A slew of glossy new magazines, television shows, extravagant movies, burgeoning Internet portals. . . you might be forgiven for thinking inflation is a figment of somebody's fevered imagination.
Even in these trying economic times, the Indian media and entertainment industry seem to be booming and expanding. Many of them are on a buying spree or are looking at creating new products aimed at bringing in new revenue.
Here is a list of some of the companies that are listed on the Indian stock exchanges.
Note: These companies have NOT been ranked; they have merely been presented in random order.
Image: A newspaper vendor sorts copies of dailies. | Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images
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