A feast for the taste-buds
One of my first encounters with Hot Breads, the Chennai chain that is setting up outlets all over Delhi, resulted in an anecdote on which I dined out for several months. I was then on a diet programme, and was visiting Hot Breads for some brown bread.

Mixing the Vedas with business
Believe it or not! Vedantic scholar R Parthasarathy had the next 40 years of his life all mapped out, when he was only in his 20s. And with that map clear in his mind, he pursued his studies and simultaneously began reading the Vedas and philosophers like Plato and Aristotle.

"I haven't found anyone I want to spend my life with"
What do the scions of the erstwhile princely kingdoms do in today's fast-paced, hi-tech world? Well, get into olitics if they are a Madhavrao Scindia or a Karan Singh, indulge in charity if they are a Gayatri Devi or, better still, venture into films if they are a Vijayendra Ghatge.


  Cymbals of hope
  The creator of flawless gems
  Bring your health plan to office
  Restoring normal abilities with artificial limbs
  Keep fit
  Shining outside the arclights
  Simple Feng Shui