May 2013 marks the 100th year of Indian cinema. Raja Harishchandra was India’s first feature film that released on  May 3, 1913.  Made by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, this silent film consisted of 4 reels and was not a big hit with the audience in the first few days. But, with some creative marketing Phalke managed to get people to come [...]

Mindy Kaling, Jonathan Ive, Aamir Khan and Elon Musk in the same sentence? Is this a case of entertainment meets Silicon Valley?  What do these folks have in common you may ask in case you missed seeing the list? What list is that? Why, the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the [...]

We are doing a  ”Women Achievers Special” for the month of March and continue with it for the rest of the year. We will be highlighting women from different walks of life from the ordinary to the extraordinary and listen to their stories of how they did what they did and how they continue to [...]

Wikipedia. Chances are that when you want to look up you look it up on Wikipedia. Need that information in French, Spanish or Tamil on Wikipedia? That is not a problem, you can read that information in those languages. Need that information served in your latest smart phone? That is not a problem either. There [...]

Connected cars and parking apps. What is the connection you ask? Think about this – you are cruising along on Interstate 280 in a car with all kinds of bells and whistles like voice-activated commands and smart self-parking. Yes, there is such a thing. Your connected car can park itself once you identify a parking [...]

How do big companies change? What prompts these changes? Do they come from customers, market forces or the leaders within a company? How does everyone align and buy into one vision? Ever wondered about these questions? These questions were the basis of a conversation between Geoffrey Moore and SAP’s Bill McDermott, co-CEO of SAP at [...]

  The Campaign opens in theaters in the US today and just in time before the November Presidential elections. What is the film’s message? Washington is in a mess and it needs to be fixed. How? Well, here is one way to do as Will Ferrell and Zach Galifinakis with director Jay Roach show in [...]

Yogurt. There is a lot of innovation going on when it comes to yogurt. Dont’ believe me? Have you checked the dairy aisle recently in your neighborhood grocery store? Noticed any new names? Chobani perhaps?  Or, Greek God? Or, maybe some low-fat organic yogurt from your local area? The dairy aisle is bursting with new [...]

[View the story "Srikanth \"Sri\" Srinivasan's Nomination To US Court Of Appeals" on Storify] Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan’s Nomination To US Court Of Appeals Meet Srikanth "Sri" Srinivasan nominated by President Obama on June 11, 2012 to the US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia circuit. This particular DC circuit court is known as a launch [...]

  Bangalore special so far in case you missed listening or watching the interviews in our life, people and ideas channel. Our goal is to highlight Bangalore, a city in rapid transition, while remains of an older and gentler times still exist in pockets of the city. Every Thursday, you can expect to see a [...]