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Learning and attendance I am a professor and found the article, “Mandating student presence, erasing learning” (Editorial page, January 2), thought-provoking. The refusal of stasis is the moot point t

Kolkata Christmas Festival – Few cities in the world can match the festive spirit of togetherness and community. Christmas in Kolkata is not an occasion that comes and goes without leaving any trace.

The political situation in Tamil Nadu today offers a throwback to 1989. At that time, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) was split into two factions — one led by M. G. Ramachandran’

All those who are familiar with the twists and turns in a Sriram Raghavan caper can vouch for the fact that he knows how to spring a surprise. Raghavan does so once again with Ikkis, which not only su

Year ’s Eve – Every year, on New Year’s Eve, a revelry results in a number of road accidents across India. Some of these result in fatalities. John Donne wrote, “Each man’s death diminishes me, for I

Almost 15 years ago Jeff Bezos, founder of US online retail firm Amazon, said e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops. It has and in the process rained billions of dollars into India th

During my morning walk the young girl stopped me and asked me if there was any cyber café nearby. She was carrying an infant, and her husband was walking behind her carrying a large bag. She had come

Almost 15 years ago Jeff Bezos, founder of US online retail firm Amazon, said e-commerce was going to change the way the world shops. It has and in the process rained billions of dollars into India th

Tamil Nadu Agricultural – There are certain firsts in life that time can never dull. The first day at school, the day we step into college, or the first time we leave home stays with us, fresh and unb

Christmas’ email carefully – “Some battles are won with swords and spears,” Tywin Lannister once remarked, “others with quills and ravens. ” The Lord of Casterly Rock managed to dodge a career in corp