IIT Madras: Easy OCR system for nine Indian languages thehindu.com/todays-paper/t…

BJP and Congress released their manifestos in early April. How do they fare in agriculture, school education, healthcare, industrial development and poverty alleviation? Read on to find out more. fdrindia.org/wp-content/upl…

We need robust policies to promote in-situ urbanization both to revive village economy as well as decongest urban areas. Read the detailed analysis here in FDR's May 2019 Newsletter - fdrindia.org/wp-content/upl…

Rahul Gandhi’s NYAY raises too many questions & is not the answer to ending poverty theprint.in/ilanomics/rahu… via ThePrintIndia

Was surprised to see how elaborate the rules were. Also I wonder how effectively these rules can be enforced. thehindu.com/news/national/… #education

Its awesome to read pieces on good governance. thehindu.com/opinion/editor… #fani #governance #disastermanagement #Odisha

An interesting startup called CodeVidhya that teaches programming to young students in schools from an early age. thehindu.com/education/crea… #education #programming #codevidhya

I was educated on this subject by listening to @jp_loksatta . Should be interesting read as the authors claim that the hard work done to strengthen federalism is being undone to some extent today. thehindu.com/books/books-re…

Something I wish could be replicated in all states in the country. How switching to Linux-based free OS is saving Kerala govt schools Rs 3,000 crore thenewsminute.com/article/how-sw…

An article from Pavel Durov, creator of Telegram explaining why Whatsapp will never be secure. I wonder if there is neutral analysis on whatsapp, telegram and signal. telegra.ph/Why-WhatsApp-W… #security #privacy #whatsapp #telegram

I'm not sure if the idea is sound, but was happy that some thought is put into finding out ways to fund more fundamental research which I feel is very essential for any country. thehindu.com/todays-paper/t…

I just donated to Wikipedia. Support free knowledge! #iloveWikipedia donate.wikimedia.org/?utm_medium=So…

Its pretty cool to see a CTO mention "accidental mutable state" in his article :-)

“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.“ ~ Richard Feynman (Theoretical Physicist, 1918-1988)

Watch the launch of James Webb telescope live right now on YouTube youtu.be/7nT7JGZMbtM

What is the true purpose of education? Create better citizens or create employable workforce? Are there other purposes? America gave up on truly educating all its kids. Then Jan. 6 happened. Coincidence? | Will Bunch inquirer.com/opinion/januar… via @phillyinquirer

Can we understand poetry as a means of elegantly and concisely communicating philosophy of life as seen by the poet? Is there another way to look at it? If— poets.org/poem/if

Nation states can be viewed as an artificial man-made instrument to meet some collective goals. So this post makes you think whether as humans, we can evolve to assume broader identities than nation states in the future? pairagraph.com/dialogue/6d841…

Modi, while speaking at a semiconductor conference, referred to the previous government as "NOT Gate" and his government as "AND Gate". While one can debate the accuracy of that claim, we have to admit that its a very clever quote 🙂 thehindu.com/news/cities/ba…

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