The Indian Express -- Leisure

Tuesday, July 22 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Business Maharani

As you walk into Gita Piramal's spartan office, the room is dominated by a large, imposing desk. Choc-a-bloc with books, newspaper clippings and papers concerning business and politics, every spare inch is covered with facts and figures. A room fitting for an author currently putting the finishing touches to a book on India's leading businessmen.

The colours of clay

Three friends studied together, parted ways and then met again, coincidentally, at a hobby class after a gap of eight-odd years. And while taking classes at porcelain painting, they decided that it would bode them well to get into business together.

Back to basics: Americans seek etiquette gurus

About to send a passionate declaration of love on E-mail, post a printed sympathy card to a close friend or even skewer a cherry tomato with your fork? Now you can consult not only Emily Post and Miss Manners but an array of new books designed to help unravel the mysteries of late-20th-century niceties.

Face Off with Devaunshi Mehta

My Den -- Louis Banks

Roving Eye -- Birthday bash