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Faiz Ullah

Curiouser and curiouser!

13 Mar, 2010 Faiz Ullah

Alice in Wonderland as a text has been under perpetual scrutiny. It lends itself liberally to all sorts of interpretations. From Freudian scholars to drug enthusiasts - they've all dug out sub-textual allusions and hidden references in this Lewis Carroll's classic.

Road, Movie

Leaving Home: The Life & Music of Indian Ocean

Karthik Calling Karthik & Teen Patti

Radhika Bajaj

Route 1: Lower Parel to Worli @ 1 a.m.

12 Mar, 2010 Radhika Bajaj

The film was a bad one, even though it starred the Big B... well he isn't guarantee for good cinema… As I sleep walked to find myself a cab, aching to close my eyes on my new lavender pillow, I was aware that I couldn't have dreamed of taking a cab by myself at this hour in any other city in India...

Remembering MJ...

Whining about wine? Try Sangria

The ‘B’ of couture

Ashok Kumar

Three cheers for Sebi

10 Mar, 2010 Ashok Kumar

"In the primary issuance process, Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) that currently pay only 10% margin while applying will be required to pay 100 per cent money in line with what other investors are required to do for all the issues that open on or after May 1, 2010"

Listing ironies

David or Goliath?

Lessons from the NTPC follow on offer

Prasanna Ratanjankar

What's the Buzz?

16 Feb, 2010 Prasanna Ratanjankar

A few days back, the Social Media scene around the world went abuzz with a new addition to the endless list of online toys to tinker with - Buzz...but it wasn't some ordinary Buzz, this was the latest offering from internet giant (who as some say is out there to swallow the internet whole) Google.

Trendsetters' latest muse: Trending a topic!

Avinash Saxena

100% voting possible?

02 Jan, 2010 Avinash Saxena

Why not let people cast their votes online (the Internet) or via mobile phones?

Let us do the right thing...

No more IPs after 2012?

Straight from the gut

Hindol Sengupta

Beliefs of a Business Journalist Part 5

17 Dec, 2009 Hindol Sengupta

This week I met Meghnad Desai, who apart from being a economist and historian of repute, has sometimes been called the granddaddy of cool. He always tells me clever things. This time he said, "The past is just the prologue."

Beliefs of a Business Journalist Part 4

Beliefs of a Business Journalist Part 3

Beliefs of a Business Journalist Part 2

Sneha Mathew

Another 26/11, Singh-Obama and trespassers...

01 Dec, 2009 Sneha Mathew

India, particularly Mumbai, marked the anniversary of 26/11 last week, and a few things made me think!

Pavan Lall

Choose Your Music?

12 Oct, 2009 Pavan Lall

Honda, like most Japanese companies likes to do its homework before it launches cars into markets. It assiduously analyses market trends, consumer patterns and sales cycles before placing a bet.

Happy Independence, enter responsibility!

Bangers 'n Cash, anyone?

Ain't just a city slicker...

Deborshi Chaki

Sino-Indian ties: What lies ahead?

08 Sep, 2009 Deborshi Chaki

In the past few weeks the future of Sino-Indian relations have been subject of intense debate and heightened speculation.

From RSS to RSS feed

The Bangaldesh Cauldron

Satyam: Is it the complete truth?

Jyothi Shankaran

Raju, badminton and fraud

07 Aug, 2009 Jyothi Shankaran

Although we know that the truth behind the Rs 7,000 crore Satyam fraud will never be known, it is intriguing to know that the team behind the fraud is living blissfully in the confines of the jail hoping to come out at some time in life and start life afresh.

What Anil can learn from Neil Armstrong...

Will Imagining India turn real?

Vote for growth, what next?

Shweta Punj

Flying to America – the American way

03 Aug, 2009 Shweta Punj

Is the America motto of spreading paranoia really worth it? What does it really accomplish?

The Home Grown Home Story

Developer Bytes

Where is my home?

Vishal Gondal

Should Techcrunch50 & Demo look at India?

30 Jul, 2009 Vishal Gondal

It was a cold winter day in Munich in Feb 2008 where I was attending the DLD Conference and bumped into the founder and Editor of TechCrunch Michael Arrington. Michael and I had some interesting discussions and finally spoke about the startup scene in India. I told Michael to seriously consider starting Techcrunch in India and also start an event like Techcrunch50 for Indian startups. Michael was curious and enquired a lot about the market but thought it may be too early for him to enter the Indian market. However I kept pushing (even now) and encouraging him to give India a shot...

Are Indian Startup events like Rakhi Ka Swayamvara?

ABCDs the poison pill for Indian startups?

Amit Goel

Journey of a thousand miles...

23 Jul, 2009 Amit Goel

I was born and brought up in Delhi, and barring two short visits to villages, as part of the orientation programmes conducted by IRMA, had never visited a village.

Kunda Dixit

Kunda Dixit: Don't write off newspapers

18 Jul, 2009 Kunda Dixit

Journalism is just a tiny narrow part of the whole media spectrum. But there is a way to do it well that will make a difference to the public good, as it is supposed to. So, don't write off newspapers just yet. Our imminent demise is exaggerated.

Mini Menon

Budget and beyond

15 Jul, 2009 Mini Menon

Now that the dust has settled on the budget and everyone has done their bit of blue sky gazing, it's back to business and some cold realities it seems.

Mini Menon on déjà vu...

Mini Menon on the 'Kingmakers'

Will 26/11 decide your vote?

Surabhi Upadhyay

Hope on a Highway

15 Jul, 2009 Surabhi Upadhyay

In the run up to the budget, everyone and anyone could have become a stock market analyst (that could still hold true going by certain qualitative benchmarks). 11 out 10 guests I interviewed during that phase had a very simplistic idea for making money in the market – infrastructure stocks. It's a subject requiring the least amount of homework I suppose because the logic is so plain and in-your- face – we don’t have it, we NEED it desperately, and the government wants us to believe that we’re in the process of getting it.

The saver and the spender

Encounter with an Entrepreneur

Shruti Ruparel

Rogue Oil Trading

08 Jul, 2009 Shruti Ruparel

One of the most interesting stories coming out of the commodities space for a long time is the crafty manipulation of London Brent prices by rogue trader Steve Perkins. A senior trader with PVM Oil Futures, Perkins took positions on London Brent crude early on Tuesday which eventually lost $10 million for the firm.

The Parable of the Elephant’s Foot

Where's the arrogance of capitalism?

Mumbai vs. Delhi

Farheen Dattoobhoy

Characters that Characterize me...

08 Jun, 2009 Farheen Dattoobhoy

From the fascinating world of fairy tale where all our hearts reside while we are little, a particular image haunts my imagination to date

Change... the driving force of life

Of sepia prints & pain...

Kumar Deep

Having problems with your credit card?

04 Jun, 2009 Kumar Deep

Smart savings always come with smart spending. Using the credit card smartly and following a strict discipline while making credit card payments will always help you avoid any penalties..

Loan closure/transfer, a pain...

Star ratings: Do they save money?

Privacy the future commodity

Rahul Arora

The New General Motors

02 Jun, 2009 Rahul Arora

It is the end of an era as I have been writing for the last 2 days. GM has filed for bankruptcy.

Rahul Arora: End of Good Times?

Joseph John

Crunching through Wolfram Alpha

22 May, 2009 Joseph John

If you venture out of Wolfram Alpha's quantitative comfort zone, you are likely to draw a blank.

The Twitter Phenomenon

The People as Legislators

US Election Campaign: Style over Substance?

Rubina Jacob

Being Tamil

15 May, 2009 Rubina Jacob

According to history books Sri Lankan Tamils have lived on the island since the 2nd century BC. Do we then sense a Israel – Palastine happening here?

Kolhapur's Poland connection!

Africa is beauty...

Rashmi Bansal

Software roulette

13 Apr, 2009 Rashmi Bansal

There are no fireworks when you hold your new offer letter in hand. Heck, it doesn't even have as many zeros as you thought an 'MBA salary' should.

Where are the jobs?

Slumdog MBA

Stuck to Satyam?

Kunal Shah

Commodities bull run is here to stay

09 Apr, 2009 Kunal Shah

Rising commodity prices at a moderate pace is healthy for the global economy

Ashish Mehra

The slowdown is here, let’s change

02 Mar, 2009 Ashish Mehra

This economic slowdown has become a trigger for people to think harder, act differently and become smarter about how they operate

Holidaying in times of recession

Incredible India needs more rooms!

NY has more hotel rooms than all of India!

Govindraj Ethiraj

Mumbai Massacre: One Degree Of Separation

30 Nov, 2008 Govindraj Ethiraj

The most gruesome stories about the terrorists attack on the Trident-Oberoi and The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai and a Jewish congregation are unfortunately just beginning to emerge. As are the identities of the scores who were out dining at the fine restaurants in the two hotels that evening.

Manish Pant

Clear and Present Danger

29 Nov, 2008 Manish Pant

Anxious faces looked up as a ladder of one of the several fire brigades brought down some more guests evacuated through the windows. Flash bulbs popped as the drained, yet relieved survivors stepped on to the ground

The Dream

Dear Raj Bhau

Neighbours...

Arun Giri

Obama vs McCain: Post Mortem

05 Nov, 2008 Arun Giri

Analysis...

Obama vs McCain: Final Tally

Obama vs McCain: PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!

Obama vs McCain: Landslide?????

Alka Shukla

The Media Raj

29 Oct, 2008 Alka Shukla

Who is Raj Thackeray? A political maverick? An elected representative holding fort for several tenures?

Sanjay Kakra

Banking Credit - Story of Yes & No Men...

28 Aug, 2008 Sanjay Kakra

Empowerment (of people who understand credit risks) is the largest ingredient in the making of the credit recipe

Chaiti Narula

On Museum Mode

21 Jun, 2008 Chaiti Narula

There is always something spectacular about every great art museum in the world. Whether it's the friendly Tate in London, the intimidating Le Louvre in Paris, the daunting Prado, the sassy Foundation Beyeler in Basel or the out of the box Museum of Modern Art in New York.

My Observations

Over 400 galleries seen at the 39 Basel Arts Fair 2008!