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Salil Chowdhury

Music and Words of the Genius Called Salil Chowdhury

“Pagol hawa…ki amar moton tumio haariye gele…” Lyrics of human protest and social consciousness came in as an awakening in the pre-Independence era of the 1940s. The architect? Salil Chowdhury…. Read more »

Chetan Bhagat

The IIT Quality Debate and Why I Find Chetan Bhagat Extremely Irritating

The quality of students entering Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) has deteriorated over the years due to the coaching classes that prepare engineering aspirants, said N.R. Narayana Murthy a few days ago. I… Read more »

The right twist

Weekends on TV: Three 17-Year-Olds Make it Worth a Watch

Sony’s X Factor and Star Plus’s Just Dance are not just reality shows that have captured eyeballs because of their celeb quotient; the real heroes of the two shows are… Read more »