preview of what’s in the issue, read the excerpts at the Pragati site.
Prof Asher’s article on the Gujarat model is a must-read. “Its focus on development, empowerment of individuals, and internal [...]
Filed under: BoP, Issues, Research | Tagged: Asher, Atanu Dey, deesha, Development, Gujurati Model, Pragati | 1 Comment »
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