Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Hindutva

And this time around, the opposition has played no less the villain; even though it didn’t have a part in the genesis of the minority outburst, the BJP was quick to summon its favourite friend, Hindutva into the proceedings. Surprisingly, this is not the first citing when Vande Mataram has felt the heat and unwittingly contributed to political mileage. The song is actually a tribute to Hindu goddesses, and mulling over Muslim protest for it to be made compulsory, in 1937 it was agreed by the Congress that only the initial two paragraphs need be intoned at public assemblies.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week

India continues to forcefully still wear the ‘men behind the scenes’ tag. So what’s ailing the Indian apparel and fashion industry (if at all one could use the ‘ailing’ word)? “There is an increasing need for Indian designers to tie-up with corporations (abroad) so that both could move forward,” said Vijay Bhatt, a leading Bangalore-based retail consultant during a seminar at the recent Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW). Likewise, many in the industry feel that working associations with foreign business houses are essential in giving Indian designers a push. But the critical issue is, why would foreign firms even wish to tie-up with Indian designers whose names are not even known abroad? “We need to have a USP,” warns Vijay Mishra, CEO, W (a women’s-wear brand).

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Monday, September 18, 2006

Bajaj Auto


Bajaj Auto is investing Rs.20 billion in a plant in Puneto manufacture three-wheelers & light four wheelers. Even component manufacturers are exuberant. N. K. Minda, MD, Minda Industries Ltd. states, “Given the growth in two wheelers and the initiatives being undertaken, NK Minda Group is confident of achieving 35-40% CAGR.” In conclusion, we reiterate that while the changing times may have changed customer aspirations, the aura or the perceived value proposition of the motorbike is enduring. So, bike aficionados need not worry; the ‘action’ in the segment is indeed far from over!

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Pron To Panic

Despite her innocently elfin looks, Winona too has had a rocky ride. Prone to panic attacks and bouts of depression, and on the verge of becoming an ‘alcoholic recluse’, she checked into a psychiatric clinic in the early 90s when her relationship with Johnny Depp started unravelling. Acting in and producing the reallife story of Susanna Kayson in 1999’s Girl, Interrupted, she considered the movie a ‘child of her heart’ partly because she saw her younger self in the character of the disturbed Kayson. 2001, however, was the biggest shocker, when she was caught not just shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue, but also discovered to have illegally prescribed drugs in her bag. 2006 finds Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp as alternative as ever but more settled than their wild exploits in their earlier days indicated.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006

Friday, September 08, 2006

TIME TO SEIZE THE DAY

If there is any fine print of uncertainty in your wits, analyse this. The real estate sector saw an astonishing growth of 30% in value in 2005. This sunrise sector of India, which currently stands at $12 billion, is expected to become a $50 billion industry by 2010 and touch $180 billion mark by 2020. During the last decade, the sector saw a robust CAGR of 15%. The bang in the sector is an upshot of increased thrust on infrastructure development and higher demand from housing sector & industrial ventures. The demand- supply equation is most likely to remain tight, thus ensuing into spiraling real estate prices. So for those who were unable to board the bus last time, immense opportunities still exist. Dr. Tobias Just, Deutsche Bank researcher in Frankfurt states, “Demand for real estate is depending mainly on the development of incomes, interest rates and demographic trends.

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Source:- IIPM-B&E , Initiative:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006