In a way, Rashmi Barbhaiya has pharmaceuticals in his blood. His physician father, Harshad Barbhaiya, worked for the Sarabhais. After studying at the University of London and University of Florida, Barbhaiya joined Bristol Myers Squibb as a senior research scientist and went on to become vice-president (metabolism and pharmacokinetics). When he left in 2001, he had a budget of $30 million and led a team of 180 scientists. He then set up his own consultancy outfit called Dynametics Consulting.

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Idea Cellular's latest advertisement takes the health route to push sales.

Sir ji strikes again

Barista's Sanjay Coutinho is eyeing the lucrative food market for growth - he's rolling out eateries along highways that compete with local dhabas.

Highway on his menu

To improve its association with young customers, especially for its upcoming ventures like DTH (direct-to-home) television, mobile telecommunication services and handsets, the Videocon Group of the Dhoots has come up with a new brand identity.

Videocon Group: Amoebic attributes

In a move that&rsquo;s being perceived as giving more power to their heirs, the promoters of two major IT powerhouses, Wipro and HCL, have elevated their kin to more responsible positions.

HCL & Wipro: Heirs on top

Environment has been my passion since childhood. At 22, I started going for treks, discovering the mountains and nature. I led groups on expeditions and now I do that as a profession. I love sharing my culture with travellers, meeting village heads and making them aware of the environment. It hits me that the government allots crores to clean up the environment &mdash; for something that is all dirt of our own making. The Australia Asia Pacific Summit &mdash; held this week &mdash; is important because the training will enable us to spread awareness about the climate crisis. The time is over for round table conferences.

'I&#39;m upbeat about change'

He may be unknown in India but award-winning crime writer Harlan Coben has a huge following in the US and UK. Now, Coben's compelling creation Myron Bolitar is back, after a long gap, with Long Lost. Anoothi Vishal rediscovers him.

The unusual suspect

Forty years ago next Monday, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins reached the moon. It really was a staggering achievement, considering that the first ever satellite went up only in late 1957. Sputnik was scarcely more accomplished than a toaster oven &mdash; yet just 12 years later Apollo 11 won America the space race.

Over the moon

The great thing about archaeology is that there&rsquo;s always the chance that an unexpected find will revolutionise our settled view of history. Heinrich Schliemann&rsquo;s discovery of Troy in the 1870s, for example, which converted into hard reality what was earlier considered myth and literature. Or, closer home, the discovery of the Harappan civilisation in 1921-22 by John Marshall, which created a past for India totally de novo.

Secrets of history

I&rsquo;m a sucker for cookery books and often enjoy them even as bedtime reads. It doesn&rsquo;t matter if I don&rsquo;t have the time to prepare recipes provided in the cookbooks that I have at home &mdash; it&rsquo;s nevertheless fascinating to imagine all that cooking and chopping in one&rsquo;s head. By that yardstick I&rsquo;m thrilled with the recipes in A Guide for Gentlemen Chefs, a cookbook by Laxmi Dhaul and Gitanjali Khanna.

Not just for gents...

Most rooms - and bathrooms - at The Claridges Surajkund have a view. The hotel&rsquo;s design supports its positioning.

The pool of the sun

A series of photography workshops capture the essence of Delhi.

The story of Dilli

Apparao Galleries, Chennai, has decided to bring in some monsoonal cheer with Mystique Truths, an exhibition of mixed media works, on till July 30. Participating artists include Manish Nai&rsquo;s abstracts in jute, paper and watercolour, S Kumaresan&rsquo;s abstracted landscapes and P Suresh Kumar&rsquo;s works based on the forms and colours in nature.

Fusion works and breaking the grid...

Does the Maruti Suzuki Ritz run rings around the segment best? Or has it been bested? Ever wondered why every single model replacement is followed by one that is larger? Well, no matter what you do, packaging has its limitations, and the only way to get around it after a point is by pulling at the edges a bit. So you will be surprised to find that the Hyundai i10 has actually gained nothing in terms of length and wheelbase over the Santro, while the new kid on the block, the Suzuki Ritz, has instantly gained a couple of centimetres on the Wagon R in practically all areas.

Who dares, wins!

Glitzy lifestyles and accoutrements in the sheikhdom have given way to a nervous business environment.

Realty check in Dubai

After extensive research on which car to buy, I have finally penned down my thoughts to write you this mail. I am a resident of Kolkata and am planning to buy a petrol hatchback within Rs 4.6 lakh (approx). My requirements are a minimum mileage of 12-13 kpl with air-conditioning on in city traffic, very good ride quality and there should be a certain amount of brand value. I have shortlisted the Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 Active and the Maruti Suzuki Ritz VXi. Of course, the Maruti after-sales service and spare parts are cheaper and better. I am unimpressed with the sales personnel at Tata-Fiat showrooms and there are very few Fiat service centres in Kolkata.

Fiat accompli

The first time I tried a risotto, many years ago, it was at a lunch with the energetic Bina Modi, who had just launched Ego in Delhi, and who was even then not just another industrialist-wife. She pointed out, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s khichdi&rdquo;.

The perfect risotto

So what if you're back from your summer break? It's time to start preparing for the autumn vacation. Cruise through the rivers of Europe, stay in a &quot;cave&quot; or in an Amazonian forest.

Born to holiday

Rajeev Khandelwal&rsquo;s career is on a roll. As the host of Sach Ka Saamna, a desi version of Moment of Truth, on Star Plus, Khandelwal quips that he enjoys it when designers and makeup artists fuss over his look on the show.

Moment of truth and Gabbana suits

VLADIMIR KRAMNIK won Dortmund for an amazing ninth time. He overtook first-half leader Magnus Carlsen empathetically defeating him in the second half and sealed it with a last-round win against Arkady Naiditsch.

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One of my early defining experiences was a night in Delhi back in 1975 or &rsquo;76 when an enormous monsoon storm blew the door to the terrace plumb off its hinges, with the sort of demonic roar and attendant terror you&rsquo;d expect if your airplane suddenly developed a hole in the fuselage midflight.

The perfect storm

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