Once the centre of mathematics and astrology, India is today lagging in this field on the international horizon. Ask any student, the most intimidating subject will be mathematics. No one wants to become Ramanujam, while knowledge of mathematics is the first step to becoming an engineer, doctor or accountant.

Since the order to stop caning in schools was issued, the authority and fear of teachers have vanished. Parents at home are troubled, and in schools, teachers, discipline, etiquette, and manners have all been swept away by the wave of Western thinking. Without fear, love or respect is never achieved.

Despite significant quantitative growth in education, India's educational system remains woefully inadequate, failing to produce high-quality graduates equipped to modernize the country's socio-cultural values and attitudinal traits.

Anay Goyal, a spirited 14-year-old student from Agra, has accomplished a remarkable feat by scaling Everest Base Camp at 17,500 feet.

A scientist at the Aligarh Muslim University has developed an innovative RO water and energy conservation system that could save millions of litres of precious water.

Tourists passing by the imposing red sand-stoned edifice on the Mahatma Gandhi Road, the lifeline of the city, rarely fail to wonder and ask what building it is and who built it.