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Ground Realities
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
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
Masterclass: Personal Journeys
In this conversation, the head of Godrej India Culture Lab talks about the secret behind his creative genius and his almost superhuman ability to reach out and forge relationships with a wide range of people, and curate distinctive experiences and conversations
Once upon a time he was called sushasan babu and had a reputation for being an idealist. Now, he is known to play his cards close to the chest and worships at the altar of power
Ground Realities
This month, we participate in the lives of a few Indore residents, and get a glimpse of unspoken realities and desires, as jobs in the formal sector define their self-worth
Remembering the man, his ideas and body of work, through a professional association spanning 15 years
Ground Realities
How is the average Indian doing? A deep dive into the lives of four Surat residents shows a microcosm of the Indian story
The former McKinsey chief’s tell-all book is an attempt to offer his side of a story that sent shockwaves around the world. But the book is unlikely to sway his detractors. In an interview, Gupta shares some of the lessons he learnt from the crisis—and a lot more
In his new book, Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus argues that social businesses can help solve poverty, unemployment and pollution. However, we need to work hard to make it happen
If money be the only metric to measure the worth of a man, Ray Dalio is a hugely successful creature and his “Principles” are worth emulating. But the unexamined life is not worth living or emulating either
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