Archives for the ‘Chennai’ Category

R. Sridhar of Shriram Truck Finance Corporation

By kamla bhatt • Mar 17th, 2007 • Category: Business & Tech, Chennai, Ideas, India, Mumbai, VC & Private Equity Funding
 
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R.Sridhar heads one of the largest truck finance companies in India. Shriram Truck Finance Corporation (STFC) manages about $2 billion assets under its management.
Chances are that many of the trucks plying on Indian roads and highways are financed by STFC. STFC finances about 75% of the small truck owners in India. Most of […]



Bharatmatrimony’s CEO Murgavel Janakiraman

By kamla bhatt • Oct 29th, 2006 • Category: Business & Tech, Chennai, Diaspora, Ideas, India, Internet & Telecom, New York, VC & Private Equity Funding
 
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Bharatmatrimony’s CEO Murgavel Janakiraman heads India’s largest match-making portal.
Recently his company got its first round of investment from Canaan Ventures and Yahoo!
Murga discusses about the new features and verticals that Bharatmatrimony has introduced. Besides matchmaking, they also offer classified, jobs, real estate, automobile and yellow pages.
This interview was recorded in Manhattan in October 2006.



A First Class Man: Ramanujan

By kamla bhatt • Oct 11th, 2006 • Category: Chennai, Ideas, India, London, People, USA
 
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In this interview we talk to the people involved in the production of A First Class Man, an off-Broadway play.
The play revolves around Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan and Professor Hardy, and examines the collaborations between these two gifted mathematicians.
Alter Ego Productions is producing the play and the play runs from October 5th through the 21st, […]



Music Director and Singer AR Rehana

By kamla bhatt • Jul 31st, 2006 • Category: Chennai, Entertainment, People
 
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We bring you an exclusive podcast interview with music director and singer AR Rehana, sister of AR Rahman, who talks about her career, music and Hollywood Bowl.
Rehana started her career in music by singing for her brother. But, gradually over the years she has transitioned from being a singer to a full-fledged music director for […]