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DIRECTOR'S NOTE Director, Strategy and Planning Ajay Prabhakar Director, Business Development Pragash VM Director, Marketing & Operations Sneha Ramesh Editorial Advisor Nikila Srinivasan Creative Director George Vedamanickam Creative Designer Nepotism. From Kangana on one end of the spectrum to Rahul Gandhi on the other, nepotism and dynasty pervades every facet of the Indian life and has become an important talking point of this generation. Even businesses are not immune to this disease, with business owners shamelessly mixing work with family as helpless shareholders look on. Nepotism, unfortunately, has cheerleaders amongst us, who bravely defend those who inequitably and undeservedly take what belongs to all of us: equal opportunity. However, this is new India. Political dynasty lay powerless; upstart actors audaciously take on smug self-entitled inheritors of Bollywood and board of directors bravely challenge the industry veterans of yesteryear. But, where talent truly matters: in the realm of sports and music, nepotism has never had a stranglehold. But, while the rest of India shuns the evil of nepotism, the music industry watches helplessly as celebrities with half a tune and a few lines of drunken lyrics make talent irrelevant through the use of technology. It makes me wonder where the future leads from here, and future generations will surely judge us for deprecating our culture with indigestible muck. And while I am truly depressed at the state of affairs over the last few years, I live in hope: If India could move on and forget the political Lalu, then surely we can move past the music Lalu's that dominate today's radio waves. Manasi Doshi Content Contributors Aditi Sarawagi Shreya Bose Souvik Chakraborty Suparno Saha Sriram Ravishankar AJAY PRABHAKAR Director, Strategy and Planning subscribe to us at www.thescoremagazine.com thescoremagazine.com thescoremag brand partners www.highonscore.com @highonscore highonscore [email protected] [phone] DISCLAIMER: Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and illustrations. Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publication and accordingly no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof. Advertising copy and artworks are the sole responsibility of the advertisers. http://www.motherteresafoundation.org.in The Score Magazine is proud to support the Mother Teresa Foundation and urge our readers to join us in giving back a fraction of what we have been given.