Jyoti Verma (The Asian Age)

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Designs that clicked

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Just because something looks good doesn’t mean it’s useful. And just because something is useful does not make it beautiful.

Go up in green

The poet William Wordsworth once said, “A garden is a lovesome thing.” Well, he would have thought he had died and gone to heaven if he saw one of these babies!

Madurai’s little wonder girl

She could recite all the 1,330 couplets of Thirukural, a universal Tamil classical poem, at the age of three. She’s the world’s youngest Red Hat Certified Engineer.

Love me, love my city!

Could you capture the spirit and essence of your city? Have you ever thought of looking past the concrete jungles and motor fumes that are so much a part of your everyday life?

Treading the green path

While multinationals and tech companies love to talk about their carbon footprints and the steps they are taking to diminishing them, they have to go beyond just earning brownie points and make substa

An engineer and a connoisseur

He can be counted amongst pioneers like MS Swaminathan and Verghese Kurien. Estab-lished in 1967, Vinod Kapur’s venture Keggfarms, is one of the oldest poultry breeding organisations in India.

Daring to dream

All of 10 (but turning 11 next month, as she’ll point out right away!), Sushma Verma is like any other bright kid her age. Except for one little difference — she’s just got admission into college!

On the highway to stardom

When Slumdog Millionaire hit the headlines, one thing grabbed the attention of the viewing public — the kids.

A chance not wasted

When Nitin Gupta and Rohan Gupta first looked at the estimates of e-waste India cities would generate 10 years from today they saw a blend of business opportunities and social responsibilities.

He’s got the keys

He was six when he tried to emulate his grandfather on the piano. “The song was Om Jai Jagdish Hare,’’ he recalls. Two days later he had mastered the complete Hindi bhajan on the piano.

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