It is now over two decades since the Hindi-film heroine drove the vamp into extinction, and even longer since the silver screen was ignited by the true Bollywood version of a cabaret. Yet, Helen nicknamed H-Bomb at the height of her career continues to rule the popular imagination. Improbably, for a dancer and a vamp she has become an icon. Jerry Pintos gloriously readable book is a study of the phenomenon that was Helen: Why did a refugee of French-Burmese parentage succeed as wildly as she did in mainstream Indian cinema? How could otherwise conservative families sit through, and even enjoy, her cabarets? What made Helen the desire that you need not be embarrassed about feeling? How did she manage the unimaginable: vamp three generations of men on screen? Equally, the book is a brilliantly witty and provocative examination of middle-class Indian morality; the politics of religion, gender and sexuality in popular culture; and the importance of the song, the item number and the wayward woman in Hindi cinema.

Helen: The Life and Times of A Bollywood H-Bomb: Jerry Pinto

Pinto, Jerry

Sports & Outdoors

India Portfolio

When Jamsetji Tata started a trading firm in 1868, few could have guessed that he was also opening an important chapter in the making of modern India. Jamsetji saw that the three keys to India's industrial development were steel, hydroelectric power, and technical education and research. A century and a half later, the Tatas can claim with justice to have lived up to the vision of their founder. But the road to success has never been smooth. Appearing for the first time in this edition is the story of how the Tatas, with Ratan Tata at the helm, have had to grapple with change in the post-1992 era of economic reforms. In a frank epilogue, Ratan Tata talks about the difficulties he faced in implementing change, including resistance from his colleagues. The Creation of Wealth is R.M. Lala's best-selling account of how the Tatas have been at the forefront in the making of the Indian nation not just by their phenomenal achievements as industrialists and entrepreneurs but also by their signal contributions in areas like factory reforms, labour and social welfare, medical research, higher education, culture and arts, and rural development.

Creation Of Wealth

Biographies & Memoirs

Lala, R. M

Professionals & Academics

'Draws on ingenious insights and lessons from nature to emphasize the importance of imbibing, developing, listening to and trusting your intuition - increasingly becoming a differentiator in senior circles - to develop the confidence to take that leap of faith which every risk-bearing decision entails' - Ratan Tata Managers can become like stunted plants. The absence of intuition - or its inadequate use - has the effect of constricting a manager. The Case of the Bonsai Manager is the perfect antidote for every manager who feels they are not achieving their full potential. Effective leadership is not just about hard facts but also about listening to, and using, your intuition. Using anecdotes from nature and the world of management, R. Gopalakrishnan explores how you can be more intuitive, inclusive and humane. The revised and updated edition of this best-selling book, with its easy-to-read anecdotal style, has additional material to reinforce the key messages, including a new self-help workbook. 'Exceptional . . . R. Gopalakrishnan is a formidable writer and manager' - Economic Times 'One of the most refreshing and useful books on management that I have read in many years' - Business Today

Case of the Bonsai Manager: Lessons for Managers on Intuition

Gopalakrishnan, R.

Self-Help

Highly readable, crisply writte inspirational reading for any new indian entrepreneur’—frontline difficult though setting up a business is, becoming a high performance entrepreneur is harder still. And yet, of the many thousands who try, there are those who go on to become successful; some even graduate to setting up companies that hold their own against the toughest competition, becoming icons of achievement. In the high performance entrepreneur, subroto bagchi, co founder and chief operating officer of mindtree consulting, draws upon his own highly successful experience to offer guidance from the idea stage to the ipo level. This includes how to decide when one is ready to launch an enterprise, selecting a team, defining the values and objectives of the company and writing the business plan to choosing the right investors, managing adversity and building the brand. Additionally, in an especially illuminating chapter, bagchi recounts the systems and values which have made indian i

The High-Performance Entrepreneur: Golden Rules for Success in Today`s World [Paperback] [Jun 01, 2008] Subroto Bagchi

BAGCHI, SUBROTO

Teen & Young Adult

'Practise the steps outlined in Innovate! for 90 days and become an innovation star.' Constant and consistent innovation is the only sure-fire way to profitability; but many organizations are limited by the lack of an innovation culture. Innovate! 90 Days to Transform Your Business is the answer to this problem; allowing you to build a culture of innovation which embraces everyone from the doorman to the chairman. A daily implementation schedule; Innovate! will give you step-by-step ideas for yourself; your team; your department; and your organization. Start today and see the difference you can make. This 90-day plan will help you: · Create a climate which empowers everyone in the company to achieve their full potential · Launch an initiative which will invigorate the whole organization. · Build young; proactive commando teams; or innovation spirals; trained to think outside the box. · Inspire team leaders to transform their departments; and the organization; through their youthful; proactive ideas. · Develop a daily plan to institutionalize innovation and establish long-term culture change. A practical; do-it-yourself toolkit; Innovate! should be required reading for everyone in your organization. Be inspired-innovate! Read Rekha Shetty's blog here: http://innovation90days.blogspot.com/

Innovate!

Business & Money

SHETTY, REKHA

Management & Leadership

Discusses the experiences of sixty-five successful people in India whose business strategies have inspired the author, highlighting their dominant secret to success and describing their journeys using such behaviors.

Unusual People Do Things Differently

Prasad, T G C

Why should people be happy? How is the pursuit of happiness relevant to the corporate world? Studies show that happy people are the most innovative, and more productive. The Happiness Quotient is therefore integral to a successful corporate strategy. In Innovate Happily, bestselling innovation guru Rekha Shetty s new book, Junie, a bright young executive, meets Rags, a wise, hi-tech coach. Together they discover the secrets that create progressive and happy communities during a visit to Bhutan, the modern-day Shangri-La, a land that actually measures its Gross National Happiness. Through a series of analytical and self-actualization exercises, Innovate Happily shows you how to innovatively increase your Happiness Quotient and take it to your own town and organization.

Innovate Happily

Business Culture

What can entrepreneurs and business leaders learn from the Buddha?  Dharam is a young, immensely successful investment banker in Manhattan. He thinks he rules the world, till one day the world comes crashing down around him.  Accompanied by the enterprising Kunal (who sells fake Indian antiques to Americans) and the uncorrupted Supriya, Dharam undertakes a journey along the Buddhist pilgrim trail from Lumbini, Kapilavastu and Bodh Gaya to Sarnath, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Kaushambi and Kushinagar. As he absorbs the timeless Buddhist teachings, he finds a new purpose to life, and develops the idea for an ethical yet profitable business The Buddhist Footprint.  Bestselling innovation guru Rekha Shetty s new book reveals how true entrepreneurial energy can arise from a better understanding of life. Innovation Sutra is a book that will make a tangible difference to anyone who is willing to think out of the box and learn from India s ancient secrets of work life balance.

Innovation Sutra

Shetty, Dr Rekha

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

In 2003, Tata Consultancy Services set itself a mission: Top Ten by 2010 . In 2009, a year ahead of schedule, TCS made good on that promise: in fourteen years, the company had transformed itself from the $155 million operation that S. Ramadorai inherited as CEO in 1996. Today it is one of the world s largest IT software and services companies with more than 240,000 people working in forty-two countries, and annual revenues of over $10 billion. The TCS story is one of modern India s great success stories. In this fascinating book, S. Ramadorai, one of the country s most respected business leaders, recounts the steps to that extraordinary success, and outlines a vision for the future where the quality initiatives he undertook can be applied to a larger national framework.

TCS Story . . . And Beyond

Ramadorai, A.

From the bestselling author of Faster: 100 Ways to Improve Your Digital Life. This time Ankit Fadia expands his expertise beyond computers and digital devices. He gives away technology tips and general advice on how you can enhance your professional life. This book includes applications that help plan your day, communicate effectively and manage finances. Ankit also talks about the various things one can do to build a personal brand. How can you hire a public relations firm? How are elevator pitches made? How are collaborations and partners chosen? How are reputations built, tarnished and rebuilt?

Social: 50 Ways To Improve Your Professional Life

Fadia, Ankit

Health, Fitness & Dieting

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