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What is triggering this distressing trend in India? Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh The day the Class X exam results were announced, Dhanalakshmi rushed back home from work in the afternoon. She had found out by checking online that her daughter, 16-year-old Sridevi, had failed the exam and she was worried she might not be able to handle the disappointment. But when she reached their two-room house in the crowded quarter of Jogupalaya in Bangalore, it was to discover the body of her son, ...

That Maharashtra has been grappling with severe drought is a given now. So when rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh packed his bags and set off for Jalna in the north Marathwada region of the state he expected to come across the usual images.But instead of a parched landscape, he encountered greenery and chara chavanis (cattle sheds) with well-cared bovines. Eventually, as he walked around with his camera, Uttam realised that the real villains in the scene lay somewhere else -- in excessive tubewell ...

Day Two of the Lakme Fashion Week saw a lot of celebs in attendance. Photographs by Uttam Ghosh and Hitesh Harisinghani Genelia D'souza came dressed in a satin white blouse and denims. She completes the casual look with a designer bag and brown jacket. You can see her happily posing for shutterbugs at the event. Please click NEXT to continue ...

Sejal Gulati, CEO of Time Analytics Services, Bangalore shares important lessons for young graduates and aspiring entrepreneurs. Illustrations by Uttam Ghosh and Dominic Xavier Having seen many start-up workplaces in the past, the sight of a plush corporate office on the seventh floor of a building seemed relatively alien to me. Like judging a book by its cover, I wasn’t really sure how much of the entrepreneurial spirit I’d unearth. Afterall, it was Time Inc’s India partners, ...

A crisp resume and a strong online presence will impress prospective recruiters. Shrinath V tells you what you must do right to get closer to your dream job. Illustration by Uttam Ghosh and Dominic Xavier At a recent job fair in Bangalore conducted exclusively for start-ups, twenty six leading start-up companies had set up stall to meet and talk to aspirants. In addition, there were over 20 early stage start-ups that were looking for employees or co-founders. We saw over 4,000 participants walk ...

Manoj Gupta, founder of Crafstvilla, an online marketplace, draws comparisons with different life situations and explains what young entrepreneurs can learn from them. Entrepreneurs are strange, weird and sometimes whacko, but a simple species. They are driven by an unknown element in them called passion, which derives its roots from an extreme desire for wealth, fame, power or something unknown. In their journey of passion, there are times when they feel weak, alone, disheartened, demotivated, ...

Procrastinating is the first enemy of productivity, say parents and teachers. But science, thankfully, says it's good for you. Find out why. Ever had that feeling when a deadline is looming ominously over you and you simply cannot get motivated right till the last moment? Some people dread that feeling while others thrive on it. Regardless of how people may choose to respond to it, procrastination is a habit deeply ingrained into the human mind and many of us fight a constant battle against it ...

Shakun Sethi who operates Dizuna Communications shares her personal experience and offers advice on how entrepreneurs can take charge of the moment of despair. Entrepreneurs are one of the most excited community and are always on their toes with the sparkling hope in their eyes. But they’re humans after all. When the chips are down, entrepreneurs look for hope and if they don’t find it, their interest might start waning… Be true, you don’t like working for your start-up ...

Not having cleared her Class 12 CBSE examinations, a young girl committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of Madhya Pradesh Mantralaya building. Examination stress has been one of the major causes for deaths in India and one that has caught the attention of the government too. However there is much that needs to be done. Paloma Sharma reports. The heat of the Indian summer coupled with the impending declaration of board exam results has made life similar to living in a pressure ...