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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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Rankling rankings: Govt shouldn’t abdicate its responsibility in education

Rajesh Kochhar 05/11/2012 No Comments

The Tribune Chandigarh, Opinion page, 4 November 2012 Excerpts: THIS year’s rankings of world universities spring no surprises as far as India is concerned. India as before is placed very low. In a list prepared by a London-based educational advice company, Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd (QS), the highest ranking entry from India ( continue reading… )

Murder by negligence: From university laboratory to scrap yard

Rajesh Kochhar 19/05/2010 No Comments

Rajesh Kochhar THE world has sat up and taken note of the recent mishap in Delhi where trashed radioactive material — Cobalt 60 — has already killed a person and severely damaged many others. Cobalt 60 is an artificially produced radio isotope which emits extremely energetic radiation. It is routinely ( continue reading… )

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