Dr. Valli Arunachalam who is a Nuclear Scientist is also well known for her work towards women’s rights. She made strides in the scientific community in India and the US. She is a remarkable lady with so much experience and Read more…
What’s with the “extra extra”, “round round” and “red red” adjectives in the English advertisements in India and in our own speech? Some of us are notorious for using duplicate words or two or more superfluous words when we communicate. Read more…
“I can’t able to understand.” Is the above sentence correct? ‘Can’ and ‘Able’ both refer to ability. You don’t need both the words to convey what you want to. You can say “I can’t understand” or “I am not able Read more…
Here’s an incorrect sentence we say or hear often in India: “Be rest assured that the work will be done”. What are the correct versions, then? “Be assured that the work will be done”: someone here is asking you to Read more…
APOGEE Research forum in association with VANETRA Group facilitated a panel discussion about women in STE(A)M industry. This was hosted by Muthayammal College or Arts and Science. This well organized women’s forum brought out many useful discussions on the 24th Read more…
Let’s be worthy of the trust others put in us. Handle the information, documents and resources you are entrusted with carefully. When friends tell you confidential information, don’t share it with others and betray their trust. Treat the confidential information Read more…
Introduction Yet another popular fable from Aesop, “The Honest Woodcutter” portrays honesty overcoming temptation. It is a remarkable story. The woodcutter refuses to accept the golden and silver axes offered to him by a god/goddess in place of the iron Read more…
“I don’t think so it is a good idea”. Do you think the above sentence is correct? If not, what is the correct form? Correct: I don’t think it is a good idea. They say it is a good idea. Read more…
We are all too familiar with the Beauty and the Beast story. We enjoyed the classic in our times and the animated versions of it. You can find a couple of versions of it, for your recollection and enjoyment, in Read more…
Aesop’s “The Fox and the Stork” is witty and strategic. I enjoyed reading it as a child and rereading it as an adult. But as a parent of a 3 year old, I find myself telling it with a modification to remove hostility and cunning.