Institutions Articles

Jehangir Patel: The editor who turned a stodgy journal into a whippersnapper on the end of ‘Parsiana’

‘Parsiana’, the journal, which stood out as much for airing social issues as for taut writing and tight editing, is facing an imminent closure in a few months MUMBAI: Come October, ‘Parsiana’ will ‘go gentle into that good night’. Unheeding of its...

Inbred Investment Eyes Genomes

Bangalore-based biotech firm Avesthagen is studying an inbred Indian population. Bangalore-based biotech company Avesthagen said Wednesday it has launched a genome project to build a genetic...

The TATA Group

The Tata family has a tiny stake in Tata Sons, the holding company which owns the controlling stake in all the companies under the banner. Ratan Tata himself is said to own about one per cent stake...

Modi, Mody & Co

There are two Mr Modis I know in Gujarat. One spells his surname with an ‘i’, the other with a ‘y’. Narendra Modi is a familiar household name. He is the Chief Minister of a ‘Vibrant...