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 Sweet deal
With the Cadbury takeover, Kraft will get a bite of India
By Shriya Bubna
Dear Roger, I very much enjoyed meeting you this morning,” wrote Irene Rosenfield, chief of Illinois-based food giant Kraft, on August 28, 2009, to her counterpart at the British confectioner Cadbury. Rosenfield, ranked the sixth most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine, was setting the agenda for a takeover of Cadbury by Kraft.  more |
 Under the gun
NRAI’s flawed selection criteria demoralise ace shooters
By Neeru Bhatia
Unprofessional, pathetic, stupid. How else do you describe the state of sports administration in a country when its lone Olympic gold medallist, disgusted by official apathy, threatens to quit?
National Rifle Association of India’s blinkered ways of dealing with the country’s top shooters, who are medal contenders in the World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and London Olympics, would make India lose many of these talents. more |
 Doorway to nirvana
OSHO: 20 YEARS LATER
The Master’s aura can still be felt in Koregaon
By Mandira Nayar
Hours 48; moments of epiphany 4; hugs 3 (totally platonic); kiss 1 (avuncular at best); sex free or otherwise zilch; PDA (Public Display of Affection) ditto.
I walked in incredibly alone. The sound of music, people dancing and the school-is-over feeling that seems to hang low at Pune’s most famous address at Koregaon Park don’t help—it is like being at a party uninvited. more |
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 Spellbound in India
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CINEMA
Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann is inspired by the country and its cinema
By Rekha Dixit
The darkness of his eyes is startling in a face so white. One would have expected to gaze into blue, grey or green. But it is the intensity more than the iris that remains longer in memory.
Baz Luhrmann is an unapologetic Indophile. more |
 My broken sarod
By Amjad Ali khan
Earthquakes struck the Caribbean island of Haiti in early January. Around 70,000 people died. Many others were injured. The toll is rising as Haitians and rescuers from around the world sift through the debris of collapsed buildings. May God give those affected, especially the survivors, the strength to bear the tragedy. more |
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A nice man to know 
