Best tribute to Aruna Shanbaug would be to take some legislative action on ending the mental trauma of those who can't live outside of a hospital again.
If not drafted well, there is a possibility of the message being misinterpreted by the receiver.
Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer has won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great.
'There is little point in getting adoption without profit sustainability or the converse.' 'This is the dilemma that many Indian innovators face,' says R Gopalakrishnan.
Check out the star arrivals.
Mumbai-based literary critic and blogger Chandrahas Choudhury's first book Arzee the Dwarf has finally hit the bookshelves. In a chat with Insiyah Vahanvaty, Choudhury talks about his background, the idea behind his book, and what it takes to become a published novelist.
'It can't be a coincidence that he and his family, uncles and all, vanished from India only days before the scam was discovered.'
'#MeToo is not to be dismissed as a 'shoot and scoot' but seen as the uncovering of dark truths about seemingly sophisticated and powerful personalities, or at least as one providing catharsis to a survivor,' notes Utkarsh Mishra.
13B has been selected to compete in the 'International panorama' category of the Shanghai Film Festival to be held from June 13 to 21.
Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid has claimed that his comments on restoring the credibility of the game, after the recent IPL spot-fixing scandal, have been taken out of context.
Sreehari Nair introduces you to three promising movies coming up.
They don't call him "The Oracle" for nothing.
'"Who you know" does not help in scoring runs or taking wickets in front of hundreds of millions of fans, which alone determines your selection to play for your team.'
Saratchandra wrote when India was under British raj, but his concerns were contemporary.
The note was authored by Faraz Syed, an associate economist with Moody's Analytics.
'They will talk about secularism, but communalism -- they just won't say there exists such a beast.' 'It's harmful for society to brush it under the carpet.' 'If we talk about secularism, we must talk about communalism.'
Enjoying the spotlight after winning the 2008 Man Booker prize for his debut novel, young Indian novelist Arvind Adiga says his second novel is "almost done" but declined to give details about the upcoming book. The 33-year-old journalist based in Mumbai also rejected suggestions that his award-winning book The White Tiger was overly critical of Indian society saying that he had intended to be provocative but 'funny' at the same time to engage the reader.
Know where students win and lose in the GD/PI in order to arrive at your own rule book.
A few of the most commonly asked interview questions at B-school interviews and how you show plan your answer.
Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize 2014, in its debut as a global literary award.
'What is forgotten but is actually as important for a society's long run success is morality.' 'Morals and trust are the nuts and bolts of an economy.' 'Without those you can get short run success, but not long-run development.'
One day workshop on report writing by Chris Vermulen.
How to design an impressive and user-friendly CV.
Geetanjali Krishna discovers beautiful landscapes, caves and secret beaches in an exhilarating voyage off the Algarve coast.
'As a great democracy, we must be responsible and uphold the rights of those who come to us seeking shelter.' 'Everything in the Hindu faith tells us that this is obligatory on us,' says Aakar Patel.
Important chapters and topics you should prepare for.
At IIM-Ahmedabad, 11 students opted out of placements to start their own venture. While at IIM-Bangalore, 4 students chose not to join the corporate world, IIM-Kozhikode had 5 students who decided to kick-start their own venture. At S P Jain Institute of Management and Research in Mumbai, out of 89 students, one student decided to opt out of placements to join his own family business where he would be heading a new division.
When size matters. Just as scotch bottles have become bigger, novels have also become fatter.
'You can accuse him of many things but one thing you cannot accuse him of is being bad at politics,' says Aakar Patel.
Indian democracy is fast turning into by the elite, for the elite and of the elite, says M R Venkatesh.
India is free, certainly, and has been so for 70 years. But are Indians free-spirited? asks Shreekant Sambrani.
She quit her career in financial services to pursue her passion for writing.
Remember that oil prices do not knock through into economies straight away, the impact is delayed, maybe as much as 18 months in some cases.
In talking about the market in crude oil we often looks for items, events, and structures that repeat themselves. We pin some kind of faith on them because we are unable to see the future with any real clarity. For regular readers of this column, you will realise that this is the start of an explanation as to why we predicted crude oil would be $66.60 at Christmas.
Personal financial planning can reward you tremendously if you have the self-discipline needed.
'After it was finished, Shah Jahan visited the Taj only twice.' 'There is a letter from Aurangzeb to him after a visit, reporting that the dome was leaking and needed to be fixed.' 'Shah Jahan wasn't bothered: He had moved on to designing his next project, Shahjahanabad,' reveals Aakar Patel.
Gautam Bhimani captures the unique character and flavour of the game of cricket, both on and off the field, in his book Reverse Sweep.
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