1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
2. Do not think it worthwhile to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
3. Never try to discourage thinking, for you are sure to succeed.
4. When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband of your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent on authority is unreal and illusory.
5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
6. Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
7. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
9. Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
10.  Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

Bertrand Russell published the above list of ten precepts at the end of an article called “The Best Answer to Fanaticism: Liberalism” in the New York Times Magazine in 1951, and it was later published in Volume 3 of his autobiography.

After India got Independence in 1947 and cauldron of social unrest (Religious tensions ) got diminished , the next challenging task for this newly born campestral was to bring social and economic stability. Jawaharlal Nehru , the then Prime minister realized that the only way Indian Republic can re-establish its presence in the world stage and establish stability is only through the intellectual power of its citizens & Education. Keeping that in view, Nehru took the initiative and the first ‘Indian Institute of Technology’ came to existence in 18th Aug, 1951 in Kharagpur inaugurated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Time kept on passing and within seven years of the inaugural of the first technical institute of National Importance, Nehru understood that just one Institute is not going to feed the hunger of 370 million people. That’s why Pundit Nehru had to Travel all way long to a small place named “Warangal” in the newly formed state “Andhra Pradesh” (Merging “Telangana” with the “Andhra” On 1 November 1956). He laid the foundation stone for a new institute there named “NIT Warangal” ( Then “Regional Engineering College, Warangal”) on October 10, 1959, the first in the chain of 30 NITs (formerly known as RECs) in the country. The perception of Nehru was to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country. And that was just an another beginning of a golden era for the Indian Education System. In a very short span, NIT Warangal could be able to attain recognition as a major centre of learning in Engineering, Science and several Inter-disciplinary Areas with the help of UNESCO and UK assistance . Not only, has the Institute acted as the breeding ground for ideas and talent, it also has recognized and honoured scholars of distinction. Later Educational progammes here extend beyond the physical sciences and engineering and extended it’s service towards humanities and social sciences such as Economics, English and into management studies. Read the rest of this entry →