I saw the most incredible sight this morning in the campus...two snowy white egrets were walking alongside two of the stray cattle. (I believe that these birds share a symbiotic relationship with cattle picking ticks off them).The moment they flew up, spreading their long wings, they were truly beautiful. I hope, after the butterflies, birds will now find a haven in the campus. It is surprising that birds have not made GCE their home in spite of the many trees here.

Anna University, CBE has now introduced the Examination Management System to administer examinations online. As with any innovation, there are teething problems...hopefully they should disappear soon.

The first years are finally getting ready to face the last two or three weeks of their semester...we've never had classes for this long a time for the first years. And, their Innovative Work which forms a part of their internal assessment is showing us yet another facet of students - they are creative when they go beyond their texts.