Yearly Archives: 2012


Classical and modern

In the United Kingdom at university level, the decline in the study of Latin and Greek, the classics, has been reversed. As a result of renewed interest in reading classical literature and history, more and more students are enrolling on classical studies courses. The purists may deplore this development-‘ it is yet another example of […]

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De profundis clamavi

But not too loud! According to the Royal National Institute for Deaf people, there has been a threefold increase in hearing loss and in future deafness will become an epidemic. It is hardly surprising that new research shows complaints about noise, in particular loud music and barking dogs, are on the increase. So dire has […]


The Wedding biographer

For 31-year-old, Mumbai-based Mriganka Dadwal, it was the lousy job done by way of a wedding video that made her launch a company. Aptly titled wedding stories, her company scripts and recreates the events of the past so as to give the clients the feel of a Bollywood film. The entire crew has experience in […]

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