What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?

Kolkata Gives brings together the city's philanthropists and deserving NGOs in a structured interface. Subir Roy walks away with fascinating stories from this year's do. IMAGE: Susanta Giri used......

Ruchira Gupta: The icon we called 'Kiddy'

When Subir Roy met Ruchira Gupta at The Telegraph 35 years ago, she was not quite 20 and not a graduate.Today she is the indomitable founder of Apne Aap, which has touched the lives of over 21,000......

One of India's brilliant CEOS no one knows about

The unknown architect of Balrampur Chini, Meenakshi Saraogi's biggest achievement lay in inspiring farmers to grow more cane. IMAGE: 'On being asked whether it was true that executives often wet......

5 stocks to bring on Xmas cheer

Mudar Patherya lists companies whose shares can bring on Xmas cheer for investors. Over the past couple of weeks, I have been sweating with the calculator to find my Christmas gift. I won't say......

Why this fund manager wants to quit

'Equities are not cheap; I need to buy at levels I am not comfortable with; I need to 'create' a rationale about some stocks we are buying into; we have no clue about the prospective earnings of......

Four stocks that may buck the trend

It would be advisable to look to companies that reported attractive growth during the first quarter, says Mudar Patherya. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com At a time when the markets appear......

'Dear Tiger, the great bowler in the sky eventually bowls us'

Derek O'Brien pays tribute to Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed into the ages on Thursday. This piece is a tribute from me, but well might be from any one of us who have had the privilege of......

Tendulkar celebrates birthday in Chennai

A quiet but warm celebration marked Sachin Tendulkar's 35th birthday. The master batsman, surrounded by his cheerful Mumbai Indians team-mates, cut a cake at a city hotel in Chennai on Thursday. As......