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Following on from yesterday’s Debussy Theatre session, Raja Rajamannar, CMO of Mastercard, is Backstage at Cannes – discussing the challenges that arise when highlighting the value of creativity in complex marketing budgets. #CannesLions70 | #CannesLions2023
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In my @businessline column, I look at what India Inc's pre-Budget wish list reveals about the actual pain points they are experiencing. The short term indicators are positive but the future outlook is: Scattered clouds, with chances of setbacks thehindubusinessline.com/opi…
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What can you expect from this year's Jaipur Literature Fest? Author-historian and festival Co-director @DalrympleWill talks to @Rayaanwriter and shares his thoughts on the festival, on ChatGPT and more. #JaipurLiteratureFestival #ChatGPT trib.al/RLzVZGT
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Congratulations @Akshayamukul for winning the Kalinga NonFiction Book award for Writer, Rebel, Solder Lover outlookindia.com/national/kl…
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#Oscars2023 @shetty_rishab 's #Kantara movie qualifies for Best Picture and Best Actor in Oscars contention list. Oscar nominations will be announced on Jan 24. Along with this 8 more Indian movies including #RRR in the list this year. @NewIndianXpress
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*drumroll please* Kushankur Datta and Debajyoti Das from @XLRIJamshedpur have won the @IBSIndia1 case study contest. A @HidesignHQ gift voucher of ₹12,500 is coming their way. @businessline @Kamathcometh bloncampus.thehindubusinessl…
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'Tears of the Begums' by Khwaja Hasan Nizami is a poignant and gripping narrative of the fate of the descendants of the once powerful Mughal royals, translated by Rana Safvi | By Rasheeda Bhagat (@rushbl ) @ndcnn @KamathCometh @HachetteIndia trib.al/INShWhP
“If I had known what a marvelous ice-breaker chocolates can be, I would have done this much earlier in my career!”-Kalpesh R Parmar, Country General Manager, Mars Wrigley, India. @meenaambwani @ndcnn trib.al/0KtXKew
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'A Dalliance with Destiny' by Aman Singh Maharaj is an ambitious book that goes wide, but unfortunately, not deep enough. It meanders aimlessly, much like the protagonist, making it a slow and laborious read, writes Anamika A @ndcnn @Ink_BL @Kamathcometh trib.al/bimrKiR
Booker Prize-winning author DBC Pierre examines what constitutes long odds, short odds, adjacent odds, kismet, and the power of thought in influencing outcomes in Big Snake Little Snake: An Inquiry Into Risk, writes Sravanthi Challapalli. @Ink_BL @ndcnn thehindubusinessline.com/boo…
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Invasion is a pervasive theme in Karen Jennings’ slim but ambitious novel -An Island, long-listed for the Booker prize, writes @kinshukwrites @ndcnn @Ink_BL @KamathCometh trib.al/9NeFicz
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Harish Mehta’s book 'Maverick Effect: The Inside Story of India’s IT Revolution' is a compelling biography of software industry body Nasscom, writes @sanjivkataria @Ink_BL @KamathCometh @ndcnn trib.al/wwNaGBW
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This is such a brilliant interview of sci fi writer S B Divya by @NCResq . She says a trend in science fiction &fantasy is increasing representation of characters and stories outside the white, Western canon @businessline @Ink_BL @srinivasanravi thehindubusinessline.com/boo…
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With paper and other costs spiralling, the price of books is bound to go up, but will that see a drop in buying? Is hardback publishing going to get even harder? Will ebooks become a more attractive proposition for readers? Much to think about these days.
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Let Me Hijack Your Mind: Restart Your Life With Freedom has some of Alyque Padamsee’s craziest ideas but it ends up falling between a bunch of stools, writes D Ramakrishna @Ink_BL @ndcnn @kamathcometh trib.al/uC7yPpJ
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The anecdotes, the historical context, and the business learnings make 'Rahul Bajaj: An Extraordinary Life' a perfect homage to Bajaj, writes @teekaytee #BLBookReview @Ink_BL @ndcnn @Kamathcometh trib.al/ujEUgHn
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Sr Associate Editor @Kamathcometh's book, 'Titan: Inside India’s Most Successful Consumer Brand' will be made into a web series. trib.al/A1KXkEn
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My list would include Pride and Prejudice for sure. And The Grand Sophy. #books #romance
A Valentine’s Day Reading List : Here are our picks for this day of romance. Tell us how many of these you have read . And share your list with us. #books #ValentinesDay2022 #Reading #readingforpleasure thehindubusinessline.com/boo…