The Education Problem: Raj Reddy (Part 7)

Raj continues discussing his new education program, and the key benefits it provides. SM: So this is going to be a state funded program? RR: The scaling can be anything, I can take a million people. This particular program scales because everybody gets their own computer. It is a wireless network campus, so all I

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The Education Problem: Raj Reddy (Part 6)

How do you take a new educational model, fund it and successfully convince students to enroll in your school? Raj answers all of these questions in this segment. SM: What is the model of Gurukulam? Is it foundational support? How are you financing the project? RR: The financing is very interesting; it is what we

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The Education Problem: Raj Reddy (Part 5)

The new educational model proposed by Raj is based on capability and performance, and negates the advantages that some students have in terms of better access to quality schools and a better support system at home. SM: Children raised in cities have an advantage as well becuase they have environmental nurturing which the village kid

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The Education Problem: Raj Reddy (Part 4)

Raj explains his theory of the “local best”, as well as how he identifies these students for admission into his school’s masters program. SM: You are also saying the book or lecture based education is not the way to go. RR: That is what I am saying. If this person is just putting the same

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The Education Problem: Raj Reddy (Part 3)

The cost of education has been the source of intense debates around the world. Can a new framework and approach increase the quality of education while decreasing the cost? Can it increase accessibility to quality education and become a global solution? In this next segment, Raj provides some insight to these questions.

The Case for IPTV in India (Part 2)

By Dharma Kuthanur, Guest Author [Part 1] Broadband prices are steadily declining and already very much within the reach of the middle-class. Today, basic broadband services start as low as $5-6 per month; these often include a cap on total download volume and unlimited use packages are priced at much higher levels ($20 & up).

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Concept Arbitrage: Navteq

As I wrote the Navteq piece, it struck me that the entire address data and mapping services category is a great one for India, and ripe for a Concept Arbitrage. A personal anecdote. Every time I visit India, and I go to visit relatives in North Calcutta, I wonder how on earth would I navigate

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The Case for IPTV in India (Part 1)

by Dharma Kuthanur, Guest Author If you look at different elements of the quadruple play (wireline, wireless, broadband and cable TV), the Indian urban consumer has abundant choices for wireline, wireless and broadband services. In fact, in most areas, there is vibrant competition with 3-4 different service providers vying for the consumer – more choice

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