‘Ye karna hi hai’ (this has to be compulsorily done) said Mrs Sonia Gandhi, the Chairperson of the UPA and the Lok Sabha passed the Food Security Bill, barely eight months ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election. There was a fierce competition between Congress and the opposition to grab credits for passing the bill. […]

Opponents of student loans these days argue that these loans merely serve as a bankruptcy tool and can provide no value addition. While I agree with their argument that given the extremely high cost of education, one should think multiple times about one’s decision, I disagree to a large extent with their underlying tone. They […]

To start with, I love writing but have never written an open-ended note. It has always been a one-on-one. To start with, I am a Computer Engineer, working at a reputed IT company and I am just not interested in this field. I read books, articles etc. at my job whenever I am able to. […]

Assaults on women, though prevalent since ages, have started getting our attention only recently. It started with the gang rape in Delhi followed by a mediaperson’s gang rape in Mumbai. This earned wide coverage, and the media made an exception by protecting the identity of the victim. The police arrested the accused within days. Celebrities […]

Martin Ritt’s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)—an adaptation of John le Carré’s novel of the same name—is an exceptional spy thriller with a psychological bent. A genre-breaking film as far as espionage films were concerned, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold offered a completely unique perspective pertaining to the […]

A boy went on the hill for a view but caution was waiting to be awaken, he was disappointed with the view though. He climbed up further but caution came along. This time the view was breathtaking enough well accompanied by caution. He came back, caution stayed at the top waiting for other people to […]

Do ask yourself these simple questions, before you read my review. When was the last time, you wrote someone a letter? When was the last time you asked yourself, what makes you happy? When was the last time you smiled for no reason? When was the last time, you “lived life” as you wanted to? […]

What is GDP? Well, it is a measure of National Income Accounting, which is the bookkeeping system that a national government uses to measure the level of the country’s economic activity in a given time period (usually a quarter and/or a year). It records the level of activity in accounts such as total revenues earned […]

Yet another case of drugs abuse has hit the Indian Institute of Management Indore. This time 3 students of the Integrated Programme in Management were caught smoking up on the campus. The incident happened a week ago and a disciplinary committee was set up to probe it. Committee members apparently had long discussions with the […]