Love, loss, longing & lessons

A Book of Light: When a Loved One Has a Different Mind Ed by Jerry Pinto. Speaking Tiger. Pages 175. Rs 399. Review by Roopinder Singh What dispels darkness is light. It has the power to illuminate, to bedazzle, to blind, to create shadows, and to show what was thought to be hidden simply because it had not been exposed …


So that they can engineer their dreams

Students from rural backgrounds with the potential to excel in engineering are getting the much-needed boost Roopinder Singh Petite, all of 17 years old, yet a poise that belies her age, Gagandeepa walks into the room with an intriguing combination of diffidence and confidence. She has come a long way, but there is much more to do. Her journey is …