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BOOMING CORRUPTION IN RISING INDIA
January 2011 - Corruption in India is not new, of course. Since 1948, reportedly, $462 billion has disappeared in illicit financial flow. And for many Indians, it’s no surprise that the problem is getting worse.

ROAD RECIPES FOR ROCKERS
January 2011 - Bhatt recently came out with a cookbook titled Rock Star Recipes. As a musician constantly on the road, it wasn’t easy for him to eat and stay healthy.

AZIM PREMJI: NO. 3 IS NOW NO. 1
January 2011 - Azim Premji, Wipro’s chairman, who is taking Indian philanthropy to a whole new level. He is donating close to $2 billion to fund education projects for the poor.

TO WATCH—OR NOT TO WATCH—THE GUPTAS
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CREATIVE IDEAS FROM INK CONFERENCE
January 2011 - INK is a nonprofit organization that promotes the spread of good ideas. Spearheaded by Pratury, INK can be seen as an idea lab that fosters stimulating conversations, networking and creative solutions.

AN AMERICAN CRICKET HALL OF FAME
January 2011 - What do Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Farokh Engineer, B.S. Chandrasekhar, Syed Abid Ali and Chetan Chauhan have in common?

A CHRONICLE OF CANCER
January 2011 - “The secret to battling cancer, then, is to find means to prevent these mutations from occurring in susceptible cells, or to find means to eliminate the mutated cells without compromising normal growth,” writes Mukherjee.

A Dozen Goodbyes in 2010
December 2010 - It’s that time again. As another year winds down, the holidays allow us to hit pause so that we can relax and reflect.

Innova Releases Indian Music CDs
November 2010 - Innova Recordings promotes, as the label puts it, “forward-looking (-hearing?) work that pushes and challenges the boundaries of contemporary music.”

A Trip to Ancient India
November 2010 - Kaneri, also in Maharashtra, is not so widely known, though the Siddhagiri ashram there is over 1000 years old.

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