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Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), and (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA)

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India must move beyond superficial IT prowess (2007)

Rajesh Kochhar 01/12/2008 No Comments

The Tribune, Chandigarh,2 February 2007) by Rajesh Kochhar A nation can be accurately judged by what it considers to be worthy of celebration. Upper India has been rather hasty in trumpeting its success on the IT front. Given our felicity with the English language, our propensity to appropriate clever phrases ( continue reading… )

The rise of the techno-baboo :IT is a brain-sink (1999)

Rajesh Kochhar 29/11/2008 No Comments

The rise of  the techno-baboo :IT is a brain-sink   Rajesh Kochhar Current Science, Vol.76, No.12, 25 June 1999, pp 1531-1533  Computer software is the new pagoda tree which India is shaking vigorously, Earnings from software (SW) exports this year (1998-99) are expected to touch Rs. 11,000 cr, up 60% ( continue reading… )

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