Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- The weekend saw a host of familiar Indian faces participating in the 9th Annual MIT India Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As is known, the private research university has seen a number of brilliant Indian students pass through its portals, including entrepreneur and sound engineer Amar Bose, famous for his eponymous superior sound systems, who had also taught there for 45 years, and award-winning architect and Padma Vibhushan recipient Charles Correa. Created to spotlight the achievements of India globally, the conference has over the years, brought together an eclectic bunch of high achievers and this year given the Indian Summer that the world appears to be celebrating, the theme of the seminar was 'India's Competitive Edge'. Guest speakers included actors Anupam Kher and Farhan Akhtar; chairman and managing director of Hindustan Unilever Sanjiv Mehta and Bangalorebased Gen Next entrepreneur Mansi Kirloskar; while former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly; ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and politician Dr Subramanian Swamy delivered their keynote lectures through video conferencing. Incidentally, Akhtar appeared to be wearing his heart on his sleeve and making his newfound love an international affair. He was accompanied on his speaking gig by professed love-interest Indian singer, actress and anchor Shibani Dandekar....