This article first appeared in the Hindu on October 17, 2020. If you are a baffled student staring at essay prompts and Statements of Purpose for college applications, here is a quick primer. Why do they want to read my essay? To know you and your story. Clearly, marks as a sole criteria for entry […]
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This article first appeared in the Hindu on January 16, 2021. Students of Class XII across the country met the announcement of the CBSE board exams being postponed to May with some confusion. Reactions ranged from “What does this mean for us?” and “We have to study for another half a year!” to “What about […]
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“Why Vice-President, why not President?” — this meme about Indian parents reacting to Kamala Harris’ historic win still makes me laugh. But beneath the humour lies a truth: our education and parenting systems often push students toward ‘safe’ and ‘high-scope’ careers like Engineering, Economics, or Computer Science — without helping them discover what truly excites […]
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This article first appeared in the Hindu on December 19, 2020. Does what you do matter? Or is one job as good as the other? How does it matter what you do? Just find the job that pays you the best; as long as it is legal. In fact, why work at all? The luckiest […]
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In today’s complex world, interdisciplinary skills are no longer a luxury—they’re a necessity. The rapid pace of technological change and global events, like the recent pandemic, has completely reshaped job markets, demanding professionals who can tackle multi-dimensional problems by integrating knowledge from multiple fields. This shift has made interdisciplinary courses the gold standard for future-proofing […]
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