A noted public discourse forum in the city hosted a dialogue on celebrated author Ayn Rand.

The discussion was focused on one of the author's popular books, which we gather has influenced more people than any other book in the history, except the Bible.

The members and guests at the event paid a tribute to the writer and then engaged in an in-depth talk about her pursuit-for-happiness philosophy that she popularised to the world. Those spotted here, among others were Beena Rao, Anuradha Reddy and Vaishaki Das.

This report appeared in the Times of India, Hyderabad, on 15 October, 2007.  Please read the original report here.