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Nana Patekar: Peasant Surprise

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Eccentric and usually publicity averse, Patekar has been instrumental in making the drought in Maharashtra a public concern

Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna: Spiritual Entrepreneurs

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Whatever one may say about Baba Ramdev’s spiritualism and politics, it is impossible to dismiss his success as an entrepreneur

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: Social Capitalist

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Her extraordinary story of an aspiring brewer-turned-pharma queen unravels in an authorised biography

AS Kiran Kumar: Sky Is Not the Limit

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India has never been as confident of confronting the vastness of space as it is now

Amitabh Kant: Incredible Drive

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CEO of NITI Aayog and the point person for Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ campaign

Pratap Bhanu Mehta: Argue or Be Damned

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President of the Centre for Policy Research, Prata Bhanu Mehta has no qualms speaking his mind about the Modi Government's trampling of civil liberties

Raghuram Rajan: The Big Bank Theorist

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When the world is hurtling through economic crises and India stands relatively unhurt, the credit, in no small measure, goes to Raghuram Rajan

Open Minds 2016: Public Square

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These are men and women whose dedication to the areas of their expertise is beyond dispute

Open Minds 2016: Editor’s Note

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Question us and join the conversation

Open Minds 2016: Soft Power

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The creative pursuits of artistes and thinkers, writers and intellectuals redefine human activities. It is these minds that we take note of and celebrate