New Delhi: A new book that puts together case studies on uplifting villages, titled ‘Smart Villages: Bridging the Global Urban-Rural Divide” by Springer Nature Switzerland AG was launched late Wednesday by Zoho founder Dr Sridhar Vembu, who has inspirationally gone back to a village to lead his company’s $610 million software operations.

Veteran actor Jackie Shroff, who was last seen in the web series OK Computer, was the guest at Ek Mulakat organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. In the course of an interaction from his farm house with Ehsaas woman of Noida, Shinjini Kulkarni, Shroff spoke at length about his films and the journey besides ducking the question of joining politics. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

Veteran actor Jackie Shroff, who was last seen in the web series OK Computer, was the guest at Ek Mulakat organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement. In the course of an interaction from his farm house with Ehsaas woman of Noida, Shinjini Kulkarni, Shroff spoke at length about his films and the journey besides ducking the question of joining politics. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts