Chandra Shekhar Chitrala

Last week was very interesting in the world of social media. While the FB/WhatsApp/Instagram behemoth went down at least a couple of times, with the first outage lasting over six hours, it…

The last couple of months has seen me participating in three separate elections - one as a contestant, one as a returning officer and the latest one as a voter. All three were unique in…

The recent spell of rains once again exposed the shortcomings of the civic infrastructure at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Local news channels were replete with visuals of waterlogged roads and…

Though I have never been a formal teacher, invariably every Teachers Day, I receive a few messages - over the phone or on social media, thanking me and wishing me on this day. It was the…

One of the reasons why Hinduism faces ridicule from monotheistic religions is the plethora of gods and goddesses in its pantheon - upwards of 30 million as per some texts. While there are…

As someone fascinated by technology, reading about the oldest computer in the world was a revelation. More than 120 years ago, in 1900, a shipwreck was discovered off the coast of the Greek…

As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day, close by in Afghanistan, the Taliban are poised to retake control of the country. And in all probability, they will portray it as getting…

Long before Marvel came up with the idea of putting interesting snippets of the next movie in between the post-movie credits, there were many who would watch the scrolling list of those…

I think it was around 20 years back that a distant relative of ours from Andhra Pradesh paid us a visit in the hope of securing a job in Bhubaneswar. He had secured a decent 70 per cent…

One of the first things that B-School students in India learn is about the importance of the  CAS - Career Advisory Services, or the Placement Committee as it is otherwise known. This is…