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It’s that time of the year again when everyone is rushing back home to their families to celebrate the upcoming New Year. And that means people have to bring out the best in their houses, and themselves – through festivities, decorations, resolutions. In all this fun, superstitions too have a part to play. After all, […]

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#1 Gothic Style University of Pennsylvania’s gothic architecture was designed by the Cope & Stewardson firm, who combined the architecture of Oxford and Cambridge with the local establishments to create a gothic style that is unique to UPenn. #2 The Addams Family Connection The demolished Blanchard Hall was rumored to be the inspiration for the […]

We all know UPenn is one of the best. Here are five facts about the trailblazing university’s fascinating firsts – from opening schools of business to relay races. Read more below! #1 Founded by Benjamin Franklin, UPenn hosted the first school of medicine, the first student union, and is the first collegiate business school in the United […]

#1 Odd Mascot: The mascot as well as the nickname of the Penn football and basketball teams is the Quakers, after the religion adopted by William Penn, who established Pennsylvania as a Quaker province. #2 Quaker Game Rituals: The Quaker games have a unique ritual to them. After the third quarter of a football game, […]

It’s that time of year again – for readers in Delhi, it’s our top pick for the weekend: the Women of India Leadership Summit. Contrary to its title, the Women of India Leadership Summit is not just for women. Designed for all-audiences, the annual conference, created by Divya and Mudita Chandra, takes the time to […]

Modern School Vasant Vihar is playing host to the second Young Leaders Conclave (YLC), until August 12, 2014. Hosting with the theme of ‘leadership with an eye on governance’, the gathering is comprised of 69 students from 18 schools across India – including The Scindia School, Gwalior;  Mayo College, Ajmer; La Martiniere Kolkata;   Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun;  Maharani […]

Canada Rotman Marketing Strategy Competition For Students Develop a Marketing Strategy & WIN A TRIP TO CANADA The High Commission of Canada in partnership with the Rotman School of Management (Canada) invite students to develop a marketing strategy to promote Canada as a destination for higher education and research in India. Prizes: FIRST PRIZE: 10 day […]

Excerpted from http://brookings.in/ Brookings India Fellow Dr. Shamika Ravi, and Mr. R.N. Ravi,  former Special Director, Intelligence Bureau of India, address questions on the economic and foreign policy priorities for the new government:   How will Narendra Modi govern? Is he the right person to lead India during this challenging time in its history? Narendra Modi has won […]

#BringBackOurGirls With the search ongoing for the 250-kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, taken from their school on the 14th April, we revisit the poignant words of Preneet Kaur, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs – who spoke about the importance of giving girls an opportunity to get an education, at Salwan Media’s One Globe 2014 Conference […]