The magic circle ; No gold-plated plutocrats and moguls on the make. These influential men and women are erecting the edifice of a new nation.

From: India Today | Date: March 10, 2008 | Copyright information

50 POWER PEOPLE

Flash. Dash. Cash. It is tempting to think of those three words when the eye skims over the power list. After all, it has some of the richest men in the world, a few stratospheric stars and cricketers who are rapidly acquiring the status of cash magnets.

But look again and a pattern will emerge. A narrative of modern India, a thoroughly less glamourous one, but one that tells of a more quiet yet profound change

This is the India where entire townships are b...