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Thriving in
twenties
Even before they
touch the milestone age of 30, a large number of Indian women are
stepping on the higher rungs of fame. And this trend is likely to
carry on in 2011
 According
to social observers, several current factors are promoting the
rapid march of Indian women towards the pinnacle of career success at
a young age. The first among these is the simple fact that India has
the world’s largest young population under the age of 30 — almost
a stunning 30 per cent or 350 million. Even at a rough conjecture,
this means that there are 170 million young women in that age group in
India. Second, India is one of the two world economies that are
surging ahead — it is expected that it will leapfrog into the third
largest economy of the world by 2012. Third, and most important, one
of the driving engines of the Indian economy is the huge number of
educated women now entering the workforce.
Devita Saraf, head of luxury brand Vu Technologies, is one of the
youngest CEOs in India
Role
Call
2011
Going by the report cards of
2010, our movers and shakers are ready for fresh jobs. Here is
unveiling the tongue-in-cheek Task Force 2011...
I
Hate Luv Storys
Though
2010 saw its share of star break-ups, some grabbed more footage
than others. While the top Break ke Baad tale that kept even
the media on tenterhooks was that of the Dabangg and his Diva (Salman
and Katrina), it was another split saga — of Deepika Padukone and
Ranbir — that caught the attention of talent scouts with its spicy
‘post’ script.
Brain
spot where fear resides found
Snakes,
spiders, haunted houses and horror movies may frighten most of us, but
there is one woman who doesn’t seem to be afraid of them or anything
else. Identified only as ‘SM’, she is the subject of a new study
that looked at how a certain part of the brain experiences fear.
Star
trek 2011
P.
Khurrana predicts what is in store for various zodiac signs
Aries
March 21 to April
20
A progressive year though you
will have to struggle a lot before you achieve any gains. The
beginning of the year sees you signing fresh contracts, or starting a
new job, which has the potential to grow rapidly during the next
couple of months. You will make substantial gains around March and
during May/June, but thereafter, a slight decline in income or profits
is foreseen either due to neglect, or over-stretching your budget,
causing a minor setback.
Prints,
prints everywhere
With multiplexes releasing
many simultaneous prints, the silver and golden jubilees that the
films earlier celebrated are no longer relevant as a movie is declared
a hit or flop after just three days of release, writes V
Gangadhar
Call
it the flood, the saturation point, but the print media is
reaping its rewards. Film ads are getting longer and longer because
thousands of prints of single films are now being released in umpteen
theatres located in multiplexes, there are more shows for each film
and it is quite common for a multiplex to organise half a dozen shows
on the same day. If one is not careful, one can land up in the wrong
auditorium for the wrong film at the wrong time.
Master
craftsman
Ranjita Biswas pays a tribute
to the legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, one of the most
influential filmmakers in the history of cinema
Life
is for living and enjoying; to live life meaningfully is even
more rewarding. Kanji Watanabe, a bureaucrat, who died of cancer,
seems to say it silently to the mourners who have gathered to pay
respect to his departed soul. Watanabe is the protagonist of Ikiru (To
Live) by Japanese film icon Akira Kurosawa.
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Disastrous
year for the common man