Whispering Thoughts (No 6)

May 2023                                                                                                        ARTICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND HIGHER EDUCATION Part II: Opportunities and Challenges Many scholars believe that the development of AI has the potential to change the face of Higher Education (HE) for the better, more than any other technological advances. Some of the possible opportunities include improved access, lower costs and a decrease in […]

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Whispering Thoughts – On This and That (No 5)

MAY 2023 ARTICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND HIGHER EDUCATION Part I: Introduction to the Interface At the outset I must start with a confession—I am not technology-oriented in my thinking although I am not technology-challenged. I lack the inherent curiosity that marks a scientific mind, my own thinking being far better aligned to the more prosaic […]

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Whispering Thoughts – On This and That (No 4)

MAY 2023 PILOT ERROR? ‘The readiness to blame a dead pilot for an accident is nauseating, but it has been the tendency ever since I can remember. … Safety lies in the judgement of chances one takes. The judgement, in turn, must rest upon one’s outlook on life. … Why should we look for his […]

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Whispering Thoughts – On This and That (No 3)

April 2023 ISRAEL: THE VANISHING BEACON ON THE HILL ‘Israel was not created in order to disappear – Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralised by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honours the […]

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Whispering Thoughts – On This and That (No: 2)

April 2023                                                                                                     THE HISTORIAN’S TOIL Many of you are aware that I have been attempting to narrate the history of India, starting from the earliest times, for the past 15-odd years with varying degrees of success. I must admit, to put it mildly, it has not been an easy journey. Doubts assail the historian at […]

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