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Dear chief design officer

I'm writing to tell you what you're up against, and what you'll need to do to survive, thrive and then lead

All roads lead to 2019

Government will possibly use the Budget to come up with a substantial plan for the rural economy, including a commitment to infrastructure

A sculptor of prominence

The exhibition is accompanied by a large selection of Bhagat's drawings, indicating the rigour he brought to the making of each work

The small press revolution

The past year was a sort of watershed for poets writing in English in India, with arguably the largest number of publications in recent times

Team India's trump card

Perhaps for the first time in history, India's pace strength is not centred on any one individual, or set of individuals

Defining genius

We are told very often, and therefore we are likely to believe, that genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration

Auditor's accountability

The government is on the right track in the new Companies Bill clause

Should Sebi have barred insider trading from consent orders?

The consent order guidelines of 2007 allowed for serious offences like insider trading to be settled by payment of penalty or debarment, with the violator not needing to admit or deny guilt

Bhupesh Bhandari: The frauds within

Corporate corruption in India is not just about bribing bureaucrats to bypass laws. It's about accounting frauds, kickbacks and cybercrime

Have Independent directors finally found their voice?

There may be early signs that independent directors are finally asserting their free will

Ratatouille Raju: Will he get his just desserts or just some desert?

Faster and harsher punishments will deter corporates from committing such crimes

Alpha Zero and the future of artificial intelligence

Alpha Zero taught itself chess, without any human heuristics, without recorded games, or an opening book, by playing against itself

It's 2018 and into the bin the Aadhaar must go

It's hurting the people, violating their fundamental rights, including the right to privacy and the right to life, and it's absurd

What's new on the wine menu in 2018

Big bottles (magnums are 1.5 litre and Jerobaums 3 litre) will gain popularity for parties; wines in 375 ml bottles will be aimed at mass market

'Breaking' India

Greatest victory of BJP and its parent organisation RSS is this: it is now widely accepted

Man of the moment

As Gujarat went to the polls and the political discourse sank even lower, Rahul Gandhi's voice brought back a semblance of decency

A brand new Christmas

Festival traditions are in a permanent state of slow flux, subject to the processes of evolution, cross-breeding, mergers and a myriad of social and economic currents

Homemade Christmas concoction

It's winter in the northern hemisphere, so naturally red wines are the flavour of the season

Best scenes of 2017: Part II

Moments of unalloyed brilliance in 2017 from Norwegian teen drama to a comedy about a single mother in Boston

Mitali Saran: Stet anniversary

And a good number of wishes to you