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I recently bumped into Ayushmann Khurrana. We spoke briefly and he was kind enough to pose for a picture with me. I told him I loved his work. He said thank you. It was, by any objective measure, the least interesting conversation of both our lives. Yet in the picture, both of us are beaming,…

In the Indian philosophical tradition, there is a timeless saying: ‘Vriksho Rakshati Rakshitah’, if we protect trees, they protect us. Few messages capture the relationship between nature and humanity more meaningfully than this. If we preserve trees, they, in turn, sustain and protect us. This is an eternal truth, and it has defined the inseparable…

“Growth often comes with discomfort”, shares Priyanka Singha Roy. It’s a concept she’s familiar with. Starting life in a small town inspired big ambitions, and instilled a thirst for exploration which has taken her career across four distinct industries and from Kamalpur to Budapest, where her studies on the MBA programmer at Corvinus University of…

Even after more than seven decades of independence, the school education system of India is struggling with its universalization. There have been policy prescriptions mandated from time to time, and the most recent being NEP 2020, but  access to good quality education from pre-primary to class 12 for all is still a dream. The factors…

The Atlas Lions continental dominance on the pitch is the culmination of years of hard, behind-the-scenes work, combined with enthusiasm and even a certain naivety A long time has passed now – half a century – since that prophecy was first coined in the football circles of Europe and South America in reference to the…

People are still confused by the Election Commission’s new voter rules, and many are finding it hard to stay on the voter list. You would think that after trying this complicated system in 10 states and Union Territories, the Election Commission (EC) would have made the rules simple for the other 19 places where its…

Sensory overload in autism is a topic every parent should be familiar with. The reasons why common sounds, lights, and crowded places can be extremely upsetting to autistic children, and how families around the globe are finding ways to help. Vivaan was a big fan of dinosaurs, map-making, and arranging toy cars in rows. But…

“2020 was 2020 days ago… Time flies.” When I first came across this trending thought on social media, I instinctively reached for the calendar. Could it really have been that long? It seems like only yesterday that the world fell silent. Roads were deserted. Schools echoed with emptiness. Airports stood still. Masks covered our smiles,…

Voters are still stumped by EC’s rules, and are still struggling to be included One might have expected, after the tortuous labyrinthine process in 10 states/UTs, and massive exclusions, that at least the voter enrolment form would no longer trigger anxiety. That enrolment would have been standardised in the 19 remaining states and UTs, where…

Congratulations to India’s Physics Olympiad champions. Now let’s help govt school students win too There was a lot happening in the news, so you may have missed this: India finished as joint winner of the 56th International Physics Olympiad in Colombia. All five students who represented India won gold medals. Last year, India won three…