Dr. Kishore Paknikar

In the age of AI, the deeper challenge is whether human judgment can keep pace with the machines we have built. AI generated image A student today can write an essay in minutes with the help of artificial intelligence. A doctor can consult AI systems to analyze medical scans, and a lawyer can generate a legal draft within seconds. Tasks that once required hours of human effort can now be completed almost instantly, illustrating how rapidly intelligent machines are entering professional and...

I recently read James Webb Young’s ‘A Technique for Producing Ideas’ purely out of curiosity. The book was written primarily for people in sales, advertising, and marketing. At first glance, it did not seem relevant to science or technology. Yet, as I read on, it became increasingly clear that Young’s approach is not limited to any one profession. The method he outlines applies equally well to scientific research, technological innovation, and even everyday problem-solving. The language is...

Long before rankings became an obsession, India’s leading institutions had earned their standing through serious scholarship and mentorship. There was a time when Indian universities did not wait anxiously for an annual announcement to know who they were. There were no league tables, no accreditation cycles, no dashboards of perception indices. And yet, as history shows, Indian higher education produced scholars of global standing and institutions of intellectual depth. In 1857, three...