College without Walls

Bill Gates went to Arizona to see what the college of the future might look like. The future may not always include the lecture halls, dormitories, football teams and other...

The billboard that produces potable water out of air

Finally, a Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air

I've never cared much for billboards. Not in the city, not out of the city — not anywhere...

Arun Shourie speaks on - Public discourse in India today, and what we can do about it

Mr Shourie is one of the few great public intellectuals of the country. He talks to and debates at Manthan for the third time.
Those who have heard him earlier at Mant...

True Review Movie - Eye in the Sky

Cast: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Phoebe Fox.

Direction: Gavin Hood.

Produced: Ged Doherty, Colin Firth, David Lancaster,

Written: Guy H...

True Review Television - Prime Time Has Two Fresh Looks

Last week’s most memorable watch was on &TV’s Prime Time newbie Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai. A lone dancer in a darkened theatre is in the throes of a sequen...

Improving The Quality Of Skills Training: What The Adolescent Girls Initiative Pilots Can Teach Us

The Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) through its eight pilots taught us a great deal about how to make skills training more female-friendly and support young women's trans...

Women Shouldn't Be Burdened By Expectations: Aditi Rao Hydari

Actress AditiRaoHydari feels women should follow their heart and not conform to the expectations of the society. The 29-year-old “Wazir” star has shot for an on...

Kaleidoscope - Gone Girls

A couple of years ago, the mass kidnapping of girls by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria made headlining news the world over. The trauma of parents not knowing what happened ...

Nina Simone's Face

When I was kid, I knew what the worst parts of me were—my hair and my mouth. My hair was Happy. My lips were big. Nearly every kid around me knew something similar of...