Fathima Lateef, a rare talent of her batch, was a student of this logic class. SP treated everybody equally and Fathima, a little more equally, often ending a discussion with what Fathima said.
In the last few days, we have witnessed the unfolding of an event that is, in equal parts, tragic, destructive and perplexing. Fathima Latheef- a talented, promising 19-year-old of IIT Madras- was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room
It was on this day more than 2 centuries ago when Tipu Sultan massacred close to 800 Mandyam Iyengar men, women and children in cold blood in the town of Melkote.
What we saw in Jadavpur University was not a protest, it was a blockade. The intent was not to merely express displeasure but deny entry through violent means.
When PM Modi rose to speak at the Howdy Modi event in NSG stadium, he was speaking to an audience that was hungry, both in terms of food and his words.