A lonely, intrepid photojournalist at a time when photojournalism itself was a nascent concept, devoid of the breeziness it has today, thousands of negatives in mouldy cardboard boxes, a young photographer unaware of what he had in his possession. Quite a script. It's all out now in the public domain, 336 hardbound pages containing within the visual archives of Kulwant Roy, painstakingly put together by photographer Aditya Arya, Roy&rsquo;s nephew.

Shades of grey

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John Grisham, who writes one bestseller a year, found fame with The Firm, but before that he wrote a novel set in the milieu he knew well. A Time to Kill was set in Ford County, Mississippi, in America&rsquo;s Deep South, and the story was predictably driven by black and white politics. A lawyer must defend a black man who has killed two men guilty of raping his daughter. It sounds like a simple matter to get him off, but the case gets out of hand.

Criminal law

There is something magical about watching a plant grow, more so when you are connected to the process. Whether you enjoy the feel of soil, or work with a gardener, gardening is both therapeutic and addictive.Your garden may be in a large area around your house, on a terrace in a city apartment, or even in your workspace. This time, we discuss that universal favourite &mdash; roses.

'What other planet smells of roses?'

Here&rsquo;s a businesslike way of looking at Italian Renaissance drawings: When Raphael or Leonardo picked up a piece of paper, chances are they were engaged in research, quality control or product development.

The science of art

The Rainshower range of showerheads, recently launched by Grohe. Besides design and functionality, the USP is the EcoButton, which allows users to regulate the spray.

Bathing beauties

In these days of runaway inflation, you&rsquo;d think that everything you want is needlessly expensive. But three luxury cars have actually bucked the trend and suddenly, these cars have become much more accessible than before. BMW was the first to introduce a Corporate Edition of its entrylevel sedan, the 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz was quick to follow with the Executive Edition of the C-Class.

Access granted

The Superb&rsquo;s success in the Rs 20 lakh plus segment has meant it has caught the fancy of some of the German brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW who have launched cut-price versions of their executive saloons. The BMW, 320d Corporate Edition, priced at Rs 29.24 lakh on-road, Mumbai, is some eight lakh rupees cheaper than the regular 320d Highline.

Executive decision

I need to choose between the Tata Indigo CS eGLX BSIV and the Mahindra Logan 1.4 GLX. The Indigo CS has an elegant look, both externally and internally. But the recent news on the slashed prices of the Logan has tempted me over the Indigo CS.

Price-less

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Answers to last week's quiz (#146)

Fair &amp; Lovely, the largest selling fairness cream in the world, has just gone in for a makeover. The Rs 1,100-crore brand of Hindustan Unilever now sports a new look, packaging and positioning.

Fair & Lovely goes in for facelift

Direct-to-home players converge digital media to lure customers.

Set-top boxes get smarter

Piruz Khambatta is dismissive about competition. The Chairman and Managing Director of Rasna, which has a whopping 97 per cent market share in the concentrated juice market, says his only competition is water, and nothing else.

Will Glucovita shake up Rasna?

ITC Foods has achieved scale, built brands and turned profitable.

Fast-moving food business

High-definition (HD) compact camcorders have been in fashion ever since the launch of the Flip camcorder. But the category &mdash; best defined as pocket-sized gadgets for shooting near HD-quality video &mdash; seems to be expanding fast with recent additions.

Record and shoot

If you have ever hooked up another phone in your house, technically, you have tapped your own phone line.

Hush! Someone may be listening

Bajaj Corp plans to extend the hair-oil company into other personal care categories.

Stretching out in a tight space

Cute is out and naughty is in. Just ask Rasna. The company, which for years relied on innocence to sell, has now repositioned itself as a bolder and naughtier option. In line with that, the company has changed its &lsquo;I love you Rasna&rsquo; positioning to &lsquo;Shararat ki ek ghoont&rsquo; (one sip of mischief).

Summer mischief

When telecom equipment maker ZTE first set base in India in 1999, it faced a problem common to Chinese companies: The general suspicion that their business practices were somehow devious and their &ldquo;cheap&rdquo; products flawed. A decade later, this little-known Shenzhen-headquartered company, which operates in a highly price- and technology-competitive market, has moved up from being India&rsquo;s tenth-largest player to the fifth-largest (Ericsson, Nokia, Nokia-Siemens and Huawei precede it). It accounts for the lion&rsquo;s share of CDMA networks run by state-owned BSNL, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices, and, in the past year and a half, has bagged orders from several of the new licencees. So much so that India has become ZTE&rsquo;s largest overseas market.

Scaling the Chinese wall

Philips has inked a five-year deal with Videocon Industries to market its televisions in India. According to the deal, Videocon will make the TVs according to the specifications and standards of Philips. On the financial side, Philips will get a royalty; the profit or loss in the business will go to Videocon.

Philips: Tube talk

YES BANK, which has turned six, is ready with its first advertising campaign targeted at retail customers. The bank had so far concentrated on corporate clients.

Yes Bank: YES to retail

The Indian sugar-boiled confectionery market is estimated at around $700 million (Rs 3,100 crore) .

KIT: The sugar-boiled confectionery (candy) market

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