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Smooth operators

A mobile connection is just that — a mobile connection, says Jo Chopra.




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Little bites

Have you had a cupcake today? Shitija Nahata reveals the secret behind the success of ‘The Cupcake Company'.




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Man of monuments

K.K. Muhammed, who retires from Archaeological Survey of India this June, shares his eventful journey




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Rabbit farming best bet for housewives, unemployed youth

NABARD offers training on scientific lines to those interested




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Best of both worlds

Rupesh Patric channelises his art to raise funds for various causes. He juggles this with his tech-savvy persona




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Piloting the Maharaja

On navigating the national carrier, in good times and bad



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Click for craft



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'Model' education

Trying to bridge the gap between engineering classrooms and eventual workplaces is Lab Electronics, a company that manufactures educational electronics training devices and simulators



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Daring to dream

G. Sree Vidhya, who has stormed the male bastion of providing security services



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Century-old tools still in vogue for land survey



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On a quest

Academician and rural marketing expert V. Mukunda Das is a man on a mission. He is director of Chandragupt Institute of Management Patna




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In the big league with a heart

She is a pioneer in the beauty industry in India and an acknowledged expert in aromatherapy. Blossom Kochhar was in town recently with her new range of beauty products



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Measure of success

Subha Unnikrishnan takes pride in running a tailoring centre, having designed many school uniforms and costumes for reality shows



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Movie masala on the move



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Banking on beliefs

These young engineering professionals chose entrepreneurship over big firms and fat pay



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Chasing happiness

VJ Juhi Pande on what’s next after Channel V




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The best of both worlds

A CEO by day and a Chef by evening, Venkatesh Bhat of Accord Metropolitan dons two hats with ease. Nikhil Raghavan meets the hotelier-entrepreneur



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Get started early

There are benefits if you start working early. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are good examples of this.



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Tapping into knowledge economy

Quizmaster Giri ‘Pickbrain’ Balasubramaniam says there’s a lot of scope for the quizzing market




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‘Maa’ bakers!

Creative cakes aren’t coming from corporate chains but from women who are balancing their passion to bake and a day job




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Cotton weaves a better future

Awareness programme for cotton farmers



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Firmly out of favour

Reverse mortgage could be a safety net for cash-strapped retirees but it has few takers in India for now. K.T. Jagannathan finds out why




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Smiles and celebration

Sandra and Cheryl have a bagful of ideas for the most elegant wedding



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Steered by technology

MEET Venkatesh Prasad, a technical expert with Ford, on what drives automobile design



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The EZ way

Chitra Ravi promotes a novel method of education that helps teachers connect better with students.



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Budget your way to wealth

Financial planning is crucial to your financial independence.




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Meet and greet

Treetle is an online platform for the like-minded to share their interests or set up avenues for get togethers




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Skills of value

Corporate trainer Sangeetha Elizabeth Panicker on the increasing importance of soft skills in the globalised world



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Off the beaten track

IT entrepreneur Ruzan Khambatta stumps nay-sayers who questioned her entry into the business



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The prejudice continues

Women employees still have slower pay growth and career advancement than their male counterparts, says study




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United Flavours: Giving ad-men a dash of pepper



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Bringing work home

Running a small business from your apartment can be useful, but it is important to understand the legalities around it, and make sure you are in the clear



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Grab the best offer

With lending rates down and offers pouring in from banks, your housing loan may be approved quickly if you meet all the criteria, says Balaji Rao



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Steps to glamour

Makeup is not only about weekend parties, but is a way to help you look and feel beautiful every day, says expert Akriti Sachdev




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Lady with the lamp

Smita Ramani, who works in a telecom company, literally moonlights as she hand-paints and customises recycled bottles, cookie jars and lanterns




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Lousy bosses make people quit: survey

Workplace stress affects staff health too



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Take some risks

Go for investments rather than just saving in banks, as the benefits are many.




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Indian companies invest only on youngsters



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A colourful geometry

Thangam Mathai looks at the sari as a canvas on which she can display her art and creativity



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Coffee connect

Sam Rozario tells that coffee is something inseparable from his life




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Animated adventures

P. Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Animation India, is in tune with the times




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Designs on the skyline

Architect Tony Joseph who designed South India’s tallest apartment tower says that the state needs a vertical growth plan



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630 entrepreneurs evince interest in setting up poultry units

Perambalur district allocated Rs.2.85 crore subsidy for poultry development




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It’s a techie life: Full of beans

Young Malayalis heading small IT firms talk about doing business in ‘emerging’ Kerala



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Dreaming big

There’s a business opportunity in every problem and this is proved by youngsters who are turning entrepreneurs even before they graduate!



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From hobbies to income: catching it big with the web

Social networking sites offer users a platform to promote their abilities and allow for works to be noticed by international forums




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Taking the back channel

Low-cost Indian tractors are being repackaged for the niche agricultural market overseas




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One for the bucket list

Deepak Ravindran, CEO, Innoz Technologies, turns film producer. His short film Boneshaker premièred at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival




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Schooling for success

Angel investor Freeman Murray talks about setting up StartupSchool.in to mentor youngsters who want to start tech companies



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The business of women

Eighteen women learnt the ropes of starting a business, at a workshop conducted by the FICCI Ladies Organisation and WOBEDA



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