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Saritha Rai
Saritha Rai is a contributing editor based in Bangalore. She was formerly the business writer in India for The New York Times, and before that the tech writer in South Asia for TIME Asia. She is currently a contributing editor at Forbes Asia, writes an India blog on Forbes.com, a monthly column for CBS Interactive on India’s tech industry, and a column on social change in India for NYTimes.com. Rai has a degree in journalism from Bangalore University and was a Knight Fellow at Stanford University.
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For continent-hoppers in the citys hyper-globalised disctricts,traditions and festivals bleed into each other.
Fri, Nov 12, 2010
Silly con capitalSubscriber Only
October 17, 2010 15:11 IST
Politicians in the city tried black magic and voodoo. Bangalores techies looked on in shock.
Sun, Oct 17, 2010Here comes the bribeSubscriber Only
October 11, 2010 04:09 IST
A new transparency website aims to change processes,not target individuals
Mon, Oct 11, 2010
Thalaivar,the BossSubscriber Only
October 10, 2010 19:05 IST
Meet the frenzied fans of Rajinikanth. They wear his visors,quaver before his posters and offer milk and flowers to his gigantic cutouts. They turn Chennai into the ultimate fandom.
Sun, Oct 10, 2010Ministry of scandalsSubscriber Only
September 21, 2010 04:06 IST
The Karnataka government is giving enough grist to the gossip mill
Tue, Sep 21, 2010The civil war of BangaloreSubscriber Only
September 07, 2010 02:50 IST
NASSCOM,once formidable,is fragmenting under diverging agendas.
Tue, Sep 07, 2010
What Junior isnt telling youSubscriber Only
September 05, 2010 19:52 IST
Children in Indian metros are reaching out to school counsellors to make sense of their increasingly complicated,increasingly lonely lives. A nine-year-old is no longer too young to have a problem or even know what a problem is.
Sun, Sep 05, 2010Stranger dangerSubscriber Only
August 23, 2010 04:53 IST
In Bangalore,a 17-year-old is on a mission to teach children about safe Internet use
Mon, Aug 23, 2010Infy scion motors out of bachelorhood as TVS heiress logs inSubscriber Only
August 10, 2010 02:36 IST
Some are calling it a merger,an alliance,even a tie-up,the first high-profile one this side of the Vindhyas.
Tue, Aug 10, 2010Running the good raceSubscriber Only
August 06, 2010 00:18 IST
Two former star athletes want to pry sports administration out of political clutches....
Fri, Aug 06, 2010In Bangalore,mock Metro,genuine thrillSubscriber Only
August 01, 2010 03:48 IST
Last week,Poonam Jain and Maria Janani,both 17,got on Bangalore Namma Metros Route No 0006. They jostled with the crowds peering at the route maps....
Sun, Aug 01, 2010City of CoffeeSubscriber Only
July 19, 2010 03:59 IST
Bangalores quaint,unique coffeeshops are slowly giving way to its great export CCD...
Mon, Jul 19, 2010Deals on wheelsSubscriber Only
July 05, 2010 03:29 IST
In a city strangled by traffic,Wipro has hit upon a nifty new carpooling system..
Mon, Jul 05, 2010The party policeSubscriber Only
June 18, 2010 03:43 IST
Bangalore might whine and cajole to stay out longer at night,but the government is firm...
Fri, Jun 18, 2010Next change: After Sholay,Ramgarh gets ready to house resortSubscriber Only
June 16, 2010 10:42 IST
Thirty-five years ago,the rocky Ramnagaram town,bordering Bangalore,was immortalised as the dacoit-infested Ramgarh in the iconic Bollywood film Sholay.
Wed, Jun 16, 2010Boys come first,because girls do betterSubscriber Only
June 07, 2010 23:32 IST
Karnataka colleges are now raising the entry bar for girls,insidiously punishing them for high performance...
Mon, Jun 07, 2010One Christian,7 Muslims,4 Hindus & a common funeralSubscriber Only
June 03, 2010 01:49 IST
Seven Muslims,four Hindus and one Christian. To bury or to cremate? And where?
Thu, Jun 03, 2010
Mrs Murty goes to the moviesSubscriber Only
May 30, 2010 11:55 IST
Shes been an engineer,a mother,an author of over 30 books,a teacher and a philanthropist. As Sudha Murty turns 60,shes far from retirement.
Sun, May 30, 2010Poor infrastructure grounds aviation expansion plansSubscriber Only
May 23, 2010 23:36 IST
The dizzying rate of expansion in Indias aviation sector and the resulting infrastructure challenges could compromise passenger safety leading to recurring accidents like the tragic Air India Express crash in Mangalore on Saturday....
Sun, May 23, 2010Hospital rewrites cancer care rulesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2010 23:23 IST
A high-powered partnership between a biotech billionaire and a charismatic doctor is re-writing the rules of cancer care in India,dissociating cancer treatment from affluence....
Wed, May 19, 2010Art and indifferenceSubscriber Only
May 19, 2010 04:11 IST
A V&A exhibition visiting India only highlights how little we care about our art heritage....
Wed, May 19, 2010Betting the Farm(ville)Subscriber Only
May 06, 2010 01:41 IST
For the past few months,Sharmila Abdulpurkar,a Bangalore-based mother of two,is hooked on to the online social game Farmville.
Thu, May 06, 2010Cashews and backwatersSubscriber Only
April 19, 2010 01:38 IST
Mahatma Gandhi once declared that India lives in its villages. Wandering away from Indias metropolitan cities,including its Fifth Metro,can provide a fresh new perspective on vast swathes of this country.
Mon, Apr 19, 2010Bangalores campaign 2.0Subscriber Only
March 30, 2010 23:18 IST
Bangalore,Indias Silicon hub and its global city has voted this weekend to elect representatives to its corporation.
Tue, Mar 30, 2010Hygiene begins at homeSubscriber Only
March 18, 2010 02:25 IST
For a man,Arunachalam Muruganantham did the atypical. In a country where males balk at the very words feminine hygiene,the 47-year old rural...
Thu, Mar 18, 2010
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