The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 21, 2008

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BOOKS: The secrets of success
There is a theory that true expertise needs ten thousand hours of practice as a critical minimum level. Is this a general rule of success, wonders Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers ( ...

From Life

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: When romance overflows
The pride of Venice, the many pretty canals linking its historic landmarks, also turns out to be its curse when it floods 200 days a year.. It was heartbreaking to watch on December 1 images of that beautiful and romantic Italian city, Venice, ...

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: Etiquette per favour... grazie!
Though Venice is overrun by tourists, it is also home to thousands not dependent on tourism revenue. You'll find at tourist spots `pleas' from the local Council on ...

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: Infinite serenity
For 1,000 years, the 504 Buddhas of Borobudur have maintained their peaceful contemplation.. The ancient carved stone terraces of the Borobudur monument rise out of Indonesia’s Central Java plains like a grand wedding cake trimmed with ...

EDUCATION: Dreaming up the IITs
British Nobel laureate Prof A.V. Hill had, as early as in 1944, put together a vision for an MIT-like institution in India.. It has been acknowledged that the Sarkar Committee’s report was responsible for the move by Prime Minister ...

HEALTH: Fitness q&a
Could you suggest any simple relaxation technique or breathing exercise that will keep me de-stressed in the office for ...

BOOKS: Grace under fire
The story of a woman in the world’s oldest profession is a kind of literary motif that every language has contributed to, in India as well. The courtesan, prostitute or sex-worker — as she is referred to variously — often ...

GENDER: ‘Choose to achieve’
Genpact training chief, Anju Talwar, believes career women can infuse corporate-style ‘change management’ at home too.. Her answer to the question why she left Amex, where she was doing so well, will gladden the hearts of many a ...

TERRORISM: Spirit of mumbai
On November 26, around 9 p.m. I received a frantic SMS from my son in Singapore, asking where I was and if he could call me. I called back and told him I was at home. He was relieved and asked me to watch television. I was amazed to discover ...

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