This article was first published in the Mint newspaper on October 19, 2015. What is happening in Rajasthan for the past four months must be replicated across India. After all, education is the most neglected area in India, and the situation in government schools remains pathetic, with no sign of any improvement in the future.…
This article was first published in the Mint newspaper on October 14, 2015. How come access to Internet.org through a limited network service is access to the entire Internet? In 2009, I joined Facebook after my friend Asif Syed, editor of online news magazine Current.in convinced me of its possibilities for people like me who…
The 4th edition of the eNGO Challenge Awards was successfully hosted at Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi on October 9, 2015. Mr. Osama Manzar, Founder & Director of DEF, welcomed the esteemed panelists and representatives from more than 700 non-government organisations (NGOs)
This article was first published in the Mint newspaper on October 5, 2015. There is something wrong with our society. It seems that we are driven more by emotions, non-issues, violence and calls for destruction than reasoning, common sense, non-violence and trust. We are choosing politicians who are dividing us; we are allowing the administration…