Veenu Sandhu
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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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Royal Enfield's fan clubs fortify brand in battle against Harley, Triumph
Hundreds of similar fan clubs across India have transformed Royal Enfield into more than a motorcycle brand; it's a cultural phenomenon
 "Royal Enfield's fan clubs fortify brand in battle against Harley, Triumph")
The white man's barbaric burden
The Wager is a fantastical historical account of the white man who sees himself as a hero when the beast lies within
 "The white man's barbaric burden")
A walk back in time through Pragati Maidan, a cultural hub like no other
For years, Pragati Maidan was the centre of Delhi's social life, with iconic structures that students of architecture came to study
 "A walk back in time through Pragati Maidan, a cultural hub like no other")
On terror firma
Shahbaz Taseer's book is a gripping account of his abduction by Islamic militants in Lahore and years of captivity under the Taliban in Afghanistan-a nightmare from which he miraculously emerged alive
 "On terror firma")
Music in a bottle: How Coke Studio Bharat is adding fizz to Coca-Cola
In its second avatar, the property is relying on creativity, technology and data analytics to move the needle
 "Music in a bottle: How Coke Studio Bharat is adding fizz to Coca-Cola")
Cyclones, quakes, and floods: What makes NDRF a force of its kind
Cyclone Biparjoy is the latest to test the organisation's capabilities
 "Cyclones, quakes, and floods: What makes NDRF a force of its kind")
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")
