The reference books that graced the tables of doctors until the 1990s have now been replaced with a laptop or desktop; the books have been consigned to libraries, writes Cardiologist Naresh Trehan.
'One had to hunt out information like a Rottweiler, swallow and regurgitate the material as analysis, perspective or narrative. Now Google that if I am wrong.'
'Google has converted the brain from a storage repository to a processor. That’s the big revolution it has brought. You pick up the specific piece of knowledge by searching it on Google and then process it the way you want.'
For many of us who can remember the world before Google, the past two decades have gone by at breakneck speed, changing much about the human experience, writes Baijayant Panda.
Google may be the most popular, but it isn’t the only search engine out there. Many other players live up to the tasks that Google might not do for you…
Caesar Sengupta, VP, Next Billion Users and GM of payment at Google, talks to Outlook about the corporation’s work in India and the controversies it is embroiled in.
Google is like this abominable cousin who used to be called a ‘walking encyclopaedia’—it piles on fact over fact to bury imagination. It nullifies the experience of age; it dulls the exuberance of youth.
While the Congress is blaming the BJP for the ongoing imbroglio, accusing it of horse-trading to topple the government, the BJP’s top leaders have countered the allegation saying the coalition was crumbling on its own.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's introduction of a Bill in Lok Sabha is a clear indication of the Centre's 'unconstitutional' bid to grab power, says legal luminaries
Acute lack of geriatric care in India and lack of a voice for senior citizens is making life impossible for the elderly community. Old-age homes are no more a solution
The Prime Minister's overarching scheme for holistic nourishment (POSHAN) is banking on its Preraks (assistants) to spread the good word on nutrition in rural areas
Commentators are being more and more compromised by controlling organisations to the points of censorship, feels former West Indian speedster and respected TV pundit Michael Holding
The gallows humour is dulled, but Chatterjee’s habit of framing at unusual angles helps a dark whimsy. From Thomas Roe to Art. 377, his canvas is wide.
Given the growing drum beating for war and the jingoism sweeping across India, Ray's iconic movie released in 1969 is resonating in today's turbulent political climate
