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  • Living the dream
    Living the dream

    Working in his father’s small grocery shop for a meagre income, Ganesh Prasad Agarwal had a big dream – he wondered, why not make biscuits like Parle and Britannia. Today, he lives his dream heading a Rs 100 crore biscuit company, reports G Singh  

      Posted    2016-10-10    7 Issue 41
  • 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give'
    'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give'

    When a suggestion to take some poor children on a joy ride to Mumbai city and give them an icecream treat was made to Somma Banerjjee, it warmed the cockles of her heart immediately. She writes how five kids enjoyed the treat and returned home inspired

      Posted    13-Oct-2016    7 Issue 41
  • Turkish delight
    Turkish delight

    Historic sites, belly dancers, and the high walls of Byzantine civilisation are some of the attractions that captivated Aparajita Gupta during her visit to Istanbul, where hawkers sing Raj Kapaoor’s famous song ‘Awara hoon’ to woo Indians

      Posted    11-Oct-2016    7 Issue 41