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India’s Obsession With Engineering + IT is Turning Dangerous

On Sunday, January 24, 2016, HCL Technologies, an upper-medium size software “IT” services company conducted a “walk-in hiring drive” for ‘freshers’, or graduates with no previous working experience. The event was widely publicized and amplified through social media. The company states that the drive was to fill 1200 vacant positions, though eye-witness accounts and people…

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India Education

The Saga of the Lost Indian Childhood

“Study, study, study!” “Marks, marks, marks!” “Ranks, ranks, ranks!” “Grades, grades, grades!”  #YouRemember? For anyone who grew up and underwent their “education process” in India, these words and associated memories (often not too fond) form an inseparable and intrinsic part of their growing-up experiences. In fact, for most, these words are the only memories they…

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