The Dire State of Our Universities
Introduction Our university and technical-institute systems are in a dire state, continually marching towards lower standards. They mainly are producing ‘worker bees’ to feed…
Vijay Kumar Stokes, PhD (Princeton, 1963), taught at IIT Kanpur (1964-1978), where he headed the Mechanical Engineering Department (1974-1977) and was the Convener of the Nuclear Engineering and Technology Program (1977-1978). He then worked at the GE Corporate R&D (1978-2002). Besides setting up a world-class, science-based apple orchard at his ancestral home in Ilaqa Kotgarh, for over 25 years he has been documenting the local language, culture, and music and dance.
Introduction Early in the last century, when most transportation was mainly through horse-driven carriages, a saees (ostler) was required to groom the horses. Although…
Introduction In 2006, Harmony Hall Orchards – founded by Samuel Evans (Satyanand) Stokes in 1916 – initiated a rejuvenation of the old orchard, mainly…
Ilaqa Kotgarh, about 80 km from Shimla on the old Hindustan-Tibet Road, where the first Delicious variety of apples was introduced by Samuel Evans…
Pic: Transit campus of IIT Mandi where the inaugural session opens up on 9th August, 2010 Shimla: The number of IITs has doubled in…
An assessment of the past and the future? Students of Bishop Cotton School (BCS) who graduated in 1956 celebrated their Golden Jubilee in 2007….