The recent Doing Business report from the World Bank Group threw up a big surprise. Rwanda, a small country in Sub-Saharan Africa led the world in terms of reforms. All one probably knows about this nation is the sad story of civil war and genocide more...

One fine day I started work with a flurry of strange calls. One call was to the army authorities with a request to keep oxygen cylinders on standby and the other request was to have a doctor on call with the quick reaction team. The quick reaction team was told to escort Abhishek Bachchan during the shoot of Jai Jawan. more...

The next morning we headed out to recce locations for important sequences that had to be shot for the show. I was primarily interested to see the stage show area and the first spot that Lt Col Dabolkar took us to, was an open volley ball ground. The ground could’ve made for a great background with direct view of the landscape but we were looking for something indoors, the weather was a little unpredictable with erratic rain showers and we didn’t want to set up and have a wash out. more...

Circa 1973, the Pink Floyd classic ‘Money’ seemed to assume a universal state of being cash rich, however in 2009 the current economic climate dictates the need for us to sing a different tune. As with all situations, there are numerous positives to be derived from the downturn as well and here are a few pointers to help get the ball rolling. more...

As long as we are in the eye of the storm, here are a few suggestions that would keep your ship in the race to enjoy the better times ahead. more...

Unlike what most people think, print and television are like chalk and cheese. The competition in the TV and online news space is intense so whether its a newspaper looking to migrate to television or someone considering a career move, it all boils down to making a huge change in one's mindset, adapting to a completely new medium, a rapidly changing technology environment and training..training and training! more...

Barack Obama used the words “Glimmers of hope” and the Chinese PM Wen Jiabao said that the economy is showing “signs of positive change” when they met in the G20 summit in London. So do these statements from the two most powerful economies mean that the worst is behind us? more...