Reflecting back on my college days, I sometimes begin to wonder as how much transformation has taken place in our education system. The thought that dominates is always related to the fact that our Universities and the teaching community are frozen in time and not much is taking shape towards...Read More

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds; it is something one creates. -Thomas Szasz  Have you ever been in a situation where you are in a thick jungle and don’t know where to go or find...Read More

Everyone is talking about Smart Cities. Very exciting, but what really are Smart Cities? It’s important to us at Rishihood School of Creativity to be up to speed, in fact, cutting edge on this subject because a great design school needs to be relevant. All our students will have Smart...Read More

College life is something that we all think of as we grow and learn the lessons of life the hard way. But it is also true that many times we begin to think of those times when that one teacher in college who has had such an impact on you...Read More

Back to the future was an interesting movie but it had to do more with the past. We all have our back to the future. Today, somehow, I started remembering my early years as a child and what influence it has had on my life and work. It is said that...Read More

The Parliament passed the controversial National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 2019, proposing sweeping reforms to medical education amid a storm of protest by the medical fraternity.  The Bill was passed with two new amendments introduced by the Upper House. The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and provide for...Read More

Being yourself is not easy because we all have two sides to us, the inner and the outer. I have always been fascinated by this fact and have done a lot of introspection to find a balance between the two self of me. I have tried at each step to...Read More

It’s been over 34 years now that I have been teaching students at both the undergraduate and the postgraduate levels. Today as I look back at all those years, I feel that how much I have learnt from my students. In fact, they have contributed so much to my growth and development...Read More

There is very little doubt that India needs more Universities to meet the rising demand for higher education. It is also clear that the resources required for the establishment of such universities are not available with the government and thus entry of the private sector is a welcome move in...Read More

The University Grants Commission (UGC: Higher Education Regulatory Body of India) has recently decided to ask all universities to move to a choice-based credit system. This is a welcome move and is good for the long-term educational reforms that are due for a long time. There are, however, several issues...Read More