Radhika Umdekar-Budhkar: First Female Vichitra Veena Player
By Dr.Rashmi Sahi Her voice becomes animated once she starts talking about music. The initial sweet calmness gives way to a fierce passion for the art which she calls ‘my life’. Meet Dr Radhika Umdekar- ...

Higher education reforms at the University of Delhi, India
Degrees must lead to jobs or create entrepreneurs, even at the undergraduate level. Malashri Lal. The most prestigious institution for higher education in India, the University of Delhi, rated number One by the India Today-Nielson Survey, decided ...

India, China banks performed better than US, European banks, says US economist
By Subhash Chopra Greater independence for central banks was neither desirable nor conducive to any better economic performance, rather the reverse—Stiglitz India’s banks weathered the 2008 global financial meltdown sparked by the excessive lending spree by ...

MUMBAI EXPRESSIONS
These days, more than ever, artistic performances are not just creative, they seem to have a message to convey. ANJU MAKHIJA [gallery] In my columns, I’ve often mentioned that in India, culture ‘happens’ on the streets. Be ...

REGINALD MASSEY’S BOOK PAGE
[gallery] The curse of caste consciousness and the inhuman discrimination that stems from it still exists in ‘secular’ and ‘democratic’ India.  In the capital of the republic (now known as the ‘rape capital of the world’) ...

PROFILE Symbolic Mysticism in Nimi Trehan’s Art
By Meenakshi Mohan [gallery] “Look beyond the surface to connect with a fragment that resonates on an emotional level . . . “ - Nimi Trehan What is art? Different people have interpreted art in many different ways, however, ...