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The author is Dean of Faculty of Liberal Education at FLAME University, Pune.
Traditional liberal arts disciplines such as Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Literature, History are undergoing massive changes in their way of doing things in light of the computation and data revolution. Their practitioners are employing new technologies to better understand, explain, and intervene in society. The rise of the internet has brought in new forms of labour, production, and capital supply while upending traditional economic models.
Read MoreThe democratization of education coupled with the exigencies of economic survival has necessitated training in specific practical skills to secure one’s future.
Read MoreLiberal Arts education believes in educating students for life by giving them the fundamental tools and techniques, borrowed from multiple disciplines that can be used in any stream of human endeavor.
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