Books and periodicals
Mahabharat retold through the eyes of a commoner
03 Sep 2016
Gautam Chikermane, media director, Reliance Industries Ltd and director on the board of CARE India talks to Swetha Amit about his choice to represent a subaltern view of the Mahabharat in his new book Tunnel of Varanavat
Barnes & Noble ousts chief Ron Boire
17 Aug 2016
Retracing the journey of Indian advertising
23 Jul 2016
Ambi Parameswaran, brand strategist, former ad man and founder of brandbuilding.com, cum author talks to Swetha Amit about India’s 50 year old journey in advertising
Journey from darkness to the spotlight
06 Jul 2016
Laxman Gaikwad, winner of the Sahitya Akademi award, talks to Swetha Amit about his journey from a member of a community of branded criminals to a well-known Marathi writer
A fast-paced game of Monopoly
20 Jun 2016
Ashwin Sanghi, best-selling author and entrepreneur talks to Swetha Amit about his new release The Sialkot Saga - a business thriller, and his philosophies reflected in this novel
Hitting the right note with ‘The Write Place’
02 Jun 2016
Kinjal Shah, CEO, Crossword Bookstores talks to Swetha Amit about The Write Place, a new initiative introduced over the last one year to encourage budding authors get themselves published, and other initiatives
Wisdom lessons from the best leaders
19 May 2016
Former journalist Ashutosh Sinha talks to Swetha Amit about the inspiration behind his book, and how dealing with top leaders became an MBA lesson for him, and his future plans
Being more than a five-point someone
04 May 2016
Dr. Sumit D Chowdhry, founder CEO of ‘Gaia Smart Cities’ and Amrita Verma Chowdhury, Author and consultant in conversation with Swetha Amit on a book by various IITians that they curated- Chicken Soup for the IITian's Soul and experiences of being IITians
‘Regional languages are the key to reaching the masses’
23 Mar 2016
Amish Tripathi, author of the Shiva trilogy series in conversation with Swetha Amit on translation of English titles into regional languages
Gateway to Indian literature
15 Feb 2016
Mohan Kakanadan and Sabarinath M, former editors and currently the directors of the LIC - Gateway Litfest in conversation with Swetha Amit about the importance of reviving regional literature
Viewing the world through a different lens
23 Dec 2015
R Gopalakrishnan, Director of Tata Sons, distinguished business leader and author of books talks to Swetha Amit about viewing the world through a different lens
Ravi Subramanian: shifting gears with his new best seller
25 Nov 2015
Ravi Subramanian, banker turned author talks to Swetha Amit about his new bestseller, The Bestseller She Wrote, and the reasons for breaking out of his usual banking thriller genre
The innings behind a good partnership
21 Nov 2015
Deborah Kirsten, journalist, motivational speaker and wife of cricketer Gary Kirsten, in conversation with Swetha Amit about her autobiography Chai Tea & Ginger Beer
The Journey of the Silent Warrior
09 Nov 2015
Sudha Menon, columnist and bestselling author, talks to Swetha Amit about the silent warrior who touched several lives with his acts of philanthropy
Recasting the Mahabharata as a 'historical' fact than a myth
21 Oct 2015
Aditya Iyengar, senior marketing manager of History TV18, discusses with Swetha Amit the reasons for retelling the Mahabharata as a historical fact rather than as a myth
A thrill down the spine
05 Oct 2015
Manasi Sapre, content head of Lebara Digital Pvt Ltd, talks to Swetha Amit about her debut novel Pune Murder Chronicles, which is a crime fiction
A contemporary avatar of The Ramayana
13 Jul 2015
Amish Tripathi, former banker turned author, talks to Swetha Amit about his first book of the Ram Chandra Series
Unveiling the mystery behind the mystic jewel
02 Jul 2015
Dev Prasad, senior IT professional and author of Pitch It talks to Swetha Amit about the mythological legend of the Shyamantaka gem, which was a gift from the Sun God during the reign of Lord Krishna
'Jai Shri Ram’ greets Scion of Ikshvaku
By By Swetha Amit | 23 Jun 2015
EC opens probe on Amazon’s e-books business
12 Jun 2015
The European Commission’s investigation focuses on Amazon’s contracts with publishers, requiring them to inform Amazon about more favourable terms offered to rivals
UK ISPs to block e-book piracy sites
28 May 2015
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
