Education

Four Years, Two Autopsies, Zero Accountability: The Battle for IITian Faizan Ahmed

Four years after IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's death, no arrests have been reported despite a court-ordered SIT investigation. Two autopsies changed the course of the case, but his mother, Rehana Ahmed, continues to fight for justice and accountability.

Bengal: Different Government, Same Playbook? Faizan Ahmed Case Returns to Court

The change of government in Bengal has brought little change for Faizan Ahmed’s family. After the Mamata Banerjee government sought a medical board in his case, the Suvendu Adhikari government has made a similar move before the Calcutta High Court.

You Can Crack IIT. Can You Crack Its Caste System?

IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode’s suicide has revived questions about caste discrimination, merit and student rights in India’s elite institutions. As allegations of harassment and casteist abuse emerge, the larger concern is whether campuses meant to nurture talent are becoming hostile spaces for marginalised students

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...
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VC Advocates for Justice and Sympathy in IITian Faizan Ahmed Case; Highlights University’s Future Plans

Kolkata: For the first time, a vice-chancellor level authority has expressed concern that Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur authorities did not stand with...

Faizan Ahmed murder case moves at a snail’s pace, another student dies at IIT Kharagpur

Kolkata: The murder case of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed has been progressing at snail’s pace. The Bengal government's representative did...

IIT’s Unusual Stand: Refusing Support in Faizan Ahmed Murder Investigation

Kolkata: It should be disposed off, my lord," interrupted Anindya Mitra, representing the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in the murder case of Faizan...

Unsolved Mystery: The Tragic Murder of IIT KGP’s Faizan Ahmed

Kolkata: Securing the 11th rank in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) remains a dream for many aspirants. And then becoming a member of two...

Sensitisation and Me Too like movement needed to control the menace of ragging

Kolkata: An anti-ragging convention held in Jadavpur University after a series of ragging related deaths that have occurred in and outside Bengal in recent...

Student troll to Muslim teacher: Are you teaching to make bombs?

Kolkata: Just a day after the nation celebrated Teacher’s Day, an educator in Kolkata was repeatedly trolled during his YouTube Live class. The teacher, Mohammad...
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