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Friday, April 10, 2026
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Topic: professors

They teach what textbooks can’t: Rise of professors of practice in India & why universities want them

From boardrooms to lecture halls, experienced professionals are closing the industry-academia gap. Their appointments are for fixed terms, and don't affect regular recruitment.

Another scholar denied entry into India: Francesca Orsini on plane back to London, ‘no explanation given’

Peter Kornicki, husband of Francesca Orsini, says his wife planned to visit a Hindi novelist for translation clarifications. Orsini explores multilingualism in South Asian literary cultures.

SubscriberWrites: Professors Shaping Nations, Not Polluting Minds

Yogesh Singh’s call to restore the sanctity of education.

Contractualisation of academic jobs has severe consequences for India’s higher education

While administrative work, in general, has increased for teachers in higher educational institutions, this burden is also unfairly put on contractual workers.

On Camera

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

The funniest part about pig politicisation is that it is based on ignorance. Hindus and Christians can eat all the pork they want and keep pigs as pets—that does not bother Muslims.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.