A couple of weeks ago a beaming Suresh Kalamadi, amidst muchfanfare and chest-beating, gloriously announced the signing of the agreement to host a Formula One race in Delhi in October 2009. Though what seems like a landmark event in the annals of India’s sports history, one needs to be reminded that the agreement in no certain terms guarantees that such an event will surely take place. It is merely a signal to the IOA to begin work to prepare the city for the premier racing event. More…
2007
25/6
Sports
Not the right Formula
by Amit Panhale2007
25/6
Science and Tech
Ready for the iPhone?
by Aditya
Here’s a quick test to check your tech-savviness. What cell phone do you use? Is it an ordinary one with buttons on the front? How many times in the last six months did you use the words “Apple iPhone“? Once? Hundred times? Sadly, my friend, you are outdated. More…
2007
21/6
“The playing field is different, the rules are the same. We promise you a rich learning experience. In the course of the first year you will pick up various skills - managing the media - who are our immediate customers; and the celebrities - who are our suppliers, in a sense…” More…
2007
21/6
Satire
Seventeen Inches
by Dead_Pep
Of late quite a few colleagues of mine quit their jobs to start their own ventures and I am left stranded in the same old cubicle with my lovely 17″ flatscreen.
With this beautiful device in my cubicle I don’t need anyone, I tell myself. Nothing can be more brilliant than something that renders 1800 * 1440 pixels at 32 bit color, I goad myself. More…
2007
20/6
People and Places
Disabled by the system
by Surya
India is one of the few countries in the world where a whopping 90% of disabled children do not receive any form of education. There are a handful of schools in Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi where inclusive education is being practised. In these schools innovative teaching techniques like theatre, music and group work have replaced traditional teaching techniques.
Most schools, however, remain unconvinced that inclusive education will work in the long run; either they have different sections for disabled students or they have none. More…
2007
13/6
Sports
We need a Keano
by radhakrishnan
Manchester United’s mercurial striker Eric Cantona made a pertinent point not too long back. “It is important that Ferguson’s eventual successor is somebody who knows how the club works, he needs to be very strong mentally and a strong person and Roy Keane is one of those.” More…
