For this mechanical engineer working with UDHE - an engineering, procurement and construction company - the fascination with the miniature trains is almost encyclopaedic and he's certainly not new to the hobby.
Lawrence & Mayo still carries forward its heritage of 130 years.
The Indian classical music industry is stuck in a rut, and topmost on everybody's blame list is the record label.
It's not easy. But done right, a name change can spell a fresh lease of life for most companies.
It begins before you can say "Good Heavens". Your seat shudders for a welcome, lurches back and forth, then does a violent shimmy as you make your way out of an accidental entry into a derelict, not to mention haunted, mine.
Indian real estate is benefitting from the integration of global architecture and design firms. What is driving this trend?
Dowdy wine and liquor shops are making way for swankier alternates.
Tata Tea's exit from Glaceau, its largest acquisition so far, puts the question in context.
According to Indian tax laws, an acquisition or sale made by an overseas subsidiary of an Indian company is not liable for taxation in India.
With substantial cash reserves, a buoyant domestic market and increasing global opportunities, almost every consumer goods (FMCG) company is looking for acquisition targets.
Magppie has some huge diversifications planned including a foray into modular kitchens and a design studio in Copenhagen.
There is also a growing realisation amongst companies that very small children are not able to comprehend communication properly.
At present, Godrej Sara Lee's portfolio largely consists of household insecticide brands like Hit and Good Knight in India, apart from Sara Lee's air purifier brand, Ambi Pur.
An increasing number of hotels in India are giving rooms a new look.
Broadcaster Star India stands to lose Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) following the decision of India's largest advertiser Hindustan Lever to pull its advertising off the Star network.
The month-long carnival (after the April 20 wedding) will be held in 10 or12 cities and will showcase a collage of the couple's films, paintings and photographs, apart from exhibiting Gitanjali's new wedding collection.
Earlier this year, ad agency Leo Burnett returned to the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, after a gap of six years and hired six graduates as strategy planners.
The rankings are based on the performance of ad agencies and ad men at major international creative advertising awards like Cannes, The One Show, D&AD and Clio.
Even as the World Cup debacle lingers on everyone's mind, advertising agencies have welcomed Zee group chief Subhash Chandra's announcement of a parallel cricket league in the country.
When computer brand Acer signed actor Hrithik Roshan as a brand ambassador, it was the latest in a long line of such announcements in what marketers call non-traditional or 'hard categories'.
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