Education
Educating Rural Indian Youths
Yahoo India news article titled “Giving young India a foothold into the future”. The leading companies in India have joined hands with the central government to improve the career prospects of bright young people from rural India.
Girl’s School Reshapes Rural India
Krishna Chaudhry, 16 year old girl is inspiring her classmates to seek independence through education in rural Uttar Pradesh. She has been an inspiration for her classmates by challenging them to refuel This is reported in Voice of America article titled “Girl’s School in Uttar Pradesh Reshapes Rural India”.
Teach for India – NGO with a Mission
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State for US currently visiting India joined with Aamir Khan in a conference on Education at St. Xavier’s college at Mumbai. They found a common ground in challenging bright youth to take care of millions of Indian citizens that falling behind.
What does the Indian Youth want from the budget?
In the run up to the budget 2009-10, Mint surveyed the India youth and asked what they want from the budget. Young and Restless India clearly want the existing policies to be implemented before introducing the new one.
Kerala Nurses
Nursing was the preferred vocation because the investment needed for training was modest, they could sustain themselves and their family, pay for their siblings’ education and even earn a dowry for their marriage. But, for women from the higher classes and castes, nursing was a complete no-no. The profession was looked down upon, as the work was demanding, the hours were long and included night shifts, and it was not seen as advisable for women to attend to strange, unknown people including men.
