'India is only a 150-year-old name'

'Bharat is a name that is 7,000 years old.''We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.' Photograph:......

'Omission Of Darwin's Theory of Evolution Is A Serious Error Of Judgment'

'We will bring up students with an imperfect understanding of their own history and a superficial understanding of science.''This is not what we should be doing to future generations.'......

'If he was in India, Einstein wouldn't have got out of school'

'Most students find it difficult to cope with the way they are expected to learn at the IITs.''So, all the students face the same stress.''But those students who are mentally weak are more......

When a Nobel Laureate comes to town!

What does Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee thinks about India's education sector?Text: Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com. Photographs: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com IMAGE: Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee......

Pilot shortage to intensify

Airlines in India had better hold on hard to their pilots. If the International Air Transport Association's latest warning to the world's airlines is anything to go by, the industry will soon need......

'India to soon have 500 mn phones'

SAM PITRODA says,Good to be here at rediff.com to have a chat with friends. Welcome. Titli asked,Anyone of you getting any answer from Mr Sam Pitroda? I think Rediff is making us fool!! SAM......

An interview students must read!

From space to education is quite a leap. But Dr U R Rao, the high profile former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, has made the transition without any trouble.His report on......

Naseer on Whistling Woods and more

In the first part of the interview, Naseeruddin Shah spoke about his directorial debut, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, which is scheduled to release in July.But the making of YHTKH is not the only thing......