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KILLICK DATTA Footwear Fashionista Having had a foot in Nike and L.A. Gear, Datta, 43, hit the ground running when he opened his own shoe firm in 1996. Global Brand Marketing Inc. (GBMI), where the Indian-born Datta is CEO, last year sold $140 million worth of shoes bearing the Nautica, Diesel and Mecca brands in 130 countries. The company matched those sales again this year--within the first six months. GBMI is reviving the Pony marque and next summer will open four stores to sell its own brand and accompanying accessories, like handbags...
...with a fresh viewpoint. The Harvard South Asian Association presents “Sakina’s Restaurant,” a funny and heart-warming one-man show that centers around Azgi, an Indian emigrant who comes to New York to work in a restaurant and realize the “American dream.” Through the varied perspectives of Indian-born and second generation Indian-Americans, a series of vignettes strung together by clever and touching parables follow his impassioned and humorous attempts to make sense of America. Friday, March...
Five years ago, Sabeer Bhatia, 33, sold his e-mail company, Hot Mail, to Microsoft for $400 million. Since then the Indian-born bachelor has had trouble keeping up his sizzling reputation. Last year his technology consulting site, Arzoo.com closed just 18 months after its launch. Undaunted, he has unveiled TeliVoice, a service that allows cellular subscribers in India to send cheap voice messages to the U.S. and Canada. If even a fraction of India's 6 million cell-phone users sign on, he will have success. Not bad for a man who once planned to sell sandwiches...
...Corp., after serving little more than a year in the position; in Seattle. Claiming the move was part of restructuring that he designed, Belluzzo announced plans to stay with the company through September and oversee the transition. SENTENCED. MARK STROMAN, 32, Texas stoneworker convicted of capital murder for shooting Indian-born gas station owner Vasudev Patel last October, to death; in Dallas. Stroman blamed his actions on a post-Sept. 11 rage. He is also charged with gunning down a Pakistani and wounding a Bangladeshi in separate incidents...
Satyam Infoway now claims 30 million page views a month, and its share price has doubled since the IndiaWorld purchase. The deal helped kick off an Internet frenzy among Indian entrepreneurs and financiers, which has been fanned by New Delhi's public commitment to develop India's information-technology sector. Dotcoms are sprouting across the country, spurred additionally by the entry of big international investment funds. Some Indian-born Silicon Valley programmers and engineers are finally coming home to put their skills to use. But Jain has been happy just to put his money in the bank...