Distribution and display have always been twin challenges for small publishers, more so for university presses, who have the added burden of perception.
Many who were so worried about the decline in the rupee over a decade ago are unwilling to speak up. They were tigers when Manmohan Singh was in charge. Now they are mice.
In 1991, as in 2025, the report cards of these two economic trajectories remain underwhelming. But as economists see it, politics got in the way each time.
The IAS Officers’ Wives Association in UP is no longer headed by just the wife of an IAS officer. In July 2024, Rashmi Singh became the first IAS officer to be its president.
The decline was steady. From 1.56% in 2014-25, Delhi’s surplus fell to 0.85% in 2016-17, further dropping to 0.19% in 2020-21. This year, the surplus will likely be negative.
The sand and liquor mafias have corroded Bihar’s economy, fuelled criminal politics, brought in a rural rot, and rendered its youth unemployable for at least a decade.
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Jadavpur University has been an intellectual powerhouse for long. The best and brightest of Bengal flock to the university and it enjoys a solid reputation across all it’s faculties and departments. Getting into the physics/maths/statistics undergraduate program at JU is an achievement in itself.
No wonder the JU press is doing well.
Ashoka University is primarily meant for the children of elite families. Why else would anyone shell out 40 lakhs for an undergraduate degree in English literature or history? There is no way Ashoka can compete with the likes of JU or JNU.
It’s laughable to read or listen to people talking about “interdisciplinary research” and other such fancy jargons of the academic world while holding a PhD in English Literature. Research in the domain of arts and humanities hardly qualifies as research at all.
Real research is carried out by scholars in the basic sciences and mathematics. Technology and medicine too have a solid research scene with breakthroughs happening every now and then. Also, research in these domains actually has an impact on the common man’s life.
Investing in research in the arts and humanities is simply wastage of money and other resources.
In the context of this article, one must note that JUP has been successful because of the outstanding reputation of JU as a university. The depth and breadth of scholarship at JU across a vast range of subjects is awe-inspiring.
In comparison, Ashoka University is a wannabe with a singular emphasis on humanities and social sciences – quite unlikely to challenge JU. However, Ashoka’s founders have deep pockets and write blank cheques – something JU absolutely cannot.
Jadavpur University has been an intellectual powerhouse for long. The best and brightest of Bengal flock to the university and it enjoys a solid reputation across all it’s faculties and departments. Getting into the physics/maths/statistics undergraduate program at JU is an achievement in itself.
No wonder the JU press is doing well.
Ashoka University is primarily meant for the children of elite families. Why else would anyone shell out 40 lakhs for an undergraduate degree in English literature or history? There is no way Ashoka can compete with the likes of JU or JNU.
It’s laughable to read or listen to people talking about “interdisciplinary research” and other such fancy jargons of the academic world while holding a PhD in English Literature. Research in the domain of arts and humanities hardly qualifies as research at all.
Real research is carried out by scholars in the basic sciences and mathematics. Technology and medicine too have a solid research scene with breakthroughs happening every now and then. Also, research in these domains actually has an impact on the common man’s life.
Investing in research in the arts and humanities is simply wastage of money and other resources.
In the context of this article, one must note that JUP has been successful because of the outstanding reputation of JU as a university. The depth and breadth of scholarship at JU across a vast range of subjects is awe-inspiring.
In comparison, Ashoka University is a wannabe with a singular emphasis on humanities and social sciences – quite unlikely to challenge JU. However, Ashoka’s founders have deep pockets and write blank cheques – something JU absolutely cannot.