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Global investors renew interest in Indian realty

With their home markets in turmoil, large global investors such as Blackstone, Carlyle, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation are actively scouting for and signing deals in the Indian property sector.

'SELL yourself at every stage in life'

From books that will inspire you to dreaming beyond the obvious, read on for life lessons from these successful IIM alumni.

How Jerry Rao is building low-cost homes profitably

Former Citibanker and MphasiS founder wants to provide affordable housing to low-income buyers. What's his business model?

Jerry Rao's mission: Affordable housing

After bidding adieu to his technology firm, this ex-Citibanker-turned-poet is now indulging in his latest passion of providing affordable housing for the masses.

Jerry Rao is venture advisor to US company

Jerry Rao has been carefully building up a string of investments through the angel investor route ever since he sold a majority stake in MphasiS to EDS for around $350 million. Rao is understood to have invested in atleast 20 companies in India ranging from wine firms to legal process outsourcing. According to a statement from NEA, Jerry Rao and Amit Sharma have joined NEA India to expand its scope of operations.

'Cyber theft case rekindled BPO debate'

But the incident showed that we did have good security in place because it did not involve any breach into our network, says MphasiS CEO Jerry Rao.

Where does Modi's Hindu nationalism go from here?

'Will Muslims in large numbers react positively, especially in the context of the events of the last thirty years?' 'In the process, could Modi end up alienating his core supporters?' A fascinating excerpt from Jaithirth Rao's The Indian Conservative : A History of Indian Right-Wing Thought.

Modi's party sells Indian voters low-cost housing dream

Sanjaya Baru: 'My book is written partly with a sense of sadness'

'Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to allow us to project his real personality to let the people of India know exactly what he really was. He was always shying away from greater public exposure. Since the last two years we have seen enormous criticism, ridiculing the prime minister. He has been made into an object of jokes. It certainly hurts. I think this man deserves lots of good reviews... His contribution to social policy, his contribution to the economy, his contribution to coalition management, his contribution to foreign policy.' Dr Sanjaya Baru, Dr Singh's former media advisor who is in the eye of a storm over his book on the prime minister UPA speaks to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.