Indian faculty have embraced AI faster than their institutions can govern it. A new QS I-GAUGE survey of 1,100+ educators reveals high confidence alongside real concern about independent thinking and bias. Prof. M.M. Ananth’s question cuts deeper: are we preparing learners for the unknown, or just catching up on the known?
The word Guru holds a complete philosophy in two syllables. Gu means darkness. Ru means its remover. But what darkness? The Upaniṣads answer precisely — ignorance, the inability to see Truth. And Truth is that which never changes across time or space. The Guru removes the veil that hid it.
Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 reached orbit on July 18, 2026, making India the third nation with private orbital launch capability. The four-stage, carbon-composite rocket carried four payloads to 450 km LEO after eight years of development. AcadNews examines the engineering, the IACT lens on the achievement, and what’s next.
India and global education converge on quality over volume: IIM Bangalore heads to Indonesia, AICTE shuts 58 engineering colleges, NCTE tightens teacher-training entry, and IIM Kozhikode sets a 66% women record. Globally, the OECD reframes AI as a guided co-instructor, UNESCO flags 273 million children out of school, and Australia’s visa hikes reshape study-abroad pathways.
India’s 139.2 million AI users represent the world’s largest active base, yet only 9.43% penetration reveals massive growth potential. While UAE leads in per-capita adoption, India’s demographic advantage unlocks an unprecedented opportunity: 820+ million non-users in the working-age population ready for AI-integrated learning and workforce development.
For 170 years, Bishop Caldwell’s 1856 etymology of Drāviḍa — Tamiḻ → Damiḷa → Drāviḍa — has been treated as settled. It isn’t. A Sanskrit-internal reading, Tri-vidā (knowers of the three), anchored in Sage Agastya, the Sanskrit-speaking Vedic rishi who carried letters southward, fits the civilisational reality far more closely.
A century ago, AIU was founded on a quiet faith — that the universities of Bharat, working together, could shape the destiny of a nation not yet free. At its 100th AGM in Pune, that faith met a sharper question: can the Indian university redesign itself fast enough for Viksit Bharat 2047?
Every breath whispers So Ham, meaning I am That, 21,600 times a day, yet few truly hear this inner truth. Here the Guru appears as Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, guiding seekers to discover divinity within, choose noble company, and live with peace, purpose, and awareness.
Five states are open to every human being — Daivatvam (divinity), Manushyatvam (humanness), Danavatvam (demonic), Pashutvam (animal), and Heenatvam (below the beast). What distinguishes man from animal is viveka — the power to discriminate and choose. Through sustained sadhana, we rise. Cast your vote well, every moment.
AUM is not a sound we make. It is the sound we hear when every sound we make has finally gone quiet.
The four stages of Vāk — Parā, Paśyantī, Madhyamā, Vaikharī — and why the unstruck sound still matters.
Why are so many young adults struggling despite living in a connected world? This powerful article explores the hidden toll of digital stress, poor habits, weak relationships, and achievement pressure while offering practical solutions through counselling, resilience, nutrition, and stronger family bonds.
India’s higher education system assessed 13,892 student suicides in 2023 — and called it someone else’s problem. At Academic Network’s Technology Series webinar on 28 March 2026, Prof. Dr. M M Ananth asked the question institutions have avoided: What is assessment truly for? The IACT Framework — Interpersonal, Adaptability, Cognitive, Technical — reveals that 75% of professional effectiveness is determined by persona traits, yet our entire assessment architecture measures only the remaining 25%. With 1,329 registered participants, this was one of the most searching conversations Indian higher education has had about itself. Read the full report
