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The IT and BPO industry is facing the pressures of its own growth. Alcohol, ill-health and escalating divorce rates are taking a huge toll of talent. Jangveer Singh looks at the consequences of the pressure-cooker lifestyles of young executives and the need for care and counsel
PRICE OF SUCCESS
Ten years back Information Technology and IT Enabled Services was a sunrise industry in India. The government wisely gave the industry a free hand to frame employee policies which it did with aplomb. Today, the industry is entrenched in the metros and fast moving to tier-two and even tier-three cities with demand outstripping supply. 

society

Tales of triumph Women belonging to the poor Muslim community in Saharanpur district of UP have come out in quest of education, better living and a future for themselves and their children, writes Raju William A silent change amongst the orthodox Muslim community in Saharanpur district of UP is taking place. The change-makers in the community, afflicted with illiteracy, poverty and ignorance, are poor Muslim women from villages. The spirit of Janmashtami and Ganesha utsav is carried forward to the joy of Durga Puja and Ram Lila, writes Kunjalata Desai Festive days are here For most Indians, Dasehra marks the peak of the festival season. The festive spirit, captured during the Janmashtami and Ganesha utsav celebrations, is carried forward amidst the pulsating beats of Navratra dances, the joyous abandon of Durga Puja and the splendorous euphoria surrounding Ram Lila stage shows.

Yale’s India connection
K.J.S. Chatrath
Recently I had written to a French Professor in Paris, whom I know as an Indophile, informing him of my new website on European Graves in India. I received a prompt mail in reply telling me that he was, for a few months, in the US, at Yale University, for giving a course on "Popular Religion in India’ during the fall term.

Ads are tougher: Abhishek
Subhash K. Jha
Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is the new brand ambassador of Flying Machine jeans and is all set to shoot for its ad films, says it is anything but easy to work in ad films.

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In the name of the father The conflict between the father and the son has been the staple of many a Hindi film, says M.L. Dhawan Father is the muse around which many film stories have been woven. A recent film Gandhi—My Father, produced by Anil Kapoor, conveys the longing of a hapless father and the frustrations of an ambitious son. Mahatma Gandhi (Darshan Jariwala) sacrifices the future of his son Harilal (Akshaye Khanna) for the sake of nation.  Dharam is still garam V. Ananth Dharmendra is happy with the response for his last two releases — Metro and Apne and hopes that they like him in his latest release Johnny Gaddar too. "It is about a group of people who want to make quick money, though initially it is out of necessity. Kher to act in Amritraj’s film Anupam Kher has accepted a pivotal role in producer Ashok Amritraj’s The Other End Of The Line, a love story featuring an Indian girl in Mumbai from a call centre who travels all the way to San Francisco to be with her American love-interest (Jesse Matcalfe). Anupam Kher plays the heroine’s father.