The launch of Pathbreakers was followed by a stimulating discussion on the theme of “Inclusive Growth” in which the nine persons on the dais were joined by Mukesh Ambani, Keki Dadiseth, UK Sinha, Uday Kotak, Kalpana Morparia, V Vaidyanathan and  FC Kohli, from the audience. What follows are some refreshing and thought-provoking comments of these 16 brilliant minds with concluding remarks by Dr...

A candid picture of life as an Indian bureaucrat

Two questions perplexed me after going through the book from cover to cover. First, the entire narration - all the anecdotes, experiences and observations are Leena Nandan’s. So why is her husband Jiwesh’s name there as an author? Is this a ‘gender’ problem? The other question pertained to the title of the book; I found no relation between the...

The market may correct 10%-15% from the current level, before the next move up

The fantastic rally that had started on April 3rd may now be coming to an end. We have seen a rally of 3,300 points from around 12,500 in the Sensex. We will now probably see a fall of about 1,500-2,000 points due to a variety of local and international factors. Among the international factors, there could be a...