A Holiday Read
The year 2011 has left everyone asking where is this All headed? Will we see a resolution?
Last Updated: Dec 16, 2011, 06:07 IST2 min
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Each year-end issue of Forbes India is “like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get”. This year is no different. We have stuff that’ll make you chuckle, stuff that you will want to check and keep for further reference and stuff that you will simply want to drool over.
The year 2011 was one when things meandered lacked closure — except if you were Osama — and where watching grass grow was perhaps more exciting than doing business.
In music, there are pieces that lack a tonal centre, a resting place if you will, and they leave the listeners in an anxious state of mind. That’s what 2011 has done. It has left everyone asking where is this all headed? Will we see a resolution?
That’s where this issue of Forbes India fits in perfectly. The staff of Forbes India has anticipated the things you might want to know about 2012 and got some of the finest minds to answer them.
We have Steven Pinker, the sharp psychologist, telling us whether we will have love and peace in 2012 Stephen Cohen telling us if Pakistan’s situation will create even more trouble for India Jagdish Khattar talking about whether Tata Nano can pick itself up Carlos Ghosn on whether the electric car will reach mass market Ridham Desai telling us about FDI and FII prospects Sudin Apte holding forth on Infosys’ possible bounce back and Rasheed Kidwai talking about the possibility of Rahul Gandhi entering the political fray. This is not all.
One of the reasons that we at Forbes India like to work on the year-end issue is that apart from serious stuff , we have the latitude to be lateral on this issue. This shows up in the bunch of lists that we do. Take a look at the assumptions that were busted in 2011 or things people wish they had phrased better. A sad but must-read is the list of people who passed away. Then there is the enthusiastic inventory of gadgets for your inner child and we also have a lovely collection of pictures that put 2011 in perspective.
All things considered, this is the one issue to take to the beach or the mountain lodge that you hopefully will be disappearing to very soon. The Editor of this magazine has most likely beaten you to the punch there. Mr. Gupta is already off to cooler climes!
Without further ado, from everyone at Forbes India: A very Merry Christmas and A Happy 2012!
Shishir Prasad
Deputy Editor, Forbes India
Email: shishir.prasad@network18online .
Twitter id: @shishir1969
First Published: Dec 16, 2011, 06:07
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