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To be or not to be…
…professionally qualified, that is. Armed with a degree related to the career or to just dive in? Listen to both sides and decide. ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN and MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
ACTING
DIA MIRZA
Self-taught: Becoming an actor was not pre meditated. I had no time but to say yes or no to the film offers at hand and I chose […]
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Stop, think, go!
GAP YEAR Think you’ve got it all figured out? Take a break after school and give the unconventional a try to discover your real interests. USHA RAMAN
As the mercury rises, so does the anxiety level among school-leaving students and their parents. Where do they go from here? Will they clear the competitive exams and make […]
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It’s a wonderful life!
To begin with, I would like to introduce myself. I was born into a quite wealthy family. The moment I opened my eyes, all around me I saw happiness. As I grew up, people who met me at weddings and parties always asked me the same question — “What do you want to be when […]
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Look beyond the conventional
Being in Std XII is no joke, I tell you! If there is anything more taxing than this phase of life, do tell me. With just a matter of time before those fatal days of exams, every student would be having himself/herself buried under that HUGE pile of books to cram up every piece of […]
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Hacking into the future
TECHIE Ankit Fadia has many achievements behind him, but the most important would be making hacking seem cool. SHARAN M.
He is an MTV Youth Icon, a Global Shaper according to the World Economic Forum and has been chosen as a Global Ambassador for Cyber Security by the Indian Government. Another title he has held for […]
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Racing ahead
MOTORSPORT F2 racer Parthiva Sureshwaren is preparing for the upcoming season with a single-minded focus: the F1! MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN
For racer Parthiva Sureshwaren, life’s always on the fast lane; from the time he sneaked away with his father’s car with some not-so-favourable consequences to seriously taking up motorsport in 1998 to being the only Indian in […]
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Jai jawan!
Whether as an officer, a doctor or an engineer, the Armed Forces gives you an opportunity to serve your country. APARNA MENON
The Armed Forces is one place where professional growth takes place at every step. Nowhere else will you get such phenomenal opportunities to constantly upgrade your skills.Even for those who have not completed their […]
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Part time beauty queens
MEGHA NARAYAN and SHILPA HINDUJA talk to our very own fashionistas to find out how they balance college and work.
(In pic: Models Yusra, Sahithya and Mehndi)
“Models now promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things as well,” says Tyra Banks.Our own queen bee, Aishwarya Rai kick-started her career […]
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Incentives to teach
With Teachers’ Day round the corner, we ponder over the question ‘why isn’t teaching an attractive career option?’ especially with all the perks that PRASANNA SRINIVASAN seems to have enjoyed.
“What the teacher is is more important than what he teaches,” said American psychiatrist Karl Augustus Menninger. Rather true isn’t it? Thinking back about our own […]
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Sail away!
MERCHANT NAVY Mariner PRASHANTH A. shares his experience of life aboard a merchant ship and of graduating as a naval officer.
Selection
It all begins with a 60 per cent aggregate marks in PCM and in English, successfully clearing the all India entrance exam, interview and also fully meeting the requirements of the medical standards.
Pre-sea Training (1st […]
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