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July 2011

Letter from the Editor
Editorial
Mailbox
Education News
Education Notes
Education Briefs
Expert Comment
Young Achievers
Institution Profile
Cover Story
Career Focus
Sports Education
People
Teacher-to-Teacher
International News
Special Report
Books
Eduleader Bytes
Postscript

Expert Comment

Language of upward mobility

Rajiv Desai is president of Comma Consulting and a well-known Delhi-based columnist

Institution Profile

The Doon School, Dehradun

Established in 1935 as an organic Indian public school modelled upon Britain’s legendary boarding schools, TDS is routinely voted India’s premier legacy residential school in all media opinion polls

Cover Story

Affordable schools gold rush

Post-liberalisation India’s new genre of unstoppable education entrepreneurs — may their tribe increase — have hit upon a new middle-of-the-pyramid market segment, and have launched several affordable schooling initiatives within this high-potential price-sensitive education sector

Career Focus

Cosmetic make-up artistry: hot new career option

With the entertainment and fashion industries growing by 20- plus percent per annum, professional make-up artistes are in greater demand than ever before

Special Report

Grades inflation zero sum game

The good cheer and euphoria prompted by the unprecedented number of high performers in the class X/XII board exams, has dissipated with dawning awareness that grades inflation has been ubiquitous this year. Conterminously sky-high cut-offs stipulated by the best colleges have made the admission process a nightmare