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...they are, likely has more to do with over-ambition than laziness. Walk into nearly any major bookstore in Mumbai, and literature will be divided into two sections: “Fiction” and “South Asian Fiction,” meaning books of the Adiga-Desai stamp. (A strain of nationalism too is on display: Books by South Asian authors on non-South Asian topics, or non-South Asians on South Asia, find no place on the latter shelf.) A book that “matters” enough to merit national pride often connotes...
...water resources. Certainly, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, a native Indian, was not about to be pushed around by an NGO with an agenda. "If they came out of the tainted phase fast, it was because they were able to demonstrate a certain amount of sincerity and transparency," says Santosh Desai, CEO of New Delhi--based marketing consultants Future Brands. "Sales were affected in the short term, [but] they did a good job of reassuring consumers." Atul Singh, CEO of Coke India since 2005, who once said the company was "continuously challenged" because of its foreign roots, now welcomes that scrutiny...
...could use any of the magical spells from Harry Potter, which would you choose? - Sohini Desai, San Diego It's not a spell, but if I could choose any magical thing, it would definitely be the lucky potion. If you have too much, apparently, it screws you up, but the idea of having that perfect day is just so wonderful...
...over this kind of food, which are very powerful media,” she said over a table of desserts from Finale’s. “But the idea of finding an academic home for these kinds of conversations is important.” Both Carpio and Desai said that an ethnic studies curriculum would have to be interdisciplinary. “I think that’s part of the richness of what ethnic studies could bring,” said Carpio. “I think it would be helpful to see what the African-American...
Salman Rushdie. Anita Desai. Amitav Ghosh. If you have to describe Indian literature written in English, words like highbrow and worthy come to mind. But while the country's serious writers - most recently Aravind Adiga - continue to attract international acclaim, domestically they are being overshadowed by a new breed of author...