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Doctoral Research Programs in India: Bridging Policy Gaps for Knowledge Economy’s Imperative
The Doctoral Program of any country is the central pillar of higher education. The conspicuous absence of a well-thought-out doctoral program in India's national research policy has resulted in asymmetries in policies and practices related to research and development. The history of doctoral research in India presents a unique trajectory with a mixed influence of the colonial past and isolated efforts of genuine intellectuals who have thrived in an environment of deep motivation and passion that defined their research pursuits.
Bowing to surrender or to fight?: Interpretations of diversities in a Kalaripayattu salutation
This study documents and interprets different modes of a salutation, namely 'poothara (also puttara) thozhal / vandanam', across various styles of kalarippayattu, a traditional martial art and healing system, popular in the southern states of India.
International Schools in India and the Emergence of a New School-to-University Pipeline
This article discusses the emergence of a pipeline between international schools in India and New Private Liberal Education Universities. This development is interpreted as an elite response to the crises in higher education, providing fresh perspectives on relatively new categories of educational institutions.
Relocation of major earthquakes in India from 1905 to 2011 using a non-linear probabilistic approach
Global Commons and Technology: Roadmap for India
This policy brief examines the potential role that India could play in global commons management while outlining the power credentials that allow her to shape norms of state behaviour in those commons. Inter alia, it makes a case for India to work with the major poles in the international system to repurpose the currently dormant UN Trusteeship Council to institute an effective collective governance mechanism for global commons management.
The Afghanistan Earthquake of 21 June 2022: The Role of Compressional Step-Overs in Seismogenesis
The right stepping generates a restraining bend in the dominantly left-lateral shear zone.