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SubscriberWrites: How Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda Institutionalised Indian Knowledge Systems Before It Became Policy

The enduring lesson is clear: knowledge survives not through slogans, but through institutions. And institutions endure when education is treated not as administrative convenience, but as civilisational responsibility.

SubscriberWrites: Why India Must Combine Energy Security and Clean Energy

Your Turn is a unique section from ThePrint featuring points of view from its subscribers. If you are a subscriber, have a point of...

SubscriberWrites: Sabarimala Again: When Governments Rediscover Faith Before Elections

Your Turn is a unique section from ThePrint featuring points of view from its subscribers. If you are a subscriber, have a point of...

SubscriberWrites: The Jhelum River Crisis: Flood Memory and Climate Futures

After the events of 2014, the main ways to stop floods were to strengthen embankments and dredge rivers. These treatments may make you feel in control, but they often hide deeper problems.

SubscriberWrites: Worshipping Goddesses. Failing Women

In a country that venerates goddesses, the lived reality of women tells a far less sacred story.

SubscriberWrites: The Data-Driven Transformation of Today’s Students

The shift from “Minnilans” (a colloquial reference to younger Millennials) to Generation Z marks one of the most significant transformations in the history of education.

SubscriberWrites: Why Forced Exam Duty is a Constitutional Affront

The small honorariums for weekend duty—often ranging from ₹500 to ₹1000—are effectively an insult to a professor’s professional standing.

SubscriberWrites: From 1986 to 2026: why India’s core problems remain unchanged

In 2026, the ruthless politicians, gullible masses, corruption, hunger, arson, rape, and murder have all become more vital and brazenly out in the open, no longer hidden but displayed with startling openness and frequency.

SubscriberWrites: In the age of AI, identity is the new frontline of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is no longer about building stronger walls. It is about ensuring that only the right people and systems have access to the right resources at the right time.

SubscriberWrites: When a Dalit Student Dies: Academia’s Broken Promise to Ambedkar

India adopted a Constitution drafted by Ambedkar, yet we systematically undermine its egalitarian promises.

On Camera

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.