5 Handy Tips That Have Helped Me Improve My DSLR Filmmaking Skills
By Aditya Ramteke: Filmmaking is a lot more than just capturing movements. Owning a DSLR camera doesn’t make you a good filmmaker. There are numerous entry-level videographers who don’t know how to use...
View ArticleBy 2050, Millions Of Youth In India Are Going To Be Unemployed: Report...
By Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com: India will need to generate 280 million jobs between now and 2050, the year when the working-age population (15 to 64) will peak, according to a new report, amid...
View ArticleWhy I Feel The BJP Is Using Education To Brainwash Students
By Hamna Mariyam Binth Ashraf: It was a few months ago when TV sets and FM stations started running government sponsored advertisements, commemorating October 31st as National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta...
View ArticleI Made Quite A Few Mistakes, But This Is How I Cleared The UPSC Exam At 22
By Shivashankar E: It was during my class 9th summer holidays that one day my father asked me to manage the welding shop for a day, as he had to go out-of-station. That evening when he returned and...
View ArticleI Had Heard Of How Govt. Schools In Delhi Work, But The Truth Is Worse Than...
Submitted anonymously: Representation only. Source: REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal Three months into my new job as a trainer at a government school in New Delhi, and I am actually living the plight of...
View ArticleNo Degree, No Help: How Pune University Made My Student Life A Nightmare
By Preeti Bisnik: Pune university From the past one year, I have been scrutinising different universities in various countries where I could aim to go for further studies. I was very thrilled that my...
View ArticleUPSC 2014 Topper On Why Success Has Nothing To Do With Passing An Exam
By Ira Singhal: Editor’s Note: While many rejoice after this year’s UPSC exam results were declared a few days back, there is no doubt that those who couldn’t make it, face a difficult time where they...
View Article“You Are More Than Just A Marksheet”: From One ‘Average’ Student To Another
By Rithika Krishna: CBSE Toppers, you’ve outshone your next door neighbours or maybe your childhood friends. Your hard work and consistent commitment paid off in the end. Congrats! You will be a role...
View ArticleThese UPSC Success Stories Are Important For Us To Truly Understand ‘Struggle’
By Parth Sharma: Ira Singhal (left), Sandeep Kumar (right) Success stories from the UPSC civil services examination (CSE), coveted as the most difficult exam in the world with a success rate of about...
View ArticleHow To Beat Exam Stress With Just The Power Of Your Brain
Peter Clough: Stress is part of life. Too much stress, over a sustained period, is clearly damaging, but normally we can deal effectively with short bouts. In fact, while stress may be uncomfortable,...
View ArticleA Team Of Young Educators In Mumbai Teach Skills That You Won’t Find In...
By Swetha Ranganathan: Amrita didi, best teammate and teacher. After completing my engineering from Father Agnel College, Mumbai, I spent three months teaching children in a government school, where I...
View ArticleWhy Saffronisation Of Education Will Always Remain Incomplete (Hint: Kamasutra)
By Airaf Rahta: Ancient Indian texts Since India elected the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as its new government in 2014, there has been an incredible amount of discussion surrounding the...
View ArticleFor Children Who Can’t Go To School, Here’s A School That Goes To Their...
By YKA Staff: 6 Million kids in India are out of school right now according to Oxfam India. Even after four years of education, 90% children from poorer households are still illiterate. Rajani...
View Article‘Had I Not Paid A Bribe, I Wouldn’t Have Scored Full Marks In My Practical...
By Saurabh Verma: Education is crucial because Padega India, tabhi toh badega India. According to the 2011 census, 74% of our population is literate. But learning to write and speak is not enough....
View ArticleWhat I Want To Say To Every Parent, Teacher And Child Who’s Obsessed With...
By Anindita Ganguly: Ever since the board results were declared last week, there has been a lot of brouhaha on social media with people uploading, flaunting or rather announcing the ninety-fives and...
View ArticleWhy I Chose To Study Humanities, Even If It Meant Disappointing My Family
By Vidhipssa Mohan: “Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, love, romance…these are what we live for.”- Dead Poets Society...
View Articleकैसे टॉपर माफिया कर रहा है बिहार में बच्चों की शिक्षा से खिलवाड़
शुभम कमल: Photo credit: SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/GettyImages “बिहार में बहार है” का नारा और विचार बिहार की सत्ताधारी पार्टी का है, जिसने २०१५ में प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के जादू को परास्त करके गठबंधन...
View ArticleHow An Unanswered Phone Call Cost Me A Seat In This Reputed Institute
By Sagnik Basak: Education is not only a necessity it is also a right. One cannot be denied the right to education or to better themselves. Sadly, in our country not many share this point of view....
View ArticleDon’t Let Anyone Tell You Studying English Doesn’t Have Career Options
By Saswati Chatterjee: One of the memories which have stuck with me from my first day of college is my professor telling me that the course I’ve taken (English Honours) isn’t just about analysing and...
View ArticleI Have Failed Multiple Times In Life, But This Is What I Do Instead Of Giving Up
By Sumit Kumar: The recent suicides by teenagers on account of their academic stress and failure to get through exams reveal the enormous pressure encroaching upon the youth of India. They succumb to...
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