Education has had a huge positive impact in Mukesh Sharma’s life which was otherwise a very humble one in Pilani, Rajasthan. This early and strong association with education nurtured his passion to start a school, Prometheus in Noida, that will enable several children follow their dreams through international standard pedagogies. Mukesh Sharma, also the founding CEO of Noida based QA …
Geeta Dharmarajan, the founder president, publisher and editor-in-chief of Katha, a nonprofit social enterprise, is also a former honorary chairperson of National Bal Bhavan. Easily one of the finest authors of children’s books in contemporary India, she is the person behind the Katha Prize Stories, again a watershed in publishing history of the country where some of the best regional stories …
Harjiv Singh, Founder and CEO, BrainGain Global who also serves on the advisory board of India Knowledge@Wharton and has been a guest faculty at DukeCE, talks about his startup and emerging scenario How do you see the spread of the coronavirus impacting mobility and as such overseas education globally? The pandemic caused by the coronavirus is having and will have …
Rethink education is already shaping a new education delivery order. Among the new age young universities in the country is Jaipur-based JK Lakshmipat University (esb 2011) offering technology as well management courses. Autar Nehru spoke to Asheesh Gupta, Pro Vice-Chancellor, JKLU, also a former Consultant at McKinsey & Company and Director of McKinsey’s Knowledge & Research Centres in India to get …
Various data estimates project the requirement of skilled workers and professionals in real estate and construction sector anywhere between 15 million and 66 million in next 2-3 three years. While about 80% of this workforce will constitute semi-skilled personnel, the remaining 20% will be divided between skilled and highly skilled personnel. In India, traditionally the highly skilled professionals for this …
Tutoring or mentorship is a fact of life for almost every student in India. As a cottage industry, neighbourhood tuition centres, tutors or home tutors, has existed for decades now. With exponential technologies disrupting every walk of life, tutoring is also transforming and going online. Minal Anand, born and brought up in Delhi went to Boston University, USA for her …
