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 […]
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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. […]
Twenty Twinkling Stars in Tokyo Olympics 2020
by Deepanshu Srivastava India had a best-ever performance at the Tokyo Olympics games where they won seven medals including a gold medal for the first time in its sporting history. This article is a SEQUEL to our previous article, ” India and seven wonders at Tokyo “. Here we introduce […]
What Really Matters?
by Kritika Kukreja Life is a beatific odyssey and we are the explorers to unearth the treasure of pure bliss, contentment, and serenity. Happiness is a real and heartfelt thing. We take so long to realise that materialism is trivial and doesn’t really matter. We are too immersed in chasing […]
Combating ‘Scourge of India, the Terminator’
by Dr. Kiran Thakur Pune, August 22, 2021 A tiny beetle, Zygogramma bicolorata, has raised India’s hope to win the biological warfare against a weed of Mexico origin. The weed called ‘parthenium hysterophorus,’ congress grass, or gajar gavat, had created such a scare in the country that it was called […]
Education Amid Pandemic: Boon or Bane?
by Genalyn M. Lago Giving less is better than giving nothing at all. The emergence of pandemic has caused an abrupt shift in the education system. Department of Education (DepEd) officials from the highest to lowest ranks including the teachers have been tested when it comes to their resourcefulness, adaptability, […]