Education

Eight Intelligences, One Report Card: The Flawed Machinery of Academic Merit

Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory challenges the obsession with grades, but India’s education system continues to reward a narrow definition of merit. As academic pressure grows, students face mounting expectations, anxiety and mental-health struggles, raising questions about how we define intelligence, success and failure

Low Honorariums, High Responsibilities: The Struggle of Bengal’s Unaided Madrasa Teachers

Raiganj: For some, teaching is a profession; for others, it is the means through which they support their...

A 4.5 Kg School Bag, A 10% Rule: Why Is India Still Overloading Children?

Kolkata: Imagine six-year-old children, barely out of kindergarten, bent forward under a bag weighing nearly a quarter of...

“I Was Branded Pakistani, Terrorist”: Hafiz Says Threats Began After Jantar Mantar Protest, Father Murdered

Kolkata: The father of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) member Sheikh Abdul Hafiz was murdered on August 15, two...

“Reclaim Your Ability to Think”: Neha Bora on Umar Khalid, Gen Z & Right-Wing Propaganda

“My loyalty is not to power. It is to the people,” says Neha Bora. “Parties can change, and those in power can change. But we have questioned those in power in every phase and faced repression from every government in power.”
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Ink Attack on Neha Bora Rekindles Debate Over Dissent and Umar Khalid

The ink attack on AISA leader Neha Bora in Ranchi is more than an isolated incident. From Savitribai Phule to Mayawati and Aruna Roy, the story traces a history of public intimidation while examining how the attack has reignited debate over speaking out for Umar Khalid

Years After IIT Kharagpur Student Faizan Ahmed’s Homicide, Mother Meets Bengal Chief Minister

Weeks after eNewsroom highlighted Rehana Ahmed's desperate wait for an appointment, the mother of slain IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed is finally set to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. She hopes the meeting will help revive the long-stalled homicide investigation ordered by the Calcutta High Court

The Unsolved IIT Kharagpur Murder: Mother Seeks New Govt Intervention

A Brilliant Career Cut Short: "Faizan Ahmed, a brilliant student from Assam, had cracked the IIT-JEE in 2020 with an All India Rank (AIR) of 11 and chose to pursue Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur."

History Changes Governments, Institutions Decide Who Survives: The Challenge Before Bengal’s Muslims

As Bengal enters a new political era under the BJP, Muslims face growing anxieties over rights and representation while confronting a difficult truth: institutional strength matters more than political patronage.

From a Colliery Hut to a Science Topper: Rashida Naaz is Living the Kalam Dream

Kolkata/Ranchi: At a time when reports continue to highlight the declining participation of girls and Muslims in science education, the latest results of the...

A Lost Generation? The Complex Realities Pushing 3 Million Adolescent Girls Out of School

India faces a deepening crisis as 6.5 million children, including 3 million girls, drop out. Structural gaps, poverty, and administrative hurdles now threaten the National Education Policy’s goal of universal enrolment.
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