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Sunday, May 24, 2026
On choices: reflections from two beautiful books
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From time to time, social media erupts with debates about "right" choices and "wrong" choices. The subjects of the choic...
Monday, May 11, 2026
The teacher's niche
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Stepping out of the lecture hall complex at IISER Pune after a class is a veritable treat to the eyes and the attentive mind. Beds of multic...
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Birth, growth, collapse and renewal
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Professor Nirmala Jain is a retired professor of Hindi literature from Delhi University, and a well-known literary critic. A few days ago, ...
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Only with time
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This semester, I am teaching a batch of students from the 4th year of our Integrated BS-MS programme. Technically, they are at a level equiv...
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Not your Ma'am
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Reflections on a few things that I was thinking about in January: 1) Not your Ma'am The other day, someone on X (formerly, Twitter) le...
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Sunday, December 29, 2024
On conference talks and editorial duties
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"Explain 2024 for you in one word," demands my social media timeline. Conciseness is not my strongest quality. So, I am going t...
Sunday, December 1, 2024
One day at a time, one step at a time
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An experience that most functioning adults face is that of building up a routine with great effort, only to have it come crashing down in th...
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