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.
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.
Youngest Minister in Prime Minister’s Cabinet
Read about the youngest minister in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet. At a young age of 27 she is a lawyer, environmentalist and also amateur photographer
Outsourcing to Rural India
Indian tech majors Infosys Technologies and Wipro are set to enter the booming domestic back-office service market by setting up operations in rural India according to the Business Week article titled: Infosys, Wipro Focus More on Outsourcing in Rural India
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.
