by Shobha Diwakar Oops! What did I write? Lapdog, really, oh! Yes, now I realize… I meant laptop. Then why does the title read, Lapdog? Well, you see, both begin with the initial, same alphas L A P meaning Lap, besides Dog and Top… both words share three letters. Yes… […]
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Paper Mache Ganpati Idols: Mission Towards a Better Environment
by Priya Prakash Pune: The iconic Handmade Paper Institute (HMPI) Pune never fails to add extra value to the festival with its innovations. This year HMPI is all set with new Ganpati idols made up of 90% Paper pulp and 10% adhesive and Shaadu Maati. Their successful experiment with Paper […]
Paralympics and Seventeen Gallant Indian Sportspersons
by Deepanshu Srivastava Paralympic Games were in much limelight since they commenced on August 24. Interestingly, the Paralympic Games were founded by Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a Jewish doctor who had started a spinal injury center at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, England. For faster rehabilitation of 16 injured servicemen and women, […]
Vengeance Is Mine, I Will Repay
by Anantinee Mishra One of the greatest paramours of English literature, with perhaps an introduction that is an ominous glance of the foreseeable future. Anna Karenina; the intense tempest, the substantial whirlwind; the emotional hurricane, spread across eight parts; delivering a passion so magnetic, yet so fatal that in the […]
On Teachers’ Day
by Debdoot Mukherjee The oldest of the memories that I have about my school days are not chronologically set but are arranged in a manner that is similar to the arrangement of beads in a beautiful necklace. To think of and to point out a single one will do injustice to […]
Role of Entrepreneurship in Socio-Economic Development
by Tulip Sharma “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago”. —Warren Buffett Entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging fields around. It is not a customary job, rather a responsibility bestowed upon oneself defined by the ability to turn nays into […]
Pune-Based Start-up Making Children Future Ready
by Siddhi Gophane Pune, August 30, 2021 The New Education Policy (NEP) emphasises creativity, innovation, and overall personality development of students in schools. In other words, the policy focuses on equipping youngsters with what are known as ‘the 21st-century skills’ globally. The NEP was introduced only in 2020, but young […]
Review: Alleys are Filled with Future Alphabets
by Chaitali Sengupta The latest collection of poems by the Kolkata-based, bilingual, and well-known poet Gopal Lahiri has a very intriguing name, to begin with: “Alleys are filled with Future Alphabets.” When you turn the last page, you realize that not only is the name intriguing, but the poems are […]
Natural Ganesh Idol: Kiran’s Initiatives to Improve the Environment
by Priya Prakash Purandar (Pune district): Kiran Jagtap from Rajewadi village of Purandar would have been just another Ganesha idol maker but his unique initiative sets him apart. He makes the idols from cow dung and when these idols are put in a tub filled with water at the time […]
Lives Pledged to This Republic Are Not to Be Thrown Away
by Mark Antony Rossi The World looks to America not because we boast about Freedom, but practice it with heart and good cheer. These two qualities are missing today upon learning more young soldiers have died for a land (Afghanistan) that was never interested in freedom in the first place. […]