Saturday, January 7, 2006

COLUMNS
THIS ABOVE ALL
SIGHT AND SOUND

STAMPED IMPRESSIONS

GOOD MOTORING
AUDIO SCAN
MUSIC ZONE
FASHION
PUNJABI ANTENNA
WEBSIDE HUMOUR
FOR CHILDREN
CROSSWORD
WORD POWER
RHYME TIME
ROOTS

Trapped in pursuit of success
In IITs, the pressure to excel is killing. Caught between tough academic standards and exacting goals, students even resort to taking their lives. Shahira Naim reports
An IIT alumna from Kanpur remembers a fellow student standing at the edge of a water tank and contemplating suicide. Recalling this spine-chilling incident on a blog site, she writes:  “There were others like me standing motionless. Finally I saw a professor standing and chatting to someone, and called out to her for help. She took over. There were security people in minutes but all stood helpless. What if she jumped? Everyone cleared the corridors and waited, just waited.
IIT campuses have low tolerance for non-achievers Counsellors emphasise the importance of nurturing friendships along with devoting time to studies
Pressure point: IIT campuses have low tolerance for non-achievers. — Photo by Mukesh Aggarwal Strike a Balance: Counsellors emphasise the importance of nurturing friendships along with devoting time to studies. — Photo by Vinay Malik
 

COLUMNS

THIS ABOVE ALL: Christmas in times past
 by Khushwant Singh

MUSIC ZONE: Album of the month
by Gaurav and Saurabh

SIGHT & SOUND: Scant regard for experts
by Amita Malik

PUNJABI ANTENNA: Of fun, frolic and jarring notes
 Randeep Wadehra

good motoring: Check out the newcomers
 H. Kishie Singh

Rhyme Time: Dawn of New Year

WEBSIDE HUMOUR: Job well done
Compiled by Sunil Sharma

GENERATION X

CROSSWORD
 by Karuna Goswamy

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