BUSINESS
Obituary: The legacy of Charles 'Chuck' Feeney, America's most generous philanthropist businessman
Feeney is the grandson of immigrants from County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and he has been more than generous to the land of his forefathers providing the seed capital for the founding of the University of Limerick.
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69 years of LOTR Book 1 | Why we're still reading The Hobbit and Fellowship of The Ring in 2023
86 years after The Hobbit was first published and 69 years since LOTR Book 1 came out, Tolkien is one of the highest selling authors of all time with over 600 million copies sold.
CITY
Bengaluru's tunnel vision model of urban development
Despite vast sums expended, the impact on the common man has been negligible. However, something like free bus travel for women, suggested by activists rather than industrialists, has the potential to make much more impact.
BUSINESS
In today's ruthless corporate world, Sir Ivan Menezes stood out for channeling his inner Gandalf
Very few in life are blessed with the genes, talent and intelligence of an Ivan Menezes. Not to mention his warmth, humanity and endeavours to leave the world a better place, all the while ensuring James Bond’s tipple of choice, Tanqueray gin, is up to the mark!
TRENDS
935 episodes in, what makes MasterChef Australia work still?
MasterChef Australia aspires to the highest common factor rather than the lowest common denominator, unlike other reality shows where our voyeurism is sated by kidults throwing tantrums.
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King Charles III coronation: The British Royal's India connections
King Charles III has several connections with India, going back to Emmanuel College in Cambridge where he was tutored by Shomie Ranjan Das, who was principal of the Holy Trinity of education: Mayo, Lawrence & Doon.
