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P Rajendran

P Rajendran is a New York based writer. You can e-mail the author at prajendran1@gmail.com

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Making students stress free without medicines

Making students stress free without medicines

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Stanford student Nitya Kanuri believes that a phone-based, anxiety assessment app built in the US can help Indian students manage their stress levels better.

She quit a lucrative US job to help India's underprivileged girls

She quit a lucrative US job to help India's underprivileged girls

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Saima Hasan, founder and chief executive officer of Roshni Academy that works to empower girls from government schools in New Delhi and surrounding areas to achieve their full potential in college, jobs and life in general, tells P Rajendran what drew her to help poor girls.

'Anything he touches, glows. He's a true prince'

'Anything he touches, glows. He's a true prince'

Rediff.com6 Sep 2014

"He's a true prince," says Peter Sarnak, a senior professor at Princeton University, describing Dr Manjul Bhargava, recipient of Fields Medal, math's top global honour.

Numero Uno: This Indian has won the math Nobel

Numero Uno: This Indian has won the math Nobel

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Dr Manjul Bhargava speaks to P Rajendran about winning the Fields Medal, math's biggest global honour.

'Math research is not considered a reasonable career option'

'Math research is not considered a reasonable career option'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Manjul Bhargava, who was recently awarded Fields Medal, Math's biggest global honour, tells P Rajendran that society's attitude towards the subject is changing slowly

The activist who took on Subway and won

The activist who took on Subway and won

Rediff.com18 Mar 2014

Vani Hari discusses her battle for healthier food in America with P Rajendran

'Bacteria don't respect borders or boundaries'

'Bacteria don't respect borders or boundaries'

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

'We ought to do something now because even the bacteria we have treatments for now we don't use wisely... We have reached a point where there aren't any new antibiotics coming out... Patients must get the right antibiotic at the right dose for the right amount of time,' says Dr Arjun Srinivasan, the acclaimed scientist who is an expert on bacterial resistance.

Lone Indian in Brazil ultramarathon runs because 'there's peace there'

Lone Indian in Brazil ultramarathon runs because 'there's peace there'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

When he is not running, Vishwas Bhamburkar spends his time filing Right to Information cases. P Rajendran meets with the only Indian running the Brazil 135 Ultramarathon later this week

US Sikhs launch app to report racial profiling at airports

US Sikhs launch app to report racial profiling at airports

Rediff.com4 Dec 2013

The Sikh Coalition released an updated version of FlyRights, an app intended to report racial profiling at airports to the relevant authorities, November 26.

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