Dr. Shashi Tharoor Pushes for Overdue Stipend Hike for Non-NET PhD Scholars

VoL Desk, Dec. 08: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, a prominent Congress leader and Member of Parliament representing Theruvananthapuram, passionately advocated for a crucial update in the fellowship stipend for Non-NET PhD research scholars during his address in the Lok Sabha.

Highlighting a pressing concern, Dr. Tharoor emphasized that Non-NET PhD research fellows have been receiving a fixed stipend of Rs. 8,000 monthly since 2006, a stagnant amount that hasn’t seen revision despite the customary ad...

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Two Ladakh girls conferred Tata’s Samvaad Fellowship

While Sara Batool who represents the Balti tribe will work on the “revival and preservation of ethnic Balti cuisine in Ladakh”, Rashida Kousar will research on “Study of Traditional kitchen (Thab-tshang/Byan-sa) and ethnic foods in Ladakh”.

Two girls from the Union Territory of Ladakh are among eight tribals who have been conferred Samvaad Fellowship 22 by the Jamshedpur-based Tata Steel Foundation’s Samvaad.

Sarah Batool and Rashida Kousar, received the prestigious Samvaad Fellowship....

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