4 July 2022

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From The Editor-in-chief
All the heated debate these days is about the radical transformation being imparted to India’s defence recruitment structure with the Agnipath scheme. But there’s another crucial field that is seeing a transformation that’s nothing short of epochal.
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Abhiram Kumar, 20; Vikas Kumar, 21
Abhiram’s father is a small farmer, whose income barely sustains his family of five, including three sons. Abhiram is keen to join as an Agniveer because of the job security and social prestige that comes with it. His only grouse is that the tenure s
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Amit Kumar, 20
Amit had cleared his physical and medical tests last year, after preparing for years. He shifted to Jaipur last July to enrol in coaching classes for the written exam. His monthly expense here is Rs 12,000, for which his labourer father has taken a l
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Mahipal Singh Rathore, 20
Mahipal has been preparing for recruitment to the armed forces for four years. With two sisters younger than him, this son of a small farmer is convinced that once he has enrolled in the Agniveer scheme, he will do well enough to be chosen among the
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Back To The Campus
The year 2022 could be momentous for the future of education across the world. Covid brought life to a halt, including education in physical classrooms in the precincts of schools and colleges. Students instead took their place in front of their comp
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Hall Of Fame
The India Today Group’s Best Colleges survey was initiated in 1997. In the first year, only engineering, medical and law colleges were ranked. The following year, arts, science and commerce were added. Over the years, as the methodology was regularly
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No.1 Best Of The Best
HINDU COLLEGE, Delhi HINDU COLLEGE, Delhi SHRI RAM COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, Delhi ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, New Delhi MAULANA AZAD INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, Delhi INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHI, New Delhi DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECT
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Baptism By Fire
Just two years ago, the Indian Army, which has a strength of 1.2 million personnel, crossed a major milestone: it became the world’s largest ground force. Yet, there was no cause to celebrate. It achieved that distinction because India’s arch-rival,
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How The Colleges Were Ranked
With more than 42,000 institutes of higher education in India, this 26th edition of the India Today Group’s annual ranking of colleges intends to make it easy for aspirants to make critical career decisions based on a rich information base and data.
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CUET, A Test of Learning, Not Memory
Since I took charge of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in February, people in general, including friends from media, have often asked me about my vision for the higher education regulator. The questions multiplied since the UGC announced in Ma
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The Art of Learning
A major fear students had during Covid was that they would miss out on many of the exciting aspects of campus life with colleges closed in the lockdown. One of these was getting the chance to connect with professionals from various industries through
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Chemistry of Success
Across the world, Covid-19 has upended the way things are done. Colleges, like all other organisations, have had to adapt. This has led to some novel stories: for example, last year, Hindu College patented a machine for virus disinfection developed b
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The Sum Total of Excellence
Anticipating the impact of the oncoming pandemic on education, the Staff Council of Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi, had decided on starting online teaching-learning even before the lockdown was imposed in March 2020. In the
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A Perfect Prescription
The glass partition behind which Dr Randeep Guleria, director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, sits is a subtle but grim reminder of the vital role the institute played in helping India battle the scourge of Covid. That effort filtered
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Reason to Smile
STRESS OF INDIVIDUALS AT A TIME THE NATION’S ENERGIES WERE SINGULARLY DEVOTED TO FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC. IT HAS BEEN A VALUABLE LESSON GOING INTO THE FUTURE Anyone who has had a toothache knows that the trauma can be so intense that you cannot take o
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Wired To Innovate
One of the 23 IITs created to be centres of excellence in training, research and development in science, engineering and technology, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, since its inception in 1961, has seen over 48,000 graduates in discip
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Building Blocks
The Department of Architecture and Planning (DAP) at IIT Roorkee has the distinction of being one of India’s oldest architecture schools. Currently, the department has around 157 students in its B.Arch programme, 63 students in Masters programmes (M.
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Raising the Bar
Over the past couple of years, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) has been working on a carefully designed expansion plan as a result of which its student numbers have increased dramatically. Keeping pace with that is a growing facul
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The Secret Sauce
The pandemic notwithstanding, the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering & Nutrition, Pusa, in Delhi, went out of its way to make sure that students didn’t have to suffer any obstacles in their learning. All possible online media platforms were trie
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The News Nursery
Nandini S., a graduate in earth and environmental sciences from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is yet to complete her nine-month-long postgraduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New
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Master Class
While the pandemic threw a curveball, forcing Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (SSCBS), University of Delhi, to adapt to the new normal with digital whiteboards in place of blackboards and online platforms instead of in-person teaching, th
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Cracking the Code
The challenge of resuming on-campus classes halfway through an academic year naturally called for extra effort—the computer science department at Christ (deemed to be University) in Bengaluru tackled this phase with interactive sessions by industry e
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A Higher Calling
Bozo and Bisleri are thrilled. After 18 months of no activity, the sylvan campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Deonar, Mumbai, is buzzing. Finally, the hallways are filled with students whom the two dogs can lick, play with and a
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Loading with Style
When the pandemic forced everyone to stay indoors last year, it was business as usual at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi. The faculty adapted to technology-centred teaching methods and delivered what students expected. Th
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The Complete Results
Notes: 1. Rankings based on objective data and perceptual survey data; 2. Only colleges that submitted their objective data on time were ranked; 3. Only colleges that fulfilled the following criteria were considered for ranking: (i) a minimum of thre
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The Goal Of Happiness
Q What has gone right for the team during this campaign? Everything went right—from the way we prepared at camp before the tournament, the crowds that poured into Kolkata during every game and the football, which has been really enjoyable. This camp
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India Queues Up For The World Cup
Speaking to us from Arunachal Pradesh’s Itanagar, Oken Tayeng defines the upcoming Qatar World Cup in clear terms. For him, it is a celebration. “I grew up watching the World Cup on television, but I’d never seen the tournament live.” He has tried go
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On Mount Doom
Amitav Ghosh’s latest book, The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times, defies easy reactions. A review is supposed to describe what a book is trying to achieve, describe how the author has tried to do so, and assess whether they have succeeded. But
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New Khan In Town
On June 8, the day the first episode of Ms Marvel dropped on Disney+ Hotstar, Marvel Studios posted on Instagram a note Malala Yousafzai had written by hand: “It is not every day that I turn on the TV and find a character who eats the same foods, lis
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Power Made Dynamic
Vauhini Vara’s debut novel, The Immortal King Rao, is many things: a generational family saga, an immigrant and coming-of-age novel, a meditation on the promise and peril of technology, a critique of corporate power, and an ambiguous speculative dyst
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Asian Flavours
Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) is not of this planet, but his Bollywood dance moves, his delight, the wayhesays dishoom when killing a foe in the forest, all add sparkle to Marvel’s tepid Eternals. In Shang-Chi and The Leg - end of the Ten Rings, we meet a
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For the Books
DC’s Aruna is a shapeshifting, genderfluid, no-nonsense crime fighter. Born in Chennai, Aruna found a home in Bollywood as a stunt double. Last we read, the superhero was assisting Batgirl. Created by DC in 1977, Celsius commands fire, ice and her o
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Letter From The Editor-in-chief
IN EARLY MAY, LUXURY FASHION BRAND BALENCIAGA, popular for its unconventional approach, launched a limited-edition collection of overtly distressed sneakers called ‘Paris Sneaker’—entirely worn out and destroyed with ripped cotton and rubber—in a var
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Back To Nature
Q. Like your earlier film Kaagaz, Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga is about an ordinary man caught in extraordinary circumstances. Is it more difficult to play an ordinary man than, let’s say, a hero? It’s difficult to make audiences feel the presence of a
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Spirits
Designer spirits seem to be the toast of the season. Chivas has just launched its prestigious 18-year-old expression in collaboration with interior and fashion designer Sussanne Khan, who has designed the limited-edition pack. The pack pays homage to
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Noteworthy Art
To have and to behold a favourite or famed piece of art is probably one of life’s greatest delights. After all, a thing of beauty is a joy forever. If you want to indulge one of your artistic temptations, the time is now. The latest edition of AstaGu
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Points To Ponder
Being free of plastic bottles wasn’t adequate. Shivdasani set up a glass factory to recycle glass bottles produced by the hotel and its neighbours by having world-renowned glassblowers come repurpose them into art. Soneva runs an innovative maker pro
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Conscious Luxury
In the world of horology, Rolex inspires superlatives like no other brand. While luxury, precision, and sporty are its common personality traits, eco-consciousness and sustainability rank up there too. And this isn’t a generational fad. Since the 193
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Balancing Nature With Nurture
With management of waste becoming a colossal alarm, you would think at least the larger metropolises would lead by example. But revolution, they say, begins in a cup. And at Sonu Shivdasani’s Soneva resorts, the cup literally runneth over. With two a
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Fashioning CHANGE
For the Italian Republic Day celebrations held at the Royal Opera House in Mumbai on June 4, 2022, dancers from the Oliva Contemporary Dance Project performed to composer Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Ebbing and flowing seamlessly with movement, th
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The Charge Of The Light Brigade
The market for Electric Vehicles in India is booming at the moment and everything from high-end SUVs to sports cars to affordable SUVs are up for grabs. Although, this month, we witnessed the launch of quite a few more EVs spread across price bracket
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The Long Range Tata Nexon
The Tata Nexon EV Max comes with a larger battery, more features and improved performance. The battery is 33 per cent larger at 40.5kWh and this allows for an ARAI-certified range of 437km. The motor now produces 143bhp and 250Nm, which results in a
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The Rise of the Cult Sneaker
The word ‘Cult Sneaker’ is most often used to describe a pair of sneakers that has people queuing up outside global stores, often paying hefty premiums for re-sold shoes and frantically posting these acquisitions on social media. The question remains
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What Gives?
“The sneaker market is getting bigger and bigger in India now. The Jordans and Yeezys have the biggest fan base on our platforms, purely for the originality of these products and the international hype. People just love them. The sneaker culture is f
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Treat Yourself To A HIGH-TECH SPA
Lying in the dimly lit treatment room, I could feel the knots in my back gradually giving in. So far, so spa. Yet here at the Johnstown Estate near Dublin, although unseen forces were kneading my muscles, there wasn’t a therapist in the room. If ther
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The Luminaries
Lighting is to an aesthete what engineering is to a pastry chef: layering. It’s no secret that dim, dark corners are black spots to the otherwise unblewmished beauty of a home. On the other hand, a light is so much more than the sum of its parts. It
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Fact File
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Manna From Heaven
If there was ever a utopian meal manifesto, it would be one set amidst the clouds with scrumptious dishes and delectable drinks, music in dulcet tones, a gentle breeze fraught with the sea’s salty fragrance and a 360-degree view of the land beneath t
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Glorious Repast
Full disclosure: Chinese food is not a favourite, or at least the versions of the cuisine one is likely to encounter. Alarming fixation on dark, dense, starchy curries, over-enthusiastic use of the secret ingredient, ‘MSG’ and a shockingly limited me
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La Dolce Vita
There is something almost mysterious about The Lodhi; night or day, the property never appears overrun by crowds like other city hotels. Its typical brand of discreet luxury is all about quiet elegance that celebrates subtle, understated indulgence.
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Balancing Heritage with Modernity
Breguet isn’t just one of those brands that coasts on its history, this haute horology brand is actually inspired by it and so iterations of iconic models are power for the course. So also with the new 7597 timepiece that presents a visual variation

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