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Vikram Seth and Chandra win Crossword awards

While booklovers and the media are busy celebrating Indian authors who write in English, they still harbour (subconsciously?) a step-motherly attitude towards those who write in Indian......

Vikram Chandra's big fat Mumbai book

Reading the publicity notes for Vikram Chandra's mammoth Sacred Games -- variously hailed as the Fiction Event of the Year and the latest Great Indian Novel - it's easy to be misled into thinking......

Tales from the underworld

Vikram Chandra took seven years to complete Sacred Games, an epic 900-page novel of love and betrayal. It is a massive work that deserves to be read, not merely for Chandra's widely respected......

Dissension within Bihar BJP over choice of Yadav as opp leader

Dissension surfaced within the Bharatiya Janata party over choice of leader of opposition in the Bihar Assembly with a section of legislators protesting selection of Nand Kishore Yadav to the......

A personal tribute and salute to B Raman

Vikram Sood remembers his friend and mentor B Raman, who passed away on Sunday. In our trade and profession we hunted together -- my friend and mentor, Bahukutumbi Raman and I. Today I miss him......

NDTV scores big with entertainment channel

About a year ago, Vikram Chandra, CEO, NDTV Networks, approached analysts in Mumbai to discuss the company's foray into entertainment. "Most of them were amused and laughed at the project," recalls......

WEF honour for NDTV scribe

Senior Editor of New Delhi Television Vikram Chandra has been selected as one of the 100 young leaders by Geneva-based World Economic Forum for its Global Leaders for Tommorow initiative for the......

More microfinance IPOs in the offing

It was merely a coincidence that the year after C K Prahalad's bestseller, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits (2004), that Vikram Akula returned to SKS......

Why interoperability in DTH makes no sense...

It sounds very nice. In June this year, Dish TV - a direct-to-home operator owned by Subhash Chandra's Essel Group - plans to launch Conditional Access Modules (or CAM) Cards. If you are an......

Meet Harish Thawani, the Nimbus CEO

He may be better known as a street-savvy fighter and might have made his first million producing and marketing serials on Doordarshan. But all that did not deter him from going to court against the......

First Look: Vikram Chandra's Sacred Games

And so, after seven years, fans of author Vikram Chandra will finally have something new to keep them up in the early hours. Early copies of his latest novel Sacred Games have begun to trickle in.......

Bollywood Horror Sequels We'd Like To See!

When it comes to action, romance or comedy, Bollywood is enthusiasm personified. Mention horror, however, and there's hardly much to talk about. Except for a handful of black and white classics, a......

Vikram Kumar: Ishq is a romantic film

Director Vikram Kumar began his career with the Telugu film Ishtam (starring Charan and Shriya Saran) way back in 2001. After the Tamil film Alai in 2003, he made the hugely successful bi-lingual,......

Tamil actor Vishal turns Casanova

Vishal made his acting debut in Tamil in 2004 with Gandhi Krishna's Chellame. It was an instant success. His second film Sandakozhi with Meera Jasmine was also a success. But his last few......

Vishal romances three beauties in next Tamil movie

Unfazed byhis last two disastrous outings, (Sathyam and Thoranai) Vishal will be seen on the big screen once again withhis latest Tamil movie Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai (TVP). And joining him are......

Joshna, Harendra clinch Golecha squash titles

Reigning national champion and top seed Joshna Chinappa asserted her supremacy by clinching the women's title with a facile victory over local girl Surabhi Mishra in the Jaipur Club Harish Chandra......

Battle of leagues shakes up cricket

A battle between a rebel body bankrolled by the controllers of India's largest listed media firm and the cash-rich Indian cricket board threatens to shake up the game's biggest global market. Two......

Mumbai ICL team begin practice, sans Lara

The practice session for Mumbai Champions outfit in the six-team Indian Cricket League started in earnest last week, but with no signs of Brian Lara yet.The organisers, however, insistedon......

Readers wishes to John Wright

Name:Amit Singh Message:Dear john, i salute mr wright you have done wonders for our{your}indian team , we shall always be indebted to you for what u have done & achieved for us ordinary indians, me......

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Q. which Indian author wrote the best selling novel Sacred Games ?
Raju: A. more

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Q. which Indian author wrote the best selling novel Sacred Games ?
Raju: A. vikram chandra more

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Q. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Premchand, Mulk Raj Anand and Vikram Seth are famous Indian what ?
Rajan: A. Vikram Chandra more

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Q. Whoo is ur favorit NEWS READER........ ???????
Anantharaman: A. writers/authors more

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Q. who is you favorite anchor in English news channel?1) Arnab2) Barkha(gate)3) Prannoy roy4) Vikram chandra5) Nidhi razdan6) rahul ( headlines today)7) Rajdeep 8) Sagarika ghose9) Karan Thapar
Anantharaman: A. Arnab Goswami - i like the way he catches the bull by the horns./ amongst international anchors I like Nick Gowing of the BBC the best. more

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Dissension within Bihar BJP over Nand Kishore Yadav

Patna: Dissension surfaced within BJP over choice of leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly with a section of legislators protesting selection... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/dissension-within-bihar-bjp-over-nand-kishore-yadav_856156.html

Debate begins on Nitish's trust vote, BJP MLAs shout slogans in favour of Modi

It seems to be cakewalk for the JD-U in the trust vote in the Bihar assembly on Wednesday. But now questions are being raised about the stand of... ...

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rebellion-bihar-bjp-trust-vote-nitish-kumar-jdu/1/284129.html

A personal tribute and salute to B Raman

Vikram Sood remembers his friend and mentor B Raman, who passed away on Sunday. In our trade and profession we hunted together -- my friend and... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/a-personal-tribute-and-salute-to-b-raman/20130617.htm

Jury Meet

By Vikram Chandra, Rajiv Makhni | Published On: June 08, 2013 16:00 (IST) | Duration: 23 min, 22 sec The Gadget Guru Awards jury meets to talk... ...

http://profit.ndtv.com/videos/gadget-guru/video-gadget-guru-awards-jury-meet-279046?trendingnow

Ganesh Venkatraman breathes fire !!!

The current trend now in the Tamil film industry is the onus on the supporting lead actors!!! The content of the script demands these powerful... ...

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News for Vikram Chandra

Vikram Seth and Chandra win Crossword awards

Vikram Chandra's big fat Mumbai book

Tales from the underworld

Dissension within Bihar BJP over choice of Yadav as opp leader

A personal tribute and salute to B Raman

NDTV scores big with entertainment channel

WEF honour for NDTV scribe

More microfinance IPOs in the offing

Why interoperability in DTH makes no sense...

Meet Harish Thawani, the Nimbus CEO

First Look: Vikram Chandra's Sacred Games

Bollywood Horror Sequels We'd Like To See!

Vikram Kumar: Ishq is a romantic film

Tamil actor Vishal turns Casanova

Vishal romances three beauties in next Tamil movie

Joshna, Harendra clinch Golecha squash titles

Battle of leagues shakes up cricket

Mumbai ICL team begin practice, sans Lara

Readers wishes to John Wright

People speak for vikram chandra

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