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In 16 short years since IBM came back, India has become its fastest-growing operation thanks to long-term relationships and integrated business model. 


Big Blue`s 3-D VIEW

Godrej hopes to take Cinthol to its place among the stars. 


Confidence Code

No more countdowns, no more artistes - television's music channels have rescinded their niche for non-music reality shows, says a shocked Aabhas Sharma Ishani Sharma has a fetish for music and spends hours talking to her best friends about the latest music shows  on 
.Indias entertainment channels.In class with her, Rajat Rastogi and Alpana Mohan prefer non-music talent hunts  which they watch on the music channels.

The day the music died

A bon vivant of my acquaintance has a new motto: Drink more wine&nbsp;- be happier and healthier! Happier, one understands. Wine has alcohol and drinking a glass or two produces a sense of

A toast to health

We Indians are no strangers to bling  the more, the better. On the other hand, if you are buying jewellery this season, a contemporary, international look may be more appropriate for the summer

Bling it on!

Im no good at thanking people. Some people are wonderful at writing thoughtful notes on pretty stationery, sending flowers, calling or presenting a gift. Me, I just feel intensely and really and

Thanks, but no thanks

I remember growing up with  and around  music. In the boarding school where I studied, teachers encouraged me to give solo performances to represent the school at important events and functions. 


Singing on stage

Suellen Parker is a multi-media acrobat. Her new show at New Yorks Stux Gallery, Incurable Still, is proof of that. Her performances begin in the manner of an ancient sculptor using clay (a

Beauty, and its other

Coimbatore Krishnarao (CK) Prahalad speaks in a measured baritone and asks for feedback on his latest book - The New Age of Innovation - which was launched in India last Thursday, almost a month before its scheduled distribution in the US.

`CEOs should act like call centre executives`

The phrase spoilt for choice takes on an altogether different connotation for three weeks every April in Singapore.

Spoilt for choice

This month I spent 10 days in Australia, on what they call a familiarisation trip (also known as a fam or famil), whereby journalists are transported someplace to experience and report the sights, sounds and smells.

The gizzard of Oz

A fascinating new series on Discovery traces the beginning of India, including our ancestors' first migration out of Africa.

The story of civilisation

&nbsp;Furniture design in India is caught in a time warp. Despite all the many designer ateliers and boutiques that have come up lately, most of what you see are variations of the same old shapes that go back.

Between tradition and modernity

Businesses are so much about managing projects, aren't they? Unlike processes or operations, which are more or less permanent functional work to produce the same product or service, projects have a finite characteristic.

`India needs more qualified project managers`

In an employee-driven market, some service sector companies are trying to work their way around the acute talent crunch. 


Are you being served?

He is considered one of the founding fathers of business process reengineering. Which explains why corporate renewal is a subject close to James Champys heart. The rules of

`Shareholders are too demanding`

While the advertising industry is in various stages of evolution in different parts of the world, in India and many parts of Asia, we are at an intriguing interlude. 


Work In Progress

Many a time, aspiring MBAs, starry-eyed at the prospect of a business education, have come up and asked me, "What is it that I am going to learn in a B-school?" 


Being entrepreneurs

THIS WEEK: The auto-accessories market in India, 2007

With the World Cup under their belt, the Under-19 team is hopeful of lucre from league cricket and endorsements, even as old-timers warn Aabhas Sharma that only performance will count.

Manna for the cubs?

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