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It is time Mumbai University organised its subjects under schools and allows for studies across departments. That is the only way ahead for the university to restore a vibrant academic life, writes PM Kamath.

Long before the govt woke up to the need to preserve monuments and historical artefacts associated with Old Tehri, a group of local historians, teachers, housewives and journalists in New Tehri, Uttaranchal, came together for a common cause, writes Sakshi Ojha.

Savia Viegas, an art historian, says the real Goa is not about sunny beaches, nude sun bathing, carnivals, drinking and dancing …all night. She expresses the people here are more melancholic, more serious, more rooted in their culture, writes Sujata Anandan.

There are Allahabadis and Varanasis that lie beyond your politics and spirituality, writes Indrajit Hazra.

While the Dalai Lama’s city, Lhasa, moves towards modernity, its spiritual past seems to suffer, writes Anirban Roy.

Narayan Rane may fancy himself as the future chief minister, but he must realise that he is now in a party where only unexpected candidates make it to the top, writes Sujata Anandan.

Alistair Pereira is Man of the Year and the latest Page 3 person, for running over seven people and getting a six-month jail term, writes V Gangadhar.

The history lessons I had crammed in school do not come anywhere close to what an architectural marvel Nalanda is, writes Ripu Daman Singh.

Only five countries in the world still penalise people tormented enough to attempt suicide. India is one of them, write Sunita Aron and Veenu Sandhu.

Verbal fisticuffs, language quandaries and happy delusions mark Salon du Livre, writes Indrajit Hazra.

A look at some of the best-known family rows in showbiz

Has the cult of the individual overtaken the needs of the Indian cricket team? Soumya Bhattacharya probes.

Bagh-e-Babar, where the Great Mughal lies, has been a quiet witness to turbulent Afghan history, writes Maseeh Rahman.

Speculation abounds on who, if anybody, will replace Greg Chappell, writes Arjun Sen.