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Oxford awaits Suu Kyi to award her doctorate

Aung Saan Suu Kyi's alma mater Oxford is abuzz with anticipation as it awaits the return of the democracy icon to receive a doctorate from the university that was announced way back in 1993, in......

Nobel laureate Venkatraman praises alma mater

Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has said the "dedicated" professors at the Maharaja Sayajirao University inspired him during his higher studies but added that he did not "appreciate them......

Benazir's son is back in Oxford

Amid tight security, 19 year-old Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday returned to his alma mater Oxford, days after appealing to the media to respect his privacy so that he can continue his......

PM's alma mater to launch scholarship

In recognition of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's achievements as an economist, his Cambridge alma mater St John's on Thursday said it would launch a scholarship in his name in New Delhi next week......

Cambridge University to honour Dr Singh

Nearly 50 years after he earned his first class honours degree in economics from the University of Cambridge, his alma mater will confer an honorary doctorate on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh next......

Ratan Tata gifts a classroom to Harvard

Harvard Business School's famous alumnus, Ratan Tata, has gifted a classroom to his alma mater, which has been looking to set up a permanent facility to provide executive education programmes in......

Amar Bose of Bose Corp gives majority of stock to MIT

Indian-American billionaire Amar Bose, founder of the iconic Bose Corporation, has given his alma mater MIT a majority of the stock of his audio equipment maker company, a gift that fulfills his......

5 Indians donate millions to US universities

In October, the chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, gifted $50 million to his alma mater, the Harvard Business School, to give back to the school - in his words - a little bit of what it had given......

Finance crisis: IITs fear dip in endowment funds

In August this year, the founder of Symphony Group, Romesh Wadhwani, gifted his alma mater -- the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) -- $ 5 million (around Rs 25 crore or Rs 250 million)......

Tata gifts Cornell University $ 50 million

Noted industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata has gifted $ 50 million to his alma mater, Cornell University in New York, to help recruit top Indian students to support joint research projects......

Thank you, Mr Ebert, for taking us on this journey

We will always remember Roger Ebert at the movies, says Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the prolific movie critic, who passed away on April 4.Roger Ebert, the prolific movie critic, author of half......

Review: SOTY is no KKHH but it's a fun watch

Student Of The Year is no Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but Karan Johar makes it look good, writes Sukanya Verma.A lot has changed since I wrote my first ever piece, the music review of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. I......

Like the Student Of The Year trailer? Tell us!

In a move harkening back to his debut film, the guru of gloss Karan Johar shows us a school that'll make our alma maters appear less shiny, our students less toned, our high-school......

Terence Lewis dances his way into Guinness Records

Choreographer Terence Lewis has broken a Guinness World Record. He choreographed 1,336 people to a Bollywood song in an hour at Mumbai's St Teresa High School, his alma mater, for the Colors'......

Meet the funny man with a big heart

Stand-up comedian Russell Peters has announced a $20,000 award to finance up to three years of college for an outstanding student from his alma mater North Peel Secondary School. The first......

Another award for Dhoni

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Alma Mater St Xavier's College will confer its famous student with its first 'Youth Icon' award during the institute's three-day carnival begining on......

How ads are sucking the fun out of cricket

'Initially the ad-breaks were strictly adhered to: in between overs, during drinks-break and dismissal of a batsman. Then the ad time increased, and cricket became what you saw between ads,' says M......

Of Brazil and memories of another Cup

A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic told by a classmate and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels......

Gavaskar returns to MCA after a decade

Sunil Gavaskar has returned to head the Mumbai Cricket Association's Cricket Improvement Committee after a decade's absence from any activities connected with his cricketing alma mater. Gavaskar......

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Q. I am a 9th std. student studying in gloria convent high school ,byculla.Our school's topic for the year is women achievers and our class has particularly got ur name sunita williams. so just wanted to know ur experience by contacting u..plz if u can help me with it,.ill be highly obliged.its a request from all glorians
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Q. What is the Qualification of Mr Rahul Gandhi?? and from where he is qualified?"
Sumukh Sumukh Chincholkar: A. Even after reaching 9th Std. you have not learned that you should respect your school because school is your Alma Mater (Nurturing Mother)....... more

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Q. identify this personality : first of only two Indian military officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal in the Indian Army - born in amritsar - alma mater : IMA dehradun - used to talk to indira gandhi more informally - had a good taste for wines n had a daughter named "sherry" - his last words were : " i'm OK! " - one of my favourite quotes from him : "I always wanted to play with dolls. When I was young, my mom wouldnt allow me to, then my wife came along, and I still was not allowed to. Finally, I told myself, now I am the Field Marshall, I will damn well do as I please and
Sumukh Sumukh Chincholkar: A. Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw more

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Coke's Jonathan Mildenhall on the brand's global foundations

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Mysore moulded me, a grateful Akhilesh says

On visit to Mysore, the young CM of UP addresses students at his alma mater, looks up his friends. ...

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Mysore greets its one-time resident enthusiastically

Batchmates, old students along with the new students were patiently waiting at the quadrangle of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, here... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/338844/mysore-greets-its-one-time.html

Architect school hope

New Delhi, June 12: Arundhati Roys alma mater, the School of Planning and Architecture, may get the institution of national importance status like... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130614/jsp/nation/story_17006538.jsp

Why SRCC, Delhi beats the rest

Students from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, write about what makes their college stand apart from the rest of the higher education... ...

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