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Of power lunches and starry nights

Elegance and excellence don’t usually sit well with each other. But for three glittering days at the India Today Conclave 2008, style met substance as ministers, industrialists and actors greeted each other at the gala dinner, and in between addressing delegates, fielding questions and discussing business.

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Javed and the lighter side of spirituality

With a witty quote here and a jibe there, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar was very much unlike himself while moderating the session on spirituality and leadership at the India Today Conclave 2008. He created quite a flutter by calling spirituality a hoax.

Wine and warmth on a mellow evening

From business tycoon Rahul Bajaj to Spiritual Master Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, the country's who's who come together on the inaugural day of the India Today Conclave 2008.

from the chairman

What India needs is political vision and a leadership that has nothing at stake except India.

Aroon Purie
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief
India Today Group

Interviews

I am what I am through my failures: Aamir

His contemporaries may be dancing at weddings and signing endorsement deals for big money, but Aamir Khan says he is content doing one film a year. Sidhi Chadha spoke to the actor-director about commercial and art cinema, his experiences and apparent aloofness.

Indian filmmakers need to tell stories for global audience: Ashok Amritraj

Indians doing good but don't write off Aussies as yet: Peter Roebuck

She said, He said

"If we segregate religion from politics, it will serve the country a great deal. Religion is personal and something that should be confined to the home and the heart and not politicised."
(Conclave 2008)