Dirty dozen corrupt practices destroying Indian education
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There is widespread apprehension that the United Nations’ Education For All goal by the year 2015 — translated into the former NDA government’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan — cannot be attained without eliminating a dozen pernicious corrupt practices which bedevil Indian education
A ten medal tally predicted for India by the London-based Price-Waterhouse Coopers prior to the commencement of the Athens Olympiad 2004 is a realistic target for Beijing 2008. India has the demography, talent and resources to realise this modest goal four years hence. The decks need to be cleared right now for a coordinated and intelligent national effort
Nurtured by the tempestuous Brahmaputra, terraced with tea gardens, home to the endangered one-horned rhino and dotted with undulating hills, Assam offers a rich mix of natural and cultural beauty
With political, economic and common criminality on the upswing, this ill-wind is blowing well for the new genre of private detectives whose number is rapidly multiplying across the country
