Niranjan Kumar

Caste census: Politics and ramifications

September 1, 2021

Henry Wallace, the 19th century American journalist, thinker and politician once remarked about politicians in general, “Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that …. they may keep the common man in eternal subjection”. One could dispute Henry Wallace’s statement in...

Bharat Jodo Andolan will ascertain unity in diversity

August 12, 2021

The spirit of nationalism along with socio-cultural harmony comprise the essential conditions for the process of nation building. It’s not without reason that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program espoused that just like Mahatma Gandhi led the Bharat Chhoro Andolan (Quit India movement), every Indian...

ANALYSING THE NEED AND RELEVANCE OF CUCET IN HIGHER EDUCATION

July 17, 2021

The issue of admission to various programs in central universities, one of the very crucial aspects of higher education, is in news for the past few days. It is understood that in the academic year 2021-22, a common admission test ‘Central University Common Entrance Test’ (CUCET) will be conducted for...

CULTURALLY COMBATING COVID-19: AN INDIAN PARADIGM

June 2, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic, one of the biggest crises in the history of humanity, has pushed the world many steps backwards economically, while many new social challenges apart from various issues at the front of education, health and employment have also cropped up. An aspect of the pandemic, which has been...

Why National Curriculum Framework must be ‘national’

April 16, 2021

Children are the foundation on which our future will be built. Therefore, for nation-building, children will have to be nurtured in a way that they grow up to be conscientious and well-developed, can take pride in themselves and their heritage, and are ready to contribute to the progress of the...

Why National Curriculum Framework must be ‘national’

April 15, 2021

Breaking India into fragments through narrow domestic walls

February 22, 2021

When politics is guided by selfish interests, national and public interests become casualties. Sundry tactics are adopted to protect and further these vested interests. The latest instance of this is the “Bengali versus outsider” issue, which could divide the people and weaken the social fabric during the upcoming assembly elections...

The curious case of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Bengal

February 11, 2021

The fierce political battle in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being fought on a political as well as a cultural plane. The latest instance of this was seen at the Central government’s celebration of the 125th birth...

Who gave pseudo-intellectuals the right to malign national symbols?

January 27, 2021

The concept of a nation, being abstract and complex, can’t be defined only by its geographical boundaries and political system. It is reflected in its national and cultural symbols as well. It’s not without reason that all countries, from ancient civilisations like India, China, Egypt and Greece to relatively newer...

Mind your language in national interest

December 17, 2020

The new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, prepared under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mentorship and the guidance of Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, is a charter with a historic vision. It has far-reaching national and international ramifications, particularly for the future of Indian education, and for building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat...

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