Ivan Menezes and Arvind Subramanian -- whose birthdays were separated by a month and 3 days in 1959 -- became close friends attending the economics course at St Stephen's.Ivan went on to be a......
'Politicians can do symbolism by changing the names of places and museums.''Judges need not be seen to be craving for approval from the public.' IMAGE: The new statue of Lady Justice. Photograph:......
Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Wednesday said B R Ambedkar had proposed Sanskrit as the "official national language" of India as he understood the political and social issues well......
Ajit Balakrishnan on how to arrest a worldwide decline. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com As a son and grandson of doctors and a firm believer in a meritocratic education system, and......
Be it Dalit assertion or championing the cause of social justice, egalitarian icons Babasaheb Ambedkar, Buddha and Periyar E V Ramasamy have been characteristic of political symbolism to promote......
At a time when the world is reeling under the impact of an economic crisis, Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo chairman and CEO and one of the most influential women in the world, believes that the corporate......
Consider the idea of the evolution of the universe. Aristotle first said that there was some connection between the two heavenly bodies - the sun and the earth. Ptolemy postulated that the sun......
'What exists instead is a clear gap between skilled people and the work at hand.' 'Employers on most occasions find it difficult to find a match between the two,' Adi Godrej tells Viveat Susan......
'The unveiling of the Cybertruck seems to me the turning point in the design and manufacture of automobiles in much the same way as American skyscrapers were the turning point of architectural......
Riding on e-commerce wave is the youngest state, which faces competition from neighbours. Image: Telangana has become the favourite of major e-commerce, retail and aviation companies. Photograph:......
Salman Khan's Sikandar may not be the spectacle one hoped it would be.Many decades ago, Sohrab Modi made the historical extravaganza Sikandar that continues to inspire audiences today. IMAGE:......
IMAGE: Third prize winner Mansi Maheshwari, First prize winner Chidananda S Naik and joint Second Prize winners Asya Segalovich and Nikos Kolioukos. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film and Television......
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle's words acquire a larger-than-life embodiment in Bollywood's brand of educationists. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, Sukanya Verma......
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar in the song Suhana Safar Aur Ye Mausam Haseen from Bimal Roy's Madhumati. Photograph: Kind......