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Veenu Sandhu
Veenu Sandhu
Veenu Sandhu is senior associate editor at Business Standard. Based in New Delhi, she has been a journalist since 1996, and has worked in some of India's leading newsrooms across print, digital and television media, including NDTV 24x7, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. At Business Standard, she writes, commissions, edits and gives direction to special, in-depth articles for the newspaper and the digital platform across beats and sectors. She also hosts video shows for Business Standard. Before this, she edited BS Weekend. She is a 2017-18 batch Chevening South Asia Journalism fellow.
Veenu Sandhu is senior associate editor at Business Standard. Based in New Delhi, she has been a journalist since 1996, and has worked in some of India's leading newsrooms across print, digital and television media, including NDTV 24x7, Hindustan Times and The Indian Express. At Business Standard, she writes, commissions, edits and gives direction to special, in-depth articles for the newspaper and the digital platform across beats and sectors. She also hosts video shows for Business Standard. Before this, she edited BS Weekend. She is a 2017-18 batch Chevening South Asia Journalism fellow.
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Sheikh sa'ab: A thinking director's choice
Farooq Sheikh's films were a part of life for a generation that has grown up in the '70s and the '80s
 "Sheikh sa'ab: A thinking director's choice")
Dollar vs rupee quarrels in foreign officials' households
Former ambassadors say that invoking local laws in cases regarding employment of domestic help, as in the Khobragade-Richard incident, undermines diplomatic norms and bilateral ties
 "Dollar vs rupee quarrels in foreign officials' households")
'Turban Cowboy' Vikram Chatwal rides again
Controversial hotelier Vikram Chatwal wants to set up hotels, make films and get involved in politics.
 "'Turban Cowboy' Vikram Chatwal rides again")
Women on watch
The notion that women are not suited to combat duty is changing. They are excelling in security roles across the country
 "Women on watch")
B D Agarwal has revived the landlords' party
Agarwal's wife and daughter have declared assets worth Rs 2,959 crore. His wife's wealth alone is 700 times more than Vasundhara Raje's
Security of tenure is important for a bureaucrat to work efficiently: T S R Subramanian
Interview with former cabinet secretary
Woman power
A veteran reporter follows the lives of eight significant women in Indian politics
Singed by the sacred matrimonial fire
India's recent refusal to co-sponsor a UN resolution on child marriage sends mixed signals about the country's commitment to ending the social problem
 "Singed by the sacred matrimonial fire")
Panjab University: what makes it tick
The university, once split by Partition and then rocked by terrorism, is gradually making its academic presence felt
 "Panjab University: what makes it tick")
It would not be right to compare Panjab University with IITs and IIMs: Arun Kumar Grover
Interview with Panjab University Vice-Chancellor
Fitness isn't just song and dance
Why Madhuri Dixit's dancercise doesn't work
 "Fitness isn't just song and dance")
Stories of Partition, in the words of the survivors
A unique project captures the oral history of Partition
 "Stories of Partition, in the words of the survivors")
Squarely in the limelight
A film festival focuses on narratives of and by women on a wide range of issues
Confrontation in the Twilight zone
The murder of Narendra Dabholkar has highlighted the immense odds rationalists face in a country steeped in obscurantist beliefs
The mind that questions
They can't silence rationalists like Narendra Dabholkar with logic, so they do it with guns
Saina and friends
Training academies are flourishing. Money is pouring in. International glory is within reach. Badminton has become the next big thing after cricket
 "Saina and friends")
There is a chameleon-like tinge to Nawaz Sharif's personality: Rajiv Dogra
Interview with former ambassador and India's last Consul General to Karachi
Mid-day mess
Cooks have bolted, teachers refuse to taste the food. The mid-day meal scheme faces a crisis
 "Mid-day mess")