Racy in all: The rush alongside the Walk

Like Al Pacino declared to the world in Scent of a Woman, I too ‘...have been around, you know!’ from coast to coast and everywhere in between but having seen it all, I can safely say that there is no place like Los Angeles... and not so much because it happens to be home to the rich and famous and now, poor old me too, but because there is truly something magnetic about LA in general and Hollywood in particular. In fact, speaking of Hollywood, this land of silver screens and golden dreams is perhaps the most enchanting place on earth where everything is surreal, including the sunset and yet as real as the back of my hand.

Los Angeles welcomes every traveller who stops, whether for a week’s time or for a lifetime with a clear blue sky, and the salt kissed breeze from the Pacific gently caressing the skin, hair... mesmerising the senses... the feeling of being suspended between earth and sky so overwhelming that it is difficult to bear... Popping out amid the mountain ranges on the right is the iconic ‘HOLLYWOOD’ sign; and on its right, the beautiful “Griffith Observatory” silhouetted against a brilliantly hued sky, irrespective of the time of day, or night. But the best view of one of Hollywood’s most famous landmarks is from the Bronson Caves area. The sign on Mt. (Christopher/ Bruce?!) Lee, rather than Mt. Hollywood, as one might've (perhaps logically) assumed, was constructed in 1923 and was called Hollywood land, later changed to “Hollywood”. Until 1939 the sign was maintained by a caretaker who lived in a cabin behind the first "L". One can imagine the historical cultural monument tag designated to the sign that has letters made of sheet metal that measure fifty feet tall and 450 feet in length combined.


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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

The sole superpower of the world falls fl at on its face when it comes to providing basic health amenities to its citizens

So while the administration is keeping the nation preoccupied with its theatrics in West Asia, thousands of Americans swarm overseas to benefit from the socialized healthcare system. A study in contrast is that of America’s neighbour – Canada, which remains as one of the prime destinations for the American citizens to avail health care benefits. With its socialised healthcare system, Canada publicly funds healthcare almost up to 75% of its financial needs. Also, since the inception of the Medicare System in 1966, government funding and financial cover for universal health cover has increased substantially.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Professor Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

Economy is abuzz with old war horses...

Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries has acquired the US-based aluminium giant Novelis for $6 billion in an all-cash deal. The acquisition of Novelis – which is the world’s leading producer of aluminium rolled products – would include $2.4 billion in debt. Following the transaction, Hindalco with Novelis is expected to be the world’s largest aluminium rolling company, one of the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia and India’s leading copper producer.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Professor Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative