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beings. After the anxiety of the pan- very useful for school-leavers like me
demic years, there is urgent need for to choose suitable higher education
children to be provided education in institutions abroad.
nature-friendly and joyous learning Keep up the good work!
environments. Satisha Raghava
Shivani Nakhare BENGALURU
MUMBAI
Appalling callousness
Well done job I AM writing to express my dis-

KUDOS TO EducationWorld for satisfaction with your persistent
successfully staging the EW India misprinting the name of our college
Higher Education Rankings 2022-23 in the annual EducationWorld India
Awards ceremony featuring the lead- Higher Education Rankings for the
ing lights of academia. past two years. We are DAV College,
Your pictorial essay (EW June) Abohar and not DAV College of Edu-
JUNE 2022 reflects a well done job of celebrating cation, Abohar.
and felicitating top-ranked col- We brought the error to your
leges and universities based on the notice for the first time in May 2021
Distinguished philosopher outcome of the comprehensive EW which was duly acknowledged and
MY COMPLIMENTS to you for the India Higher Education Rankings our name promptly corrected online.
highly insightful and comprehensive 2022-23 conducted by Delhi-based However, our institutional name was
cover story ‘Why every educator market research company C fore. misprinted again in your April 2022
should revisit J. Krishnamurti?’ (EW Aditya Sen issue.
June). Krishnamurti was the sole KOLKATA I am appalled by your sheer cal-
Indian existential philosopher who lousness in rectifying mistakes in
advocated individualism in educa- your print editions despite bringing
tion development. The spirit of his Support aspiring champs the errors to your notice.
education philosophy needs to be IT WAS refreshing to read about Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mahajan
replicated in India’s faltering K-12 teenage golfer Avani Prakash’s Principal, DAV College, ABOHAR
education system. latest achievements in your Young
You have elevated EW to a great Achiever’s column (EW June). Her Sorry again. Error is regretted and
height by featuring JK in this un- success story offers valuable lessons corrected online — Editor
precedented lead feature. You should to parents and school managements
continue with this trend of writing who hesitate to support aspiring
about distinguished educationists sports champions fearing their board Politicians playground
and thinkers in your future issues. exam results may suffer. No won- THE MAHARASHTRA Education
Dr. A.S. Seetharamu der a country with one billion-plus News ‘VC selection stand-off’ (EW
BENGALURU people struggles to produce medal- June) is a classic example of all that
winning Olympians. can go wrong with Indian higher
Wake up India! education.
Inspirational cover story MRINAL SINGH via E-MAIL It’s shocking to learn that Pune’s

CONGRATULATIONS ON an well-reputed Savitribai Phule Uni-
inspirational cover story ‘Why every versity has become a playground for
educator should revisit J. Krish- Useful institution profiles the state’s feuding politicians who
namurti’ (EW June) highlighting I AM A class XII student and a have little interest in how the varsity
the education philosophy of this regular reader of EducationWorld. I and its 950 affiliated colleges will
extraordinary philosopher-sage. I congratulate you for your unique for- function without a vice chancellor.
am happy to learn that his precepts eign Institution Profiles in particular, Appointing a pro-chancellor
are being faithfully implemented in because they are well-researched and instead is not the solution but clear
six KFI (Krishnamurti Foundation provide details of global rankings, indication of politics being played
India) schools countrywide. campus facilities, accommodation out to balance power between the
As a parent of two teenage chil- options, tuition fee and boarding state government and governor.
dren, I believe it’s paramount for charges, and degree programmes Chetana Shriram
them to develop into good human offered. These detailed profiles are PUNE

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