May 17, 2021
Aman Trivedi was all set to pursue a master’s degree in international affairs from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin come August. When the Delhi University graduate started applying to schools abroad in September 2020, he never could’ve imagined that India’s Covid-19 crisis would spiral the way that it did.
“I absolutely did not foresee the second wave of the pandemic mainly because there was a sharp decline in the number of cases towards the later months of 2020,” the 20-year-old told Quartz. “I did not make any contingency plan and the second wave of the pandemic completely changed my plans.” Trivedi has now deferred his admission by a year, and he is certainly not alone.
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“The UK was the first to start vaccination and had a very successful January intake as a result. Canadian universities have openly called out to their government for helping with vaccines for international students, and there are some early betas in place right now,” said Akshay Chaturvedi, founder, Leverage Edu.
US universities predict higher numbers from pent-up demand; Indian students hopeful of returning to campus this Fall
US universities predict higher numbers from pent-up demand; Indian students hopeful of returning to campus this Fall
Ishani Duttagupta & Hemali Chhapia | TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 8, 2021, 20:20 IST
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From adapting to online classes to dealing with ‘Zoom fatigue’, the past year has been challenging for Shreyas Aiyar, a graduate student at Maryland’s Johns Hopkins University. “The lack of in-person interaction made everything much harder. With libraries closed and restrictions around meetings, group work was challenging,” Aiyar said. “As a teaching assistant myself, office hours held online were much less effective.” Aiyar is one among the large numbers of Indian students who have returned home in the wake of the pandemic and coping with its challenges.
Architect Builds Mobile Home On Top Of Autorickshaw, Impresses Anand Mahindra Architect Builds Mobile Home On Top Of Autorickshaw, Impresses Anand Mahindra Apparently Arun did this to demonstrate the power of small spaces. But he was also on to a larger trend, wrote Anand Mahindra.
Anand Mahindra tweeted in praise of the architect who created a mobile home on an autorickshaw.
Businessman Anand Mahindra recently tweeted in praise of an architect who transformed an autorickshaw into a mobile home. The Chairman of Mahindra Group shared pics of the unique mobile home on Twitter, noting that the architect built it to demonstrate the power of small spaces but also managed to capitalise on the larger trend of post-pandemic wanderlust with his creation.