PERSPECTIVE

F inished the last paper with a sigh of relief, left the exam hall. FY done. Vacation plans discussed. Celebrated with friends. And now was the time for an eternal slumber (barring the one during the entire semester) ….and yet I woke up the next morning with palpitations ------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------apparently, I was unable to recollect hydrophobic amino acids . Also failed my Biochem exam in a dream. The morning went fine tho – recharged my social battery with friends. But the afternoon was spent worrying about a non-existent exam the next day. Friends also had similar symptoms.  😰😨😮 Yeah, this was exaggerated . But you get the point. You feel exams haven’t ended, when in fact they have. End sems clearly take their toll on you…especially when they stretch for a month. (YES. A freakin’ whole month!) For bioengineering folks like me...for whom practical exams matter just as much as theory (50-50), equal atten...

The title sounds like a debate topic-IK. But, recently I am thinking about it more. The other day, I found myself in an unlikely conversation about 'construction projects in Pune' with few friends. The key takeaway- It has no end...and that's true. With the ever-increasing population, buildings are bound to replace trees soon. Any suburb to me represents a giant concrete tentacle the city has thrown out in the last decade or so. This recent development came with the rise of gated communities and townships. So-called stand-alone houses are being redeveloped into taller buildings. The skyline's ever increasing...   The city, which always has had too few green spaces is losing the little it has left! Are the infra projects solely to blame? Let’s look at the elephant in the room-ARAI tekdi. 3 infra projects, one of which involves a huge tunnel through the hill, have been vehemently opposed by environmentalists for decades. The area is a popular outdoors spot for man...