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Book Reviews
The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
Don Thompson
Why would anyone pay $12 million for a shark carcass? Welcome to the fascinating world of contemporary art.
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The Green Business Guide
A One Stop Resource for Businesses of All Shapes and Sizes to Implement Eco-Friendly Policies, Programs, and Practices
Glenn Bachman
Consumers want to do business with companies that act responsibly. Here?s how to walk the green walk and talk the green talk.
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Book review | A lacklustre society tale
Veena Venugopal 09:45 PM | September 22,2009
Delhi farmhouses, cocaine, sex and parties--this novel has all the ingredients of a gripping potboiler. But it ends up as a drab montage of episodes
Symbolic insignificance
Samanth Subramanian 12:35 AM | September 19,2009
A sense of deja vu accompanies the new Robert Langdon adventure
Alok Vajpeyi, Social Entrepreneur | Course correction therapy
Veena Venugopal 09:21 PM | November 20,2009
The terror attacks forced this former executive to pause and rethink his career choices
Erica Di Giovancarlo, Italian trade commissioner | Another year, another life
Priya Ramani 08:07 PM | November 20,2009
This diplomat was relieved when we entered 2009. Now she would rather not dwell on the past or plan for the future
Wings of time
Chandrahas Choudhury 10:16 PM | November 13,2009
The Nobel laureate’s latest is about a love affair--its pains & beauty crystallized in time
Excerpt | Public (and private) relations
Khushwant Singh 10:10 PM | November 13,2009
As Nehru’s PRO during his London visit, Khushwant Singh had his hands full
‘I feel I belong to six worlds’
Himanshu Bhagat 09:17 PM | November 12,2009
The author on Nehru, writing his books from memory, and Sikh cabbies in New York
Loneliness and domesticity
Chandrahas Choudhury 08:32 PM | November 06,2009
Stories of desire, loneliness and what constitutes ‘home’ in the subcontinent
Behind Tihar’s pink walls
Seema Chowdhry 09:19 AM | June 26,2009
A tour with two women who have documented the life of female inmates in India’s most famous prison
Personalized talking books draw crowds in Delhi book fair
02:55 PM | September 03,2008
In an attempt to wean away children from instant entertainment tools like video/ computer/ mobile games, publishers are coming up with novel ways of drawing the young reader
Talking Books| Glimpses of the hidden dragon
Taneesha Kulshrestha 04:51 AM | June 03,2008
Full of personal anecdotes and valuable insights, the book is part travelogue, part social, political and economic analysis and commentary on China
Talking Books | BPO at crossroads
Taneesha Kulshrestha 07:00 AM | June 02,2008
A panel discussion on how the Indian BPO industry is in need of serious re-branding to attract and retain talent. At the same time, it aims to dispel common myths and correct perceptions
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How to Smell a RatHow to Smell a Rat
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The Silver LiningThe Silver Lining
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Right RelationshipRight Relationship
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