The spread of Western education and culture in our country gave rise to a new awakening of minds, especially among the educated classes. They began to look towards the drawbacks and deficiencies of our social life and attempted to find ways and means to remove them. In this endeavour, many took the view that our […]

Prof. V.P. Gupta Director Rau’s IAS Study Circle, New Delhi – Jaipur – Bengaluru The overall development of Indian agriculture is extremely vital for faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth. It can be argued that the development of agriculture would have local multiplier effect in terms of nutritional security, women empowerment, increase in income levels […]

“We believe when we see; We learn when we do…”. Our ancestors had handed over the planet Earth to us, so cool and green. We are polluting the environment—sometimes intentionally, sometimes ignorantly. Pollution is one of the current evils brought about by the growth of science and technology. It harms the health and well being […]

India is the biggest democracy of the world. A democracy is known for its multiculturalism, multidimensional approach, compromise and accommodation. A democracy’s most important feature is equality embedded with justice. Unlike all these terms which are used coterminously with democracy one feature is not considered that important—unpredictability. A communist and autocratic government works in a […]

Vocational education is the skill based training provided to students through diverse courses available in several fields such as health care, banking and finance, computer technology, trade, tourism and so on. The education imparted to the students focuses more on providing manual training and giving more practical exposure. Every industry or company today is looking […]

It took India 82 years to transit from an opaque system of governance, legitimised by the colonial Official Secrets Act, to one where citizens can demand the right to information. The enactment of the Right to Information Act 2005 marked a significant shift for Indian democracy, for, the greater the access to information, the greater […]

Since your childhood, you must have been told about the importance of planning and playing safe. However, the talks of being enterprising in nature seldom turn into reality when you plan things too much in advance, not leaving anything to chance or luck. You may have seen your friends and other people who have it […]

The maxim of ‘Look before you leap’ advises that we should look deeply upon the matter and think over on how it is to be done, before we begin to act. It also warns that if we do not do so, we are in for trouble after having done it wrongly. The maxim is applicable […]

“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” —Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General of the UN Knowledge is awareness of knowing about ‘what, why, when, where and how’ of anything. It is power. Power is of two kinds: one physical and the other intellectual. The […]

Introduction India has always been a source of great inspiration for the world at large for her fabulous wealth, abundant natural resources and her spiritual troves. It attracted both traders and invaders along with preachers and seekers in search of truth and salvation. All of them came through land routes by undertaking long and hazardous […]