India strikes the write note
The Indian presence at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair stirred remarkable interest. Indian authors and publishers drew unprecedented international attention that could translate into more business for them,  reports Pratik Kanjilal
The Frankfurt Book Fair, which closed recently, is an annual barometer of the world book trade. The proportion of the fair’s 100,000 square metres of carpet area booked by a nation is an index of the energy of its publishing industry. And the deals worth 600 million Euros which are negotiated in the five days when Frankfurt becomes the intellectual and cultural capital of the world set the trends of global publishing.

Get dressed for office
Madhurika Jain
Sometime back during a seminar on fashion, the question came up as to why the branded office wear in India has not taken off as it should. After some deliberations, it was decided that the powerful women in corporate India, who strode ahead in the corporate ladder like Shobana Bharatia, Naina Lal Kidwai and Anu Aga still stick to the traditional sari and this vitally affects the Rs 1700 crore office wear market.

Bollywood calling for Nitika
Model and former Femina Miss India Universe Nikita Anand is all set to star in Prakash Jha’s love flick, says Vimla Patil
Nikita Anand, who was Femina Miss India Universe 2003, has just acquired a brand new feather in her cap. The energetic beauty has been signed by director Prakash Jha, (maker of films like Mrityudand, Damul, Gangajal and Apharan together with numerous award-winning documentaries) for Love Story. Nikita’s hero in this film is Shreyas Talpade, who made an impact with his superb debut in Iqbal.

Buddhist philosophy online
Gone are the days when the attendance at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives used to overflow up to the corridors, with students sitting, standing or squatting on the floor to the stairs. Now, in addition to about 100 foreigners here who regularly attend the daily two classes on Buddhist philosophy and practice, hundreds more can join online.

Meet the ‘Manorexics’
You may have heard of women being obsessed with their figures and dieting to fit in skin tight jeans and tops but now a new breed of skinny showbiz men are creating diet-obsessed “manorexics”.