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August 2007

August 21, 2007

Sikh father to convert his daughter to Catholicism for school admission!!

This is one father I just cannot understand. I just cannot believe that any school...

August 10, 2007

Poverty amongst Indian Muslims and the Reasons

Indian Muslims are the second largest community on religious basis (over 20% of India's population...

August 01, 2007

Faster Mathematics through Vedic Mathematics Rules

Here is a video where the author teaches an interesting multiplication trick using the Vedic...

July 2007

July 08, 2007

Muslim Youth wants freedom of Education in India.. is it too much?

It was evening by then. I was sitting on the footpath sipping tea. And with...

July 06, 2007

Why God Never Got Tenure as a Professor

This is funny.. got it from a site.. this list is based on the biblical...

June 2007

June 20, 2007

9-yr Hindu Girl Studying to Become a Hafiz (memorize Quran)

A 9 year Hindu girl (she seems to be a Brahmin?), Hemlata, is on her...

June 09, 2007

Delhi University – Where men are an After-thought!!

There is a crisis in the Delhi University for guys.. there are certain courses which...

May 2007

May 16, 2007

Teach a kid Russian to Improve his Reading Skills

Learning to read and write Russian early in life helps one's reading skills later in...

April 2007

April 22, 2007

Target Better…

This is a real funny advert from IMS for the Combined admissions test for the...

April 13, 2007

Do you really need to read a book to know it?

There are professors and then there are professors! Here is an interesting LITERATURE professor in...

March 2007

March 27, 2007

US Student Visa to take Two Days!!

Well.. this is one area which hurts the US interests the most! The students are...

March 27, 2007

Why Day Cares for Kids are such a BAD IDEA!!

This is a very instructive study! The world in the US day cares is pretty...

March 22, 2007

Are the IITs losing their charm?

Has the charm of IITs gone away? Maybe its the quota controversy or the dilution...

March 13, 2007

Problems in Pakistani Education Establishment

The article discusses issues with the education system in Pakistan... specifically after the "reforms"! I...

March 11, 2007

Parents of Spelling-bee wannabe Deported from US; should be deported from India as well!!!

Now, this kid is alone in the US while his parents have been deported to...

February 2007

February 21, 2007

Math Anxiety Leads to Bad Math Performance!

I totally agree with this assessment! I had found that the tests on which I...

February 15, 2007

Constant Praise Harms Kids' Performance!

American parents are wont to keep praising the kids even at the smallest of efforts....

February 14, 2007

India will need 163 years to catch up with China if it stopped in its tracks today!

For all the growth in the Indian IT sector, we really do face a tremendous...

February 09, 2007

Mathematics Question of the Day – 3

here is the one for today.... Powered by Qumana

February 08, 2007

How to Top in Your College..

This guy gotta be the topper of his class!! Powered by Qumana

February 07, 2007

Doing Your Career Analysis – Asking the Right Questions

Again, some words of wisdom from theladder newsletter. I usually, take a stock of my...

January 2007

January 25, 2007

Why Science Declined in the Islamic World?

Another interesting letter to editor from Dawn - the Pakistani newspaper. This one is on...

January 13, 2007

Oprahs of Smaller Pockets!

Oprah has a school in South Africa. A controversial one given the vanity and flimsiness...

January 11, 2007

Free Educational Course Material from MIT Courses!

MIT has an OpenCourseWare - through which it publishes course materials from the courses that...

January 09, 2007

"Your Future is So Bright, My Eyes are Burning!" Oprah to South African Orphan Girls…

Oprah Winfrey has started a school in South Africa which is going to educate many...

January 09, 2007

Rising Indian IT salaries force Myopic IT leaders to lower standards!

This is a very familiar rant from the Indian companies - that the demand for...

January 08, 2007

List of Insightful Economics and Finance Books by Carnegie Mellon Faculty

If you are an economics and finance buff.. here is a neat list of economics...

January 01, 2007

IIT Student from Reserved Category Commits Suicide!

A student at IIT Bombay in Powai killed himself by hanging! Why? He couldn't cope...

October 2006

October 20, 2006

High on Confidence but low on Scores – US Students in Mathematics!

If you are having fun while studying, the chances are that you would be doing...

October 16, 2006

Vedanta University: Vedic Traditions with Ivy League model in Orissa

Nalanda was World's first University. But today you see just illiteracy in that area of...