Before the release of Ramanujan, the eponymous commercial Tamil film on the renowned ‘mathematical genius’ — we use the term in its true sense here, as it is also a fact that most of us tend to slap this description on any one who can do additions involving any two three-figure numbers without the aid of a calculator — there… Read more →
The news from media circles in New Delhi is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, quite unlike his predecessors, is not ready to fly with him journalists whenever he officially journeys abroad. This has caused much consternation among scribes, which is natural considering the fact Modi’s decision is a major blow against the freedom of the press, as represented by its… Read more →
This week I was invited to be the judge at a creative writing contest, doubtless based on my credentials built over the last one-and-a-half decades as a dad. The thing is the school which had organised this competition is where my daughter is studying. Otherwise I have less chance of being at a creative writing event than Maria Sharapova heading… Read more →
The three news items that I woke up to in today’s paper were: ‘Students clueless as UGC-DU logjam over FYUP continues’. ‘Engineering admission counseling put on hold after SC directive’. ‘HC sets aside appointment of Madurai Kamaraj University VC’. After reading the reports, my reaction, as a sensitive and empathy-filled individual, was one of extreme happiness. Happiness at the fact… Read more →
The UPA, over the last 10 years it was in the saddle, made a complete mess of almost everything it touched. And now that the Modi government is in, it has wisely and correctly read the mandate it has got to be one for avoiding the problems that the previously dispensation created, and hence is steadfastly working towards creating totally… Read more →
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