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Pandit Nehru’s letter to Chief Ministers on June 27, 1961  Indusscitech.net

Watch Tower: Nehru & reservations Central Chronicle, July 4, '06.

Let them have scholarships   Pratap Bhanu Mehta  The I. Express.com, April 3, '07

News Items

How much does it cost to deliver and collect one rupee of microfinance?  The Hindu, May 5, '08

An Interview With Dr. Jayanthi Sivaswamy  Red Orbit, Feb. 20, '08

The iisc suicides: Where is the scientific temper?  Indiainteracts.com, Nov. 1, '07

‘They (Intel) are as abusive in India as they are anywhere else’  Livemint.com, Dec. 2, '07

Choosing which child to empower through quotas in higher education    Rajan Gupta

Dr. R. Narasimhan, doyen of Indian computer science, passes away The Hindu, Sept. 4, '07

OPINION    Party Time   OutLookIndia.com, Aug. 29, '07

THE ENERGY PROBLEM  William F. Schreiber, Prof. of Elec. Eng., Emeritus, MIT,  February 21, '07.

China-obsessed US doesn't understand India: US scholar  india News.com, June 17, '07.

The underbelly of our democracy  B. Standard, June 15, '07.

Alternative Energy Sources : A View point  F. C. Kohli, Tata Consultancy Services

TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Backward Leap  T. of India, April 25, '07.

What should be done to revolutionize Mysore’s education system?   Bhamy V. Shenoy, March 10, '07

‘We need to think big and act bold’  F. Express, Feb. 5, '07

Interview with Scott Bayman  Asia Source, Feb. 5, '07.

"Implementation of Hyde Act would mean shifting of goalposts"  The Hindu, Jan. 18, '07.

THE MONDAY INTERVIEW : PROF M S SWAMINATHAN    ‘If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else can go right’  The F. Expresss, Jan. 8, '07.

Backward will stay backward  Asian Age, Jan. 4, '06.

A is for Absolute Change   F. Express,  Jan. 1, '07.

Agriculture must deliver 4% growth   F. Express, Jan. 1, '07.

Q&A: Science can help gain insights into religion  T. of India, Dec. 30, '06.

Rising and rewriting rules  H. Times, Oct. 2, '06.

Liberal Education, Then and Now   RealClearPolitics, Dec. 22, '06.

"Losing the mindset of fear is what one needs to make progress"  The F. Express, Dec. 23, '06.

Interview with M. Anandakrishnan, Chairman, IIT, Kanpur, and Chairperson, Madras Institute of Development Studies

2 factors that will determine India's growth  Rediff India Abroad, Oct. 16, '06.

Learning to shield our academic excellence  The Indian Express, Sept. 14, '06.

We need the best for the brightest  The Indian Express, Sept. 13, '06.

In this tech-driven world, we can’t be asleep at the wheel  The Indian Express, Sept. 12, '06.

" YFE has done a great job " - Dr Pratap Bhanu Mehta  Youth for Equality, July 14, '06.

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INTERVIEW/ N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chief mentor and chairman,  and Nandan m. Nilekani, CEO of Infosys Technologies  The Week, July 9, '06.

Profits and poverty  Economist.com, August 19, '04.

^{Forgotten legacy of Nehru DNA, April 12, '06.}

The pangs of change  F.Line Aug. 9 - 22,  1997

The price of reservation  Hindu Business Line May 15, 2006.

Mango Mania in India  NY Times, May 10, '06.

Revamp government processes, says panel  The Hindu, May 9, '06.

The reservations debate is not about social justice anymore The Telegraph, May 5, '06.

Photofeature: Honouring a Friend of India

Site Unseen  The Times of India, May 5, '06.

Young scientists make Pune proud  The Times of India, May 5, '06.

John Kenneth Galbraith, who held a mirror to society, dies at 97  The I Express, May 1, '06.

Political bribery, nothing less  News Today, May 1, '06.

NRI, Nandan Nilekani, in Time's 100  The F. Express, May 1, '06.

India Fast Becoming Financial Research Hub  CRM News, April 30, '06.

Does Globalization Help or Hurt the World's Poor?
Scientific American.com, April 29, '06.

With more PhDs, India can be a superpower  Rediff.com, March 10, '06.

A healthier addiction The Economist.com, March 23, '06.

Computing the future  The Economist.com, March 23, '06. 

Wipro's Azim Premji: "The Old Boys' Club Is on the Way Out"  Knowledge.Wharton, April 19, '06.

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Biotechnology thrives in India  Science & Theology, April 17, '06.

In India, 'next great' industrial story  IHT, April 15, '06.

Where have our young ones gone?: The coolieization of India Current Science, October 10, '05

Globalisation and worsening inequalities  The F. Express, Qpril 15, '06.

Business innovation is not rocket science  The F. Express, April 3, '06

Govindraj Ethiraj: Selling the India IT story, to Indians B. Standard, March 30, '06.

Change the paradigm  B. Standard, March 30, '06.

SEEDS OF E-AGRICULTURE  B. Line, March 14, '06.

Commentary: India is a land of opportunity - minus the land  IHT, March 16, '06.

Ugly face of the knowledge economy  India Together, March 17, '06

Anxious America – Part I  YaleGlobal, 9 March 2006

Anxious America – Part II  YaleGlobal, 14 March 2006

Outsourcing Debate - Part III  YaleGlobal, 1 March 2004

Outsourcing Debate - Part II  YaleGlobal, 27 February 2004

Outsourcing Debate - Part I  YaleGlobal, 25 February 2004

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The Colonial Legacy and India's Knowledge Infrastructure
South Asian voice, July 2005

How India can be the most innovative place on earth    Rediff.com Dec 26, 2005

The next wave  The Economist, Dec 15, 2005

What's Driving India's Rise as an R&D Hub?
Knowledge at Wharton, Dec 28, 2005

"Pursuit and Promotion of Science : The Indian Experience"  INSA document.

Knowledge Economy and Technical Education
Part II - R and D and PG Education     By Prof. M.A.Pai, Univ. of Illinois.

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^{Articles on Higher Technical Education in India by   M.A.Pai}

Like IT, India can revolutionise the power sector  5 May, 2008, Econo. Times
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Remembering Nehru by  Prof. M.A.Pai, Univ. of Illinois (Appeared in Business Standard on Aug. 5, '07)

Building up the Tech. work force  Prof. M. A. Pai, Univ. of Illinois, Indusscitech.net, March 10, '07

Who will man the additional IITs?  The Econ. Times, May 4, '07
BHU, other NITs must be given IIT status

Restructuring the undergraduate degree in sciences and engineering  indusscitech.net, March 21, '07
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Why reservation won't work  Rediff.com, June 22, '06.

Knowledge economy and higher technical education  Current Science, July 10, '06. 
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With more PhDs, India can be a superpower  Rediff.com, March 10, '06.

Taking the Country Backwards  By Prof. M.A.Pai, Univ. of Illinois.

Connecting the Dots in the S and T Development of India  SiliconIndia.com, Aug. 11, '05.

Why IITs must be restructured  Rediff.com, Sept. ,04.

Thinking Beyond IITs    Prof. M. A. Pai  (Previously published in Silicon India Nov. 2000)

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