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The heartfelt hospitality quickly helped a project team integrate into the community. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Years ago, as part of a project, we embarked on a visit to a cluster of villages nestled deep within the forests. Our mandate was to gather information from the forest dwellers to assess their socio-economic status, their … Read more
Questioning leads to greater accountability. | Photo Credit: Getty Images I believe there is no question about the fact that questioning, as a skill, is as much part and parcel of survival as it is of success. Questioning is fundamental to everything in the life of a human being. An environment that encourages questioning and … Read more
Which one do you recall faster? Appreciation or negative criticism? The natural urge in every human is to hear good appreciation for their deeds from others; even after getting several such appreciations, one negative feedback is more than sufficient to spoil peace of mind. The worst part is the repeated recall of it in our … Read more
This July marks the fifth anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a reform effort aimed at transforming India’s education system. Over the past five years, paradigms have shifted, AI has entered classrooms and leading global institutions have set up campuses in India. But away from the spotlight, a steady and strong change in … Read more
Like any disruption to an established ecosystem, micro-dramas come with both benefits and drawbacks. In February this year, Kuku FM launched Kuku TV, a new vertical dedicated to micro-dramas — short-form TV shows with episodes lasting just a couple of minutes, shot entirely in vertical format for smartphone consumers. The platform features a vast catalogue … Read more
Yesterday, on July 4, the United States observed its Independence Day. A quarter of a millennium ago, the American people declared their resolve to live not under kings but under laws. They fought to build a government accountable to the people, not one that claimed to rule in their name. In their Declaration of Independence, … Read more
The call for the removal of the words “secular” and “socialist” from the Preamble to the Constitution of India is no longer a fringe fantasy. With someone as senior and influential as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale making a public statement in support of the idea, it has now acquired a … Read more
About ethics too The credibility of a reporter rests on a delicate dance between earning access to powerful sources and preserving the trust behind the byline (Opinion page – ‘Notebook’, July 4). True credibility lies in reporting facts without fear or favour, even if it means losing privileged “access”. The reporter must resist pressures to … Read more
