“Condom is such a dirty word. How could we have discussed it with strangers [in this defunct committee of wives of ministers]?”

Agarwal was 22 when he started a business collecting scrap from cable companies and selling it in Bombay.

“Some of those who drive luxury cars have no respect for smaller vehicles. I often give them torn notes to teach them a lesson.”

Sirin Middya, 24, refused to bow to the diktats of her students at Aliah University and don a burkha. In an Open exclusive, Sirin speaks about her fight

Cairn India’s acquisition shows that it is keen on the energy business.

“Though I am a PA of a Congress minister, my political loyalties lie elsewhere. The trick is to know how to hide such secrets”

Hindi cinema’s biggest blockbuster officially completes 35 years this 15 August, but it was actually born in 1973 in a small room. Screenplay writer Salim Khan remembers how Sholay was conceived.

Some are famous, some are not. You may agree with the list, you may not. But these are in our view the most imaginative men and women in the country. In no particular order.

Twelve stories of Indian creativity, and Open's top 50 creative Indians