Almost 30 years ago, in 1983, the new batch at XLRI-Jamshedpur had just settled in for its first day in class when 50 adivasis stormed in and ransacked the classroom before vanishing into thin air. None of the students were hurt, but the professor, Father Edward McGrath, lay in a pool of blood. Even as the dazed students were trying to make sense of what had just [...]

It’s International Women’s Day and as I read the morning newspaper and flip through television channels, every media platform is talking about women and their transforming role in society – women leaders, women celebrities, amazing feats achieved by amazing women, challenges being faced by them and the promise of an empowered womanhood. Completely engrossed in these captivating stories, I asked my daughter, a high school [...]

Just the other day, we were taking a dip stick on how many people were still sticking to their New Year resolutions a month into the year. We asked around and, as expected, we found that some were already struggling to hold on to them, while many had already given their resolutions a quiet burial. Listening to us admit our failures, a young colleague smilingly [...]