Bat Woman and other tales

In a bid to increase understanding of the pandemic, this book comes at a time when the future is uncertain. Its main value is a look back at what has been happening in the scientific community after the outbreak of SARS and MERS   ‘Don’t blame the bats’, is the title of one of the […]

Thriving in serendipity

Writer and teacher Gaurav Monga has in 20 years lived in 20 cities all over the world. Some excerpts for his journey called life… Gaurav Monga, 38, has made some unusual choices in a hurry, fairly intuitively, and that explains why he has had an eventful life—the best is yet to come. A teacher, writer […]

A question of students’ future

Those who want exams postponed have valid reasons to protest the schedules put out by testing authorities — but so do those who want to get going The nationwide protest against holding NEET UG, JEE exams is growing day by day. Protesters are citing the vulnerability to Covid infection during exams, as many students who […]

​ ​The Diabetic Chef

A prodigious entrepreneur, 23-year-old Harsh Kedia, taught himself to lead a quality life despite diabetes and is now helping thousands of others to do the same Harsh Kedia is a jovial 23-year-old, full of zeal to help others. Adversity has given meaning and direction to his life. His never say die attitude and zest for […]

Jobs lost as fabric of a lucrative industry is torn

The garment industry, mostly geared to exports to the West, has laid off most of its employees. They now face an uncertain future as business will be slow to take off even after the pandemic By the end of May, Anjali had informed her office – a garment export house situated in Delhi, boasting an […]

Contagion demystified

This timely book by an epidemiologist gives fascinating insights into how things spread — not just viruses but ideas and misinformation too The Covid-19 pandemic has brought focus on three fields of studies — epidemiology, virology and immunology. While all three are important to understanding the outbreak, the field that was shown most of the […]

Policy or fantasy?

The NEP 2020 aims to restructure the school education system by extending it to children under six For the Indian state, kids are like Pokemon. Its education policy used to be “gotta catch ‘em all”. Now, as laid out in the National Education Policy 2020, the goal is “gotta catch ‘em young”. Because, as I […]

Wishful thinking

Beyond jargon and keywords, what is the NEP 2020 and why do we need it? This National Education Policy envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all, and thereby making India a […]