She was everywhere. Festivity with its lovely face. Lit up with a thousand fairy lights in homes, packed in colourful gift wraps for family and friends, wafting magically from the kitchen to the warmth of a cosy home.
For most people December and January are favourite months. For not only do they mean parties and celebrations, they also mean the end of a year and the beginning of another. It means putting behind all the victories and losses — personal or professional and looking ahead at another one. Hoping for a year better than it was.
And I guess that’s what I like best about it too. The fact that it brings forth hope. Hope for a better tomorrow, hope for outdoing oneself. Something that we, at MBD, always strive for.
In fact, if you notice our magazine has been looking different too. Don’t they say, change is the only constant? And then when we have intelligent readers like you, we’ve always got to engage them, to cater to their intellect. So we introduced a new flavor, one we’d love to get your feedback on.
This issue in fact is remarkably different from our earlier editions too. There is a distinct global flavor that you are sure to savor. So besides the cover story that looks at the year that was, the events that shaped it, you also have a photo essay on Chengdu in western China, the new favourite destination for tourists or for that matter our Corporate section that looks at how Donald Trump’s presidential win will affect Indian BPO sector and its job opportunities in the USA. How the companies have started looking at other locations as options.
That is not to say we’ve not got your Indian palette in mind. There is an engaging interaction with the bright young star that Alia Bhatt is, her latest feather of Dear Zindagi firmly in her cap.
There is a look at the winter fashion trends. Not to forget our interesting take on how most cricketers seem to be have settled into matrimony in the past one year.
So go on, sample our year wrap special and have a delectable experience.
Happy New Year! Start Afresh!