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Q&A: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
The celebrated Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission speaks to BT Online on the shape of post-liberalisation planning to come. What prompted his return to India, what exactly is the Commission up to, what panchayats mean to India's future, and yes, the relevance of Planning in the market era.


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BOOKEND

Dear reader, we present you with yet another list. The festive season has descended upon India once again and people are out there-spending money. Of course, there are degrees of spending and in case you fall into the hallowed list of big spenders, you could consider materialising a few (and maybe all) of the following pictures. The rest of us will stick to rapid-eye motion at night.

Home Theatre Systems:
BOSE Lifestyle 48 HES
There are home theatre systems and there are home theatre systems, but few as adaptable as this one from BOSE, which can control sound individually in 14 different rooms, with possibly one of the best remote controls ever made.
PRICE: Rs 2,57,500
SPECS: The uMusic storage system can save up to 340 hours of music and allows for multi-room expansion

Digital Camcorder:
Sony DCR PC 33 Handycam
Want to record all those precious family moments or just want to dabble around trying to be the next Steven Spielberg? With all the toys this product has, you can hear the sound of Hollywood beckoning already.
PRICE: Rs 85,000
SPECS: 3 megapixel CCD resolution, 120x digital zoom, Carl Zeiss T lens

Wheels:
Maybach 62
At 6.2 metres long, weighing over two tonnes, this elephant of a car can beat many a sports model to the finish line, thanks to its massive engine. You don't buy this car for the performance-you buy it for the acres of leather and teak wood finish, with an irrepressible BOSE audio system and a ride like no other.
PRICE: Above Rs 5 crore
SPECS: Twin-turbo 5500cc V12 engine, 540 horsepower

Mobile Phone:
Nokia Communicator 9500
A Vertu is more of a statement than a Nokia, but with prices ranging from Rs 3.7 to Rs 17.2 lakh, is only for the superduperly wealthy. As far as regular phones go, the new Communicator from Nokia improves the already handy 9210, with a better resolution screen, less weight and 3g-compatibility.
PRICE: To be announced, estimated at Rs 50,000
SPECS: edge-enabled, 80 MB onboard memory, 65 K colour display, wireless LAN Symbian 7.0 OS

Television:
60-inch Plasma Screen TV
A TV making it to an 'objects of desire' list? That's because TVs have suddenly become cool-no, not the average flat-screen TV, but the thin, thin, thin Plasma televisions. But you'll need a big wall to hang these ones. Available from NEC, Samsung and Pioneer.
PRICE: Above Rs 10 lakh
SPECS: 1365x768 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio, under 10 cm thick

Watch:
Cartier Tank Francaise
Think of a luxury watch less as a means of telling the time and more as a means of telling who you are. The Tank Francaise range is expensive, period. But the top-of-the-line model is a spectacular objet d'art and is only made to order.
PRICE: Rs 2.03 crore
SPECS: 365 princess-cut diamonds, 42.5 carats, set in white gold

Shoes:
Hugo Boss 14924
Sure, it has a number for a name, but that does not take anything away from these shoes. Being a corporate executive at the top of the ladder does not mean that you stay out of style.
PRICE: Rs 19,800
SPECS: 100 per cent leather, hand-made, crocodile leather upper finish, lightly-padded footbed

Menswear:
Hugo Boss Super 150 daVinci Lucca
Again a very convoluted name for an amazing item. The new Hugo Boss range is made out of the finest virgin wool in Italy.
PRICE: Rs 66,000
SPECS: Weighs only 85 gm (jacket+trouser), available in black, grey and brown

Shades:
Christian Dior Fire Club (for women), Tag Heuer Sports Vision Physics
(for men)

The women's glasses have a gunmetal grey frame, with Swarovski crystals adorning the frame. The men's glasses are crafted from exotic metals-an alloy of aluminium, titanium and magnesium, and are available in four frame sizes.
PRICE: Rs 35,000 (w)/Rs 21,000 (m)
SPECS: Silver/Clear 75B/HY lens (w); Choice of lenses (m)

Womenswear:
Cerutti
Nino Cerutti is a fashion designer you might have never heard of, but many of today's biggest names have trained under him. The cues for his women's line are taken from his men's suits and the cut and finish is worth the money.
PRICE: Rs 30,000
SPECS: 100 per cent virgin wool, Super 120 weave

 

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