The Gaming Boom Boom Many Indian gaming companies are developing proprietary products, and some are even selling these under their own names. But it'll still be a while before we see an Indian company anywhere near the top of the global totem pole.

The Reliance Webworld outlet in New Delhi's Tony New FriendsColony is unusually crowded on a hot June evening. It is hosting thezonal finals of a gaming competition organised by Reliance Infocomm.Sitting in front of flat screens, a dozen teenagers are busy playinggames. Anirudh Sharma, 21, sporting long hair and a scant beard, isone of those playing FIFA soccer, a popular game. Sharma, who ispreparing for the Common Admission Test is a gaming enthusiast andwas a finalist in the India leg of another competition, the WorldCyber Games, last July. His professional goal: setting up a gamingcompany after completing a post graduate diploma in businessmanagement from one of the Indian …