Untitled design The campus of the University suddenly feels as if flowers have bloomed in the garden. The skies seem bluer, the trees fuller, and there is excitement in the air! Even as I look at the faces of the faculty, they seem happier and it is all because their beloved students are trickling into the …
Colleges and universities have changed immensely over the last few years. The earlier concept of a quiet classroom being a good classroom has now changed. Today a classroom where questions are asked and students think out-of-the-box are good. A professor who encourages his students to ask questions is considered to be truly knowledgeable. On many …
The month of June is a month that brings back lovely memories. This was the month when our school reopened after a long summer vacation. While we all had butterflies in our stomach, we were also looking forward to meeting our friends who we hadn’t met for almost two months. The lectures were confined to classrooms …
Imagine what an amazing world it would be! While many may talk about wars and territorial rights, I am sure those from the realm of education and knowledge, find borderless-ness to be an evolutionary phenomenon. As boundaries melt from national to notional, dissemination of knowledge will become easier. During the recent pandemic, amidst the chaos that …
I have been working for more than three decades now and during my journey I came across several challenges, like many other women who work. Throughout my journey the one thought that kept urging me to move forward was that I have to uphold the ideals and realise the dream of my father Prof. Dr. S. B. Mujumdar …
The new normal has redefined the working space for men and women. As a woman who has been working for the past 3 decades, I too have faced several challenges that I have overcome to sustain a healthy work life balance for myself and my family. However, the pandemic brought in a few realizations and observations …
During my days in school and thereafter, I still remember that the only two prestigious career options were either medicine or engineering. Intelligence was defined by taking Science in standards 11/12th and join medicine or engineering. However, nowadays you see many students with more than 90% in Board exams choose Arts or even Commerce stream. For …
Women who are Olympians, and are scientists too! This was perhaps unfathomable a few years back but it is a reality now. These women athletes have proven their mettle on the track and off the track and tread on some untrodden paths. I was so inspired to learn about Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria who won the …
An early morning drive through Mulshi near Pune, this weekend, allowed me to see the lush green paddy fields, once again. The sheer greenery around was mesmerizing, and soothing at the same time. Though we have driven through this area many times in the past, it never loses its charm on me or my family. Perhaps …
My childhood friend Raj and I have been very close friends since the age of 4 ! She and I studied in the same school and later had to depart because of our careers. Though our careers were demanding, our friendship remained strong and we would always find time to meet each other. Raj was a …