Campus caught by World Cup fever
Like hundreds of thousands of sports fans in India, the students of Pondicherry University have also been gripped by the World Cup fever. Cricket enthusiasts are geared up for the extravaganza which is being...
Monthly Archive: March 2011
Freedom Jam 2011
The 9th Freedom Jam conducted by Siddhartha (Baja), was a perfect example of a grandiose music festival. This was the first time freedom jam was held in Pondicherry on the 26th of January 2011...
Shopping – A relaxation technique or torture by quicksand?
Shopping is a relaxation technique for women but what about men? Suhas Kumar is an IT employee with one big bugbear: “I hate shopping!” he declares, “but I am forced to accompany my wife...
India from behind the wheels
The roads of a city tell a lot about it. Trafficology. I just made that up, but it should exist as an exalted subset of sociology or anthropology, based on the conviction that a...
Technology beats its’ own record
Video streaming is overtaking television sets, today we can watch live matches online unlike earlier. I remember my grandfather listening to the radio for live broadcast of the India versus Pakistan match when I...
Man made disaster
The Endosulfan pesticide spraying in Kasorgod district of Kerala has destroyed the lives of many. Endosulfan spraying is the worst tragedy India has witnessed after the Bhopal gas leakage. The chemical was used in...
Visual experiences to infinity and beyond
Animation is being used extensively by both Bollywood and Hollywood, animated movies are the highest grossing movies today. Climax scene: “Andy is going to college. Woody, Buzz and other friends are sad....
Working with ‘em Tigers, working for ‘em Tigers
The ruthless killing of tigers is leading to the extinction of the species, authorities show no concern. Tehelka released a two month research into the close knit international poachers’ network which revealed that the...
Changing trends in food
Food habits determine much of our health, healthy eating has become a passé. What is it that motivates us to work hard in our lives? What gives us energy to fight against troubled times? Is it...
P.Sainath’s take on farmer suicides
P. Sainath’s lecture on ongoing crises of Indian farmers brings stark reality to PU campus Delivering the key note address at the international seminar conducted by Department of Sociology on “Farmer Suicides in India”, P....
