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Ajit Saldanha has a finger in the pie, and another on the political pulse. And when he writes, he cooks up a storm.
    Broadly speaking Pratham uses innovative teaching methods aimed directly at the rural and urban poor while conducting a relentless campaign for institutional change across the country. (Image: Digital learning Magazine)Opinion
    The Pratham Method

    Roughly 260m children attend school in India, more than in any other country.

    3 Jun 2018 3:39 AM IST

    RajnikanthNation
    On the contrary: Rajni & Shibumi

    Mug-wielding Indians allergic to toilet-paper will love their loos.

    20 May 2018 4:35 AM IST

    Modern tycoons occasionally behave like wayward rock stars: petulant, ill-mannered kid-ults with an attitude problem.Nation
    Status anxiety

    An old friend of mine had planned a reunion with a classmate who now heads a global conglomerate.

    15 April 2018 6:48 AM IST

    As we watch word after word twisted into doublespeak by corrupt elites, one is reminded of George Orwells quote: \Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.\Nation
    On the contrary: Doublespeak Meet namma spinmeisters

    As a nation, we are awash in doublespeak.

    8 April 2018 3:54 AM IST

    Amazon India was held jointly responsible for deficiency of service along with two other parties by the Hyderabad Consumer Forum.Nation
    On the contrary: Up the Amazon

    Flushed with her snake-oil laced compliments, I got home to find an email from Amazon nestling coyly in my inbox.

    1 April 2018 2:25 AM IST

    Kangna at the India Rising SummitLifestyle
    On the contrary:Runout georgy porgie

    Ms Ranaut went on to confess that she is a -"fan-" of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.

    25 March 2018 2:16 AM IST

    The science of intelligent falling?Nation
    On the contrary: Stop monkeying around

    Scientists from the Evangelical Center For Faith-Based Reasoning have proclaimed that the -"theory of gravity-" is...

    18 March 2018 1:24 AM IST

    Traffic comes to a standstill on the Khilwat-Motigalli stretch following traffic diversions due to encroachments and maintenance works. (Photo: DC)Nation
    On the contrary: Animal driven vehicles not allowed

    Ultimately, we may lack a traffic gene but no one can deny our mastery of irony.

    11 March 2018 3:50 AM IST

    Four days of EDM madness saw stars from around the world take stage at Pune and make the crowd groove to their beats.Lifestyle
    On the contrary: EDM can't buy a thrill!

    Many moons before the Japanese invented karaoke, I mercilessly pioneered the dreadful habit of singing along.

    4 March 2018 6:34 AM IST

    Ajit SaldanhaNation
    On the contrary: Handle with care

    Sultry models flouncing around in various stages of undress, moans of pleasure filtering over the hum of the espresso...

    25 Feb 2018 3:34 AM IST

    Ajit SaldanhaNation
    Aiyoo virushka full bore

    Far from the relentless pounding of the Facebook, Instagram & Twitter treadmills.

    18 Feb 2018 3:54 AM IST

    The Internet-connected world has also made it easier to meet new people. (Photo: Pixabay)Nation
    On the contrary: Justice for all

    What truly shocked him subsequently was the total lack of empathy he faced when he recounted his experience at social...

    11 Feb 2018 3:53 AM IST

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