The recent Business Today magazine’s issue dated July 13, 2008 was very informative. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the variety of topics covered in the issue, right from the top 10 MBA school rating, which would provide the budding managers of tomorrow to make a conscious approach for higher education, to the interesting story about some of the world’s finest restaurants which was nothing less than sheer gastronomical delight for a foodie like me. The eye opening story about the growing discontent amongst the Karnataka’s farmers for lack of support from the Government in receiving fertilizers,made me ponder upon the real condition of Indian farmer. This issue covers a wide variety of articles which were up to the standard maintained by business today in business news coverage.

I was really impressed with the coverage of the top MBA colleges and the issues related them in the magazine. They have provided an in-depth description about the top ten B-schools and the special courses that each of them is renowned for. This will provide a lot of insight for the MBA aspirants, who would be able to choose the course according to their interests. Along with this, it was quite interesting to read about the dominance of IIM-A as the top-ranker in the MBA market being challenged by other B-schools.

The article about finest restaurants in the world caught my fancy most. The description of different location worldwide of different eateries, their ambiance, the delicacies they offer and the average price of having a meal there, was really a wonderful information for a foodie like me..

Although all the articles were good, but one article that made me think and feel heavy on my heart was the article on farmers in Karnataka. The article talks about the growing discontent amongst the farmers in the state, who are suffering from the acute shortage of fertilizers such as DAP, which is to be provided by the government. Due to lack of this fertilizer and copious rainfall in the area, they have not been able to sow any crop on their land. This lead me think about the 70% population of our country who works day and night under the extremely miserable condition to satiate the hunger of our whole population. They have to spent many sleepless night out of hunger, have to depend upon the vagaries of nature, have to wait endlessly for government grants that hardly reaches them and many have to go to the extent of committing suicide to escape the debt trap. In this scenario, how can we call that India is progressing?

All in all, there are a wide variety of issues tactfully covered in the magazine’s recent issue, and it would prove to be a good read for all people with different interests.