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A yen for Japan
Japan is probably
the last word on progress and prosperity in the modern world. A.J.
Philip gives his impressions of the world’s second
largest economy, and its people, who are disciplined,
industrious and courteous
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TELL
me in one sentence why Japan has achieved so much progress in so
short a time," asked an Indian journalist to a reporter of
a Japanese newspaper. He did not bat an eyelid before answering,
"We did not have to spend a farthing on defence".
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Making it
big in biotech
Jangveer Singh
FOR
someone who started a life sciences company to give meaning to her Phd thesis,
Villoo Moravala Patell has come a long way. Starting with a group of five
students with grants from international foundations, Patell has forged a name
for herself in the bio-technology field through her company Avesthagen which
has created a business model by marrying high-tech research with proven
marketing power.
End of an
era
Andrew Gumbel
A cat.
A mouse. A never-ending chase, in which the predator never quite manages to
capture his prey. As a premise for a cartoon, it could not be germ of the idea
that was to become Tom and Jerry. They were told it was a cliche that had been
done to death. Sometimes, though, the best ideas are the simplest.
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