education reforms in india

another interesting piece from S. A. Aiyar..
Back to school: An open letter to Kapil Sibal
i love his rationale, the way he analyzes a problem convering all aspects...and the best part is that he proposes solutions unlike a lot of other columnists who just crib about what is wrong! they too play a vital role but his approach is better! :-)

aaj bhi!

in Pudupatty in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu -

"It was noted that out of 708 respondents, 83.05 per cent of the population did not receive any newspaper. 61 per cent of the respondents believe that radio can help them solve the major problems they are facing. 66.7 per cent radio owners tuned to FM Channels."

complete story -

T. Pudupatty in Tamil Nadu to have Community Radio Station

US protectionism may help India!

read this - US protectionism may help India

this is s very interesting take on protectionism. the tax-breaks if revoked would not only benefit india by making indian cos more competitive, they would create more business for indian service providers e.g. - the tax-breaks would affect a finance co which offshores jobs to its india unit; so this co would simply outsource the jobs to an indian service provider!