A telecom CEO solves a problem encountered by a group of people standing bang on the Equator. An Indian metals company acquires a British counterpart thrice its size. Stressed young employees get burnt-out and have nowhere to run. Crops face problems due to climate change???and Harry Potter works his magic in India, far away from Hogwarts. If all this sounds like fiction, rest assured it???s not. These are some of the best stories that have appeared in The Economic Times in the year 2007. Business journalism is generally considered rather staid. These stories should change that opinion. Business journalism is not just about numbers. These stories did that. This book has captured the lives and emotions of the people behind the stories. Think of it as a slide show of an economy that the world is watching. Our reporters are there down in the pit to get you the atmosphere of change. A change that is subtle to many of us, but caused by events that are going to affect the life of each and every Indian whether he reads business stories or not. Our writers hit the streets, fields and boardrooms, spoke to those those people who were making the change, saw the action and got you the report that we believe is the first draft of the history of the new India.