I have just started working with a financial company. Amusingly, my first transfer is to Patna. My daily travel would be around 20 km in the city and a couple of outstation visits in a month.

Patna on the back

Business Standard

I am planning to sell my Indigo LS and want to replace it with another diesel car. Kindly suggest a suitable replacement. I drive about 100-120 km daily, sometimes with and sometimes without a driver.

Correct Accent

I am a 27 year-old and have a family of four. I am confused between the new Mahindra Scorpio DX and the Honda City ZX EXi. My budget is such that I can afford either of these two cars. I have heard

End of suspense

This week: Indian furniture industry

Strategic tools for the practising manager

I am planning to buy a petrol sedan with AC and power steering within this month (March). My budget is Rs 5-7 lakh. I drive approximately 20 km per day within Kolkata. I have shortlisted the following

Sedanca de ville

I am in the market for a small car and realised that the new Maruti Omni is also available. What are the advantages of the Omni over the Maruti 800 or the Alto? Is this a good car to buy for family

Small matter

I am looking to buy a car for about Rs 6 lakh which, if need be, can be stretched by Rs 1 lakh. We are a family of four and the car will be driven by my wife and I. The car will be used for local city

City Fusion

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Chevy story

First and foremost I thank you for giving us a world class magazine. I am confused between the Honda Civic and Hyundai Sonata Embera. Let me honestly tell you that I am more interested in buying a

IT`S A GAS

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The Strategist Quiz

Who will own the Internet? The question is an oxymoron since no one owns cyberspace.

Tug 'O' war for Internet freedom

Think how great it would be to have access to content through Web 2.0 services on your television screen, that truly matches your interests and passions.

Now, social networking on a tv screen near you

&ldquo;Thousands of people crammed into a temporary village that simply cannot hold them. The heat was unbearable.

Hard-selling the games

The Commonwealth Games bring an extraordinary show of textiles from 22 countries to the city.

A wealth of weaves

I want to purchase my first car. My daily running is about five kilometres only, but in heavy traffic.

That's all, Volks

A lot can happen to a city in a 150 years. Especially if the city is as dynamic and historic as Delhi. Much changes, yet much of the history holds on. It is this history which is being recounted through the eyes of some of the earliest photographers at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi.

Once upon a Dilli

Mobility, not metro

Indian artists put up a grand show for the CWG.

Art in the right place

For the first time in the history of the Indian Army, a young woman led the passing out parade at the Officers Training Academy recently.

Leading lady

The drive into Boston, Massachusetts from Logan International Airport was notable for one feature: crappy roads.

New York state of mind

Charles Correa is widely acknowledged as one of the masters of contemporary architecture. This collection confirms that he is also a lucid writer who illuminates issues related to architecture and urban planning in important and interesting ways. It pulls together a number of his essays and lectures published or presented in scattered fora. Surprisingly, this mosaic holds together well. It is perhaps the closest we have got to a testament of the full range of his intellectual concerns about the built environment.

The architect as critic

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