Discovering Thoughts

Many times in a country like India, it happens so that your family states “you are meant to be an engineer.” Maybe you used Lego pieces to build a robot, got your hands dirty rebuilding an engine, or used parts from an old clock and transistor radio to create a stereo sound system. You are a problem solver and budding engineer. Engineers take math and science from paper and the lab to invent, design, and build things that matter. They are team players with independent minds who ask, “How can we make things better?” By dreaming up creative and practical solutions, engineers are constantly changing the world. Since many years, it has become a trend that whenever we pass out of our engineering colleges, we tend to work in a foreign country. The reasons may vary like better job opportunity, better lifestyle, more salary, etc. This factor is increasing day by day. Most of them won’t come back at least for 25 years or even till retirement. They compare every system in India to whiche...

Cinema and arts are big part of India’s heritage. India is home to one of the largest film industries in the world. Every year thousands of movies are produced in India. Indian film industry comprises of Hindi films, regional movies and art cinema. The Indian film industry is supported mainly by a vast film-going Indian public, though Indian films have been gaining increasing popularity in the rest of the world, especially in countries with large numbers of emigrant Indians. However, since the past few weeks, the media is abuzz regarding the FTII controversy which has shook the best institution for acting in India. While controversy continues over the appointment of actor  Gajendra Chauhan  as the chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) with students even hitting to streets in protest, he has denied to quit the top post. What is the FTII controversy? Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the country’s prem...