Indians Find Teaching Career Just Out of Reach
Monday, July 13th, 2009
The Times of India explains why teachers are having trouble finding work as professors since the economic downturn.
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Indian Gov’t: Anti-Gay Sentiments No Longer Acceptable on Campus
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
This seems like it should be old news circa 1993, but sadly it’s not. On the plus side, something is actually being done. There is already an Anti Ragging Law in place in India and officials hope to have a new clause to that law that prevents students from being attacked by others due to [...]
Franklin and Franklin
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
In Indianapolis, there is a bit of buzz surrounding the nearly 200-year-old institution of Franklin College because lots of people are contacting them confused and upset. The reason being that there’s another ‘Franklin’ in town. Franklin University, which is based in Ohio, is opening up a new campus right in Indianapolis. Obviously, there’s a bit [...]
An Upsetting Turn of Events
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
In New Delhi, India, a woman police officer was given a college campus beat in order to protect female students from molestation, rape, and the like. She was dressed in street clothes in order to keep her anonymity, but that proved to be her undoing. Unfortunately, on her patrol, she was attacked by other college [...]
Taking the Rejection Letter All Too Seriously
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
A blog from New Delhi reports a suicide (pardon the typos) by an eighteen-year-old after finding out that she did not make it into the college she applied to. She reportedly hung herself from a ceiling fan. Rough… The only thing that police and family members can point to with regard to her suicide is her [...]
Indians Are Seeking Off-Campus Learning
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Many colleges in India, which focus on Sciences, are dipping in popularity and admissions. Now, many people are going off-campus to get their degrees.
UPDATE: Kanpur Dress Code
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
The women at Kanpur College in India are highly against the new dress code given to them by the college administrators. They believe, as I do, that this takes away basic human rights. In terms of their religion, they are not doing anything wrong. It is clear that these women are clearly exercising their ability [...]
New Dict for Ind Stus
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Another attempt at a lame joke, but I hope it landed.
There’s a new online dictionary for students studying in India that includes a number of abbreviations. It’s hip, it’s popular, is relevant. The new lingo that is used certainly can be confusing, but this dictionary hopes to change that.
Indians Still Don’t Get It
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Jeans have been banned in colleges in Uttar Pradesh in India. That’s right, jeans. You know jeans, those pants that cover both of your legs? Tight shirts, mini-skirts, and shorts also are not allowed on campus. And why are they doing this? To save girls from becoming victims of sexual harassment. Anyone see what’s wrong [...]
India’s Still Strict Codes of Conduct
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
The fashion seems to be changing around India’s campuses. The question is, however, whether or not the teachers on campus (Gurukuls) are going to allow it. India has always been steeped in strong tradition, but the youth are tending to fight against it.
Read the article at the Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kanpur/Will-city-gurukuls-allow-fashion-trends-on-campus/articleshow/4637216.cms
