Social Sciences

The 250-crore Necropolis: Welcome to the Indian Council of Philosophical Research

Each year, the Humanities World Report laments that the paltry 6-7 crores annual budget allotted to the Indian Council of Philosophical Research is evidence that the humanities in India 'are inadequately supported'

Consumerisation, Socialisation To Drive Demand For New Tech Skills

Kathy Harris, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, talks about the various factors that are shaping the demand for next-gen technology jobs.

Leverage Social Sciences To Place Next-Gen Tech Jobs: Gartner

Organisations need to integrate rapidly changing behaviours and technology into an already established business culture and infrastructure.

Love them or hate them: Kanhaiya Kumar and his comrades display merits of social sciences

The rise of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and his band of comrades will have enhanced the prestige and underscored the significance of the social sciences-humanities. This is because these are precisely the subjects Kanhaiya and his friends study