 "Veenu Sandhu")
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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Lines on the map
Border stories, we know well enough, aren't always light-hearted like this encounter of mine. Borders can be bloody
 "Lines on the map")
Smashing the glass ceiling from the corner office
Asia has its share of successful women leaders, and the qualities they bring to the table aren't that different from those of men in leadership positions
 "Smashing the glass ceiling from the corner office")
We need to build capacity, scale up Quantum Mission: Professor Arvind
With the QuEST project, the government realised the importance of quantum technology and decided to turn it into a much bigger programme
 "We need to build capacity, scale up Quantum Mission: Professor Arvind")
Ahead of Suzume release, PVR says strong signals to grow anime genre
'Anime film series have been a huge success in many parts of the world'
 "Ahead of Suzume release, PVR says strong signals to grow anime genre")
Food for drama
Shobhaa De's book oscillates between the sombre and serious and is delightful in its description of everything Bengali
 "Food for drama")
What's in an Indian woman's surname?
Yashika Singla's book reminds us of the distance women are yet to cover even in seemingly small, everyday things
 "What's in an Indian woman's surname?")
Withering away
When it comes to cultural heritage, India is clearly a country like no other
Chandni Chowk awaits new turn: A mall alongside the historical bylanes
Come September, modern retail will meet traditional shops and eateries in this market of tangible and intangible heritage
 "Chandni Chowk awaits new turn: A mall alongside the historical bylanes")
A chor-police potboiler
The Hyderabad Heist is a blow-by-blow account of an audacious theft committed in 2018, and a recounting of how the Hyderabad Police combined technology and human intelligence to crack the case
 "A chor-police potboiler")
Muzaffar Ali: A creative journey through many lives expressed in art
The filmmaker-designer-poet's exhibition in Delhi showcases artworks created over 50 years
 "Muzaffar Ali: A creative journey through many lives expressed in art")
Asci report calls out edtech ads for uneven focus on marks, maths, science
Gender imbalance evident with spotlight on boys; preference for celebs over teachers
 "Asci report calls out edtech ads for uneven focus on marks, maths, science")
Layers in the hijab debate
The hijab has many layers. A collection of 17 essays, mostly from India and with some from Bangladesh and Iran, attempts to present some of them
 "Layers in the hijab debate")
'AI could be used as a tool to augment human creative expression'
Fabin Rasheed, co-creator of a poet-artist bot, explains why AI in art is laden with possibilities
 "'AI could be used as a tool to augment human creative expression'")
Human creativity finds new AI expression, but debate rages on future of art
Some now claim AI is the future of art. Others pooh-pooh the very idea. Yet others believe AI would be just another expression of human creativity
 "Human creativity finds new AI expression, but debate rages on future of art")
What does Nobel laureate Douglas Diamond think of dominance of PSBs?
Business Standard's Veenu Sandhu & Manojit Saha speaks to Prof Douglas Diamond, who won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics, on how banks can brace themselves amidst concerns of a recession and more
 "What does Nobel laureate Douglas Diamond think of dominance of PSBs?")
Fintechs shadow banks of current time, are fragile: Douglas W Diamond
Professor at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, Diamond received the prize along with Philip Dybvig and former Fed chair Ben Bernanke
On the right side of 'Herstory'
Women are largely invisible in the business landscape. Shaili Chopra's book, featuring their stories of entrepreneurship, shines a light on their role in society and brings them out of the shadows
 "On the right side of 'Herstory'")
Lost fragrances from the past
Rajnigandha has lost its fragrance. As have roses. There are other things too that are now like a forgotten memory calling from a distance
The last picture: Capturing the memory of a lifetime
A woman's quest for the perfect final shot
Coffee with BS: What makes Ajay Bijli the Godfather of India's multiplexes
Things are looking good. And PVR posting its first profit this week, after two dark years, is the cherry on the cake
 "Coffee with BS: What makes Ajay Bijli the Godfather of India's multiplexes")