May13

Beyond butter chicken

As a committed carnivore and dietary scoff-law, I love my butter chicken, rogan josh and vindaloo. And I love the fact that one can walk into any desi restaurant anywhere in the West and find one’s fix of these fulsome favourites. But it is quite tiresome that this all there seems to be to the […]

Apr29

Reaching for the stars

Close on the heels of a landmark achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation has made an exciting announcement. Yesterday, newswires the world over were abuzz with the story of ISRO’s historic ten-at-one-blow satellite launch (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7370391.stm). Today, we hear that India is set to send out a manned space mission in seven years’ time (http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/29/stories/2008042956441000.htm). This […]

Apr18

Great news. Only, it’s not news.

The Business Week has judged the Tata Group to the world’s sixth most innovative company (http://bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/innovative_companies/?chan=magazine+channel_special+report, http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/apr/18tata1.htm). That’s quite an honour. To rank among the world’s most innovative is a credit to any corporation. But then, I am hardly surprised. Since the days of Jamshedji Tata, through JRD’s days and ever more in recent times, […]