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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This article first appeared in the Hindu on November 13, 2020. Technology, globalisation and digitisation have opened the doors to many exciting opportunities “Why Vice-President, why not President?” This hilarious meme of an Indian parent in the wake of Kamala Harris’ historic win made me laugh but it’s also a reminder of the pressure caused […]
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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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This article first appeared in the Hindu on February 13, 2021. Here are 10 interesting and exciting interdisciplinary courses from across the world. Interdisciplinary is the thing. This pandemic has led to the almost-demise of the already tenuous boundaries between regions and between job roles and careers. This is the age of the expert who […]
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