Education

We Want To Respect You, Please Let Us: An Appeal To The Teachers

By Debasmita Das: Dedicated to the few professors who are indirectly encouraging the diversion of respect, that a student should feel for them. "A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a

Education,Society

The Tradition Of Educating The ‘Mard’ And Its Flipside

By Venkatesh: Sarita, a 28-year-old-lady, is married to a security guard who guards a commercial complex. Suddenly, one bright morning, she wakes up only to realize that her husband is no more, he died in a road accident the previous night. She has two kids,

Education

So You Plan To Study Abroad? Here’s Everything You Want To Know About Standardized Testing

By Rhea Kumar: They make us stay up late at night, poring over thick, unwieldy books. They make us struggle with OMR sheets, graphing calculators and mind-boggling words. And before test day, they make us toss and turn in our beds all night, wondering, “What

Education

Here’s Why Just “Academic Excellence” Wouldn’t Get You Hired

By Hardik Vaidya: Exams ask: x3 + y3= 100, find the possible solutions of (x, y) Employers ask: So tell me something more about yourself. Tell me about a time when you faced a really tough challenge, and how did you sail through it? I

Education,Specials

Doing What You Love And Loving What You Do

By Sumeet Kaur: Are you among the ones who believe that your passion can pay you enough to sustain a living? I asked a lot of people this question and they were not really sure. Amish Tripathi, a famous writer, quit his job as a

Education

Can’t Speak Good English? What’s There To Be Embarrassed About!

By Akanksha Jain: Google ‘learning quotes’ and a plethora of results glorifying the noble act of learning will pop up. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a single negative quote. In fact, if Google is to be believed, not learning is an act of fools and

Education

Towards An Inclusive Society: Bringing The Differently Abled To The Mainstream

By Anwesha Ambaly: There is a great challenge before India, to make necessary changes to build a more inclusive and generous society. The call of the day for India is to create a society which enables children from all sectors and classes of the society

Education

Educational Reforms In India: How CBSE Is Taking Slow But Steady Steps

By Abhimanyu Kulkarni: India is a country obsessed with marks and degrees. A lot of parents are fine with their kids using unfair means as long as that results in ‘good’ marks. Their own kid scoring 99 doesn't give them as much of satisfaction, as knowing that

Education,Health & Life

The Other Side Of The Flashy I.T. Industry: Confessions Of A Disgruntled Employee

By Vishakha Dahiya: With emergence of the latest I.T. “trend” in our country, many brilliant minds have fallen prey to it. I am not saying that employment in I.T. Sector is negative in anyway. Youth is more influenced by what they see on television or

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