December 24th, 2011 05:16 pm
Destiny or Delusion
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We all dream of owning a fancy car, a fully furnished apartment equipped with a huge flat screen TV, finding that “perfect” girl / guy… and if possible buying a device to communicate with aliens from Mars. We strive on being complete by living ...

December 11th, 2011 01:05 am
Markshit
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Mr Thomas Gradgrind, an essentially eccentric character from Dickens’ book Hard Times, remarks in the first chapter – “Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life.” Times are har...

November 22nd, 2011 02:20 pm
Progress Report
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When one talks about world-class education in India, the only thing that comes to mind is IIT and IIM. And the list ends there. It is hard to believe that once upon a time India was the preferred destination for scores of students from across the wor...

September 2nd, 2011 07:43 am
Dear Uncle Sibal
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         “Kaamyaab hone ke liye nahin, kaabil hone ke liye pado” said Rancho in ‘The Three Idiots’ but how kaabil does our current education system makes us is evident by this letter from a student written to the HRD Minister, Mr...

August 25th, 2011 08:43 am
A Tightrope Walk
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Parents have expectations, friends behave in contradictions – How do I sort my life? “Don’t play with the matchstick! It will burn your fingers,” father was more alarmed than angry. “Didn’t I tell you fire is dangerous,” mother as usual...

August 9th, 2011 12:57 am
Why was I born?
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I was born not to remain an infant comfortable in my mother’s lap but to be independent and free. I was born not to be carefree and playing all day, but to contribute my share to the world. I was born not to mug paragraphs and paragraphs of text wi...