The festive season every year begins with Navratri. During the months of October, November and December, leading up to January, there are several festivals and celebrations in different forms in all parts of the country. Diwali is one of the most celebrated festivals, which in recent times, has cros...
Since 2018, India’s working-age population (people between 15 and 64 years of age) has grown larger than its dependant population — children aged 14 or below as well as people above 65 years of age. This bulge in the working-age population is going to last till 2055. Prof. K. Nagaraj, retired Pr...
India is a tourist’s paradise. With its diverse landscape, different cultures, multitude of languages and communities, uniqueness in food from region to region and a co-existence of several religions and beliefs, the country offers a plethora of choices for every kind of tourist. While the nature ...
The south of India has been home to some of the largest fleet owners who have specialised in transporting goods ranging from small parcels to huge machinery. For decades, companies like TVS and ABT in Tamil Nadu and KTC in Kerala have set up vast networks comprising of booking and delivery depots, t...
Information Technology (IT), mobile telephony and the rapid spread of internet have spurred the growth of new modes of doing business. While traditional businesses continue to depend on touch and feel, brick and mortar as well as online services through well-designed and maintained websites, many mo...
The Indian school education system is changing. Parents look for best learning tools and thousands of EdTech companies with their innovative products which are looking for ways to market their products and services. SchoolConnects, a social networking app for parents, is a platform that links these ...
In Chennai, from time immemorial, the various wholesale markets have been functioning from different parts of the city. For instance, the flower and fruit markets used to be located in the Flower Bazaar area near Parry’s Corner. The vegetable market was in KothwalChavadi, also near Parry’s. Due ...
It is a bygone conclusion that for good job prospects and a bright future, the basic requirement is good education. In a country like ours, where despite good education, the unemployment rate is quite high, there’s need for specialised education and trade-based curriculum.The last decade has seen ...
At his peak, when Sachin Tendulkar was referred to as the God of Cricket, when Sunil Gavaskar was called the Little Master, and when the IPL cricket series dominate our lives, it was no joke when it was claimed India’s economy depended on cricket. We have heard of the term, cricket diplomacy, in t...
It is ironical that Karthik Kumar’s first foray into writing a book is titled ‘Don’t Startup’, when, 16 years ago, that is precisely what he and his best friend and batchmate, Sunil Vishnu did by starting Evam! “When we were writing our joint thesis on the ‘Viability of a Theatre/Drama-b...