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Write your review 'Student of the Year'

Rajeev Masand says if fun is what you're seeking, you won't be disappointed with 'Student of the Year'. What do you think? Write your own review and win prizes. 

FTN: Richard Loitam case: Do North East students still feel alienated in the big cities?

Richard Loitam a student from Manipur died in Bangalore of a cerebral haemorrhage in his sleep hours after he got into a brawl with a fellow student over the remote control while watching an IPL match. Tonight at 10 PM Deputy Editor CNN-IBN, Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts, do North East students still feel alienated in the big cities? 

Controversy over Ramayana essay: Can there be only one reading of the Ramayana?

As the Delhi University students and teachers protest against the removal of AK Ramanujan's Ramayana essay from the course, Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts whether there can be only one reading of the Ramayana. 

Should corporal punishment be abolished in schools?

Kolkata teenager Rauvanjit Rawla, a student in one of the city's prestigious missionary schools, committed suicide on February 12 after being given corporal punishment in school. The boy's father has lodged a police complaint against the principal and four teachers of the school in Kolkata alleging they were responsible for his son's death. The teenager committed suicide on because one of his teachers had beaten and humiliated him in the school, he alleged. This is not the first instance of students falling victims to corporal punishment. There have been a rising number of cases of corporal punishment in schools across the country - both rural and urban India - with some resulting in deaths. Should there be a law banning corporal punishment in India?