Incredible Indians!

gtgt In the circles that matter it is the ultimate recognition of excellence which is why the list of lsquoThe 50 Most Influential Business Professors of 2013rsquo published by MBA ranking the measuring tool used by students educational institutions and instructors to rate worldwide MBA programs is creating such a stir Because not only is it topped by an Indian mdash Vijay Govindrajan currently the Earl C Daum 1924 professor of international business at Tuck School of Business but Indians make up one of the largest groups in the list a whopping seven out of fifty Vijay Govindrajan For instance besides Govindarajan there are Nitin Nohria present and tenth dean of Harvard Business School Nirmalya Kumar professor of marketing and the codirector of Aditya Birla India Centre at London Business School Pankaj Ghemawat the youngest full professor in Harvardrsquos history currently professor of strategic management at IESE Business School Rakesh Khurana the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School Sheena Iyengar and Phanish Puranam professor for INSEAD graduate business school Sheena Iyengar Interestingly the story that most impressed was that of Sheena Iyengar the young Indian woman who diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease as a young girl lost her sight completely by the 11th grade ldquoHer primary focus is on choice how people perceive and respond to it Her research on the subject has been frequently cited and she has won a number of awards and honors for her teaching and writingrdquo says thereport Nitin Nohria Incidentally the rankings are determined by five publications these include Forbes Financial Times US News amp World Business Week and the Economist and each uses a unique criteria for the judging making it one of the most prestigious and credible in the industry Nirmalya Kumar Dressing left thinking right gtgt His client list reads like a whorsquos who of the rich famous and powerful Sachin Tendulkar Farhan Akhtar Ajay Mittal Siddharth Mallya Mickey Mehta and Ajay Mittal amongst others And so naturally when we spoke to Saville Row tailor Paul Jheeta we asked which of his clients had the perfect body for carrying off his bespoke suits Paul Jheeta ldquoNo one has a perfect body which is why I make them look slick and smart in my suitsrdquo said the NRI success icon adding ldquoBut Indians are certainly beginning to have better bodies they are hitting the gym more and very aware of personal timesrdquo And how does the Indian shape differ from those abroad ldquoIndian men tend to have squarer and bigger shoulders and have better developed chest muscles Sachin Tendulkar The Europeans and Americans have bigger biceps on the wholerdquo said the expert the son of an Indian Navy man and a homemaker mother who left India in the rsquo90s to pursue his dream of reaching the pinnacle of tailoring and craftsmanship in England And now for the most pertinent question and one wersquove been dying to ask Would this terribly experienced bespoke tailor from Saville Row please settle the greatest debate on the Indian male Farhan Akhtar Namely does he dress to the left or right Jheeta blushes ldquoEr thatrsquos classified information nordquo he laughs ldquoBut if you really want to know mdash Indian men dress to the left Which makes it easier all round as the flyrsquos to the leftrdquo he says So now we have it on record The most right wing of men you have to be when yoursquore buying a Rs 3 lakh suit are left leaning where it matters most Go figure Mickey Mehta Cheap thrills gtgt So guess what the cheapest thrill amongst a certain community of builders is these days constructing a luxury tower that will be taller than Mumbairsquos most famous building and the worldrsquos most expensive private home Or so a certain realty group claims when they try and talk up a project on Cumballa Hillu00a0ldquoNot only will we be five stories higherrdquo their promoter is alleged to have boasted ldquoBut residents will be able to actually lsquolook downrsquo on the famous addressrdquo We told you Cheap The penthouse resident gtgt And now that hersquos moved into the top floor of his family owned construction Island City Center in Wadala Jeh Wadiarsquos presence has become a topic of discussion amongst the residents Whereas there are some who delightedly welcomed his move hoping that it would lend impetus to their drive for high standards others have been heard to complain that they find his pernickety and authoritarian presence overbearing and untenable Hope the differences get resolved soon Jeh Wadia Capital fashionista gtgt Suddenly the Qureshis particularly their attractive daughter Pernia is everywhere Their Delhi home featured in a lifestyle glossy has been described as the ultimate Xanadu their gracing of the front seats and their considerable retail clout at Paris couture week has attracted notice and of course Perniarsquos ubiquitous ecommerce fashion venture is one of the first few of its genre to make an impact But the question remains who are the Qureshis Whereas her fatherrsquos connections with the Doon school alumni association dog breeding and the meat export industry are cited what is known about the young fashion icon is that she was training to be a lawyer before she switched to fashion styling and designing for films like Aisha Sonam and Rhea Kapoor are said to be close friends Dressed in the height of fashion and wooed by fashionistas this diary predicts a long and sustained reign of this new fashion diva Pernia Qureshi with Sonam Kapoor The talented Birla gtgt We saw him stun audiences with his musical talent when he sang a solo in a Shiamak Davar extravaganza a few years ago And his cricketing prowess is said to be on par with his musicality Added to that the fact that he will be exhibiting his photographs at the Tao later this week only proves that young Aryaman Vikram eldest son of Kumar Mangalam Birla chairman of the Aditya Birla Group is a chip of the old block u00a0After all his dad the softspoken low key Birla is known to have a fine eye for the arts and is a committed patron of them As for Aryaman little is known about his photographic interest except for the fact that his pictures show an unusual mastery and that his English tutor has mentored them Niceu00a0