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Most historians treated calculus as an independent, near-simultaneous development by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Image: AI generated If you have read Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver—the first volume of his Baroque Cycle (2003)—you will remember the smell of the age he recreates: Wet ink, gossip, gunpowder, and the new arrogance of reason. Science is not…
In today’s classrooms, emotional strain is outpacing academic questions: The new reality teachers cannot ignore In today’s classrooms, emotional strain is outpacing academic questions: The new reality teachers cannot ignore In today’s classrooms, emotional strain is outpacing academic questions: The new reality teachers cannot ignore In today’s classrooms, emotional strain is outpacing academic questions: The…
India’s government school system is not shrinking, it is becoming uneven. Image: AI generated India’s school system, at first glance, appears reassuringly intact. In 2024–25, government schools enrolled 121.6 million students, decisively ahead of 95.9 million in private unaided institutions, suggests government data. By sheer scale, public education still anchors Indian schooling, educating around 25.7…
Hijab row in Indian schools: 5 recent incidents sparking national debate on dress codes and rights. (AI Image) Hijab disputes in Indian classrooms are no longer isolated skirmishes; they sit at the fault line between institutional uniformity and constitutional liberty. Across several schools and colleges, authorities have variously barred, discouraged, or negotiated the headscarf triggering…
Maharashtra is set to usher in a new era of schooling: the state will no longer grant permission for all-boys or all-girls schools. The directive, issued recently by the school education department, aims to foster gender equality and mutual respect among students by promoting co-education. According to the department, such an approach cultivates an environment…
NEW DELHI: The NCERT has rolled out special classroom modules on ‘swadeshi’, tracing its roots from 1905 anti-partition agitation in Bengal to PM Narendra Modi’s call for a self-reliant India.The publications, ‘Swadeshi: Vocal for Local’ (for middle stage) and ‘Swadeshi: For a Self-Reliant India’ (for secondary stage), revisits the historic movement that urged Indians to…
