It’s head-to-campus season for those studying overseas. Few things are as exciting or daunting. And yet, so much of college life hasn’t changed. Some advice
Like millions of other teenagers across India, my teenage niece packed her bags and headed out to college last week. Hitee has always been an academic star, but I am guessing that she headed for the portals of Ashoka University with the same combination of apprehension and excitement that I did when I entered Loreto College to study English literature so many moons ago.
An image from 1979, shot at Delhi University’s Hindu College. Campus life is much the same today. (Arun Jetlie/HT Archive)