Remembering P.G. Mathai
A master of the craft of writing and editing, the senior journalist and editor passed away on May 12
Category : people
Rashid Khan: A voice as pure as the rain
His dulcet baritone could create such slow burn performances, mesmerising the audience. This is the second piece on the eternal genius, that delves into the traditions of Hindustani Classical Music and Rashid Khan’s legacy
Rashid Khan: The Eternal Genius
The greatest classical voice of a generation
Ground Realities
A river in spate, landslides and nature’s fury
Climate change and growing urbanisation is slowly but surely changing a way of life in Himachal Pradesh. A tale of two ordinary villages and one town that are not on the tourist map
Politics, the business of news, and the Radia tapes
In his memoir, Vir Sanghvi describes a world of politicians and celebrities only he could access. Just how did he do it? How does he see India now? And the future?
The legend of PG
Pradeep Guha was a marketer extraordinaire. I had the privilege of working with him during my formative years in the media industry in Bombay. Some personal glimpses
Ground Realities
They chose schools for creative learning. What’s the benefit now, they ask
These two working moms wanted holistic development for their kids. Now they are struggling to create an at-home learning experience. Meanwhile, two nine-year-olds talk about what they miss about “real school”
Hustle Fuel
Is it in the genes?
A conversation with Anu Acharya, CEO of Mapmygenome and former CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions, about why early influences matter, what it takes to scale two genomics companies in India, and everything else from Nutella cravings to an equal partnership at home and work
Ground Realities
Unplanned online education is short-changing our children
A literal and figurative screen has come up between learning and growth on one side and teaching on the other. Two senior school students and a teacher offer a view into a system that is falling short
An engineering college boom built on a foundation of dysfunction
By the middle of 2015, things became dire for Odisha’s private engineering colleges. Of the state’s 46,000 engineering seats, as many as 30,000 were vacant. In this excerpt from his book ‘Despite the State’, M Rajshekhar tells the story of the boom and bust—in which the students and staff were the only losers
Editors Picks
Latest