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WHAT WILL 2020 BRING?
I guess everyone is super excited about the new year! We’re at the beginning of a new decade. There’s much to be hopeful for. I mean, yes, the nation ended up protesting through the last month of the year — but hey, we’ve got an...
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#SPEAKYOURMIND WITH RAJSHRI PONNAPPA
How did movies happen? I remember meeting an RJ who told me that I should be on radio because of my voice. He was also doing a TV show at the time and tested me for television, too. Strangely, I had visualized myself in this...
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HIS MAGIC IS REAL
He’s deviously charming and very good-looking too. There’s also something very familiar about his face. Magician Andrew Lee might have been an actor in another life, but in this one he’s chosen to be an illusionist. We caught up with him on the eve of...
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#SPEAKYOURMIND WITH ARJUN CHIDAMBARAM
How would you define yourself? I would define myself as fun, friendly and frank. First thing you do when you wake up? Look at my phone like everybody does and I drink a litre of water after I brush my teeth. Your perfect holiday destination?...
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GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS: MINDFUL DINING IN 2020
The year 2019 has been exciting in the Indian culinary space. It was the year when not only newer and more relevant culinary trends came into mainstream but also when trends that had been building up for past few years saw fruition. 2020 promises to...
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LET PEOPLE CHOOSE WHO THEY WANT TO BE
What strikes you first when you see Lavanya is her genuine and super-warm smile. There’s no faking it with this Dehraduni girl. As we begin our conversation, seated at Novotel Hyderabad Airport, I am left in absolute awe of this bubbly, vivacious and absolutely bindaas...
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GOOD WORK ALWAYS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Romal Laisram caught up with Rohini Divakar at her residence in Chennai for a long conversation about her inspiring story — one that we were really keen to discover. Here are excerpts from that conversation… What prompted you to join the IRS? I was always...
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WHERE THE RAJ COMES BACK TO LIFE!
She stood looking out into the horizon. The sun was just setting. A cool breeze perfumed by coffee blossoms swept past her. Her garden had never looked better. The chill in the air reminded her of their homeland across the seas. Her husband would be...
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#SpeakYourMind with Maya S Krishnan
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE YOURSELF? I would define myself as an actor with skills and integrity, which is actually an important thing in every human being. It’s a blessing to have skills. I wouldn’t say I’m a master of everything but a jack of all...
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OF AGE-OLD TEMPLES, GHOST TOWNS AND THE LUXURY OF MODERN HOSPITALITY
We are on the Pamban Bridge. Below us the pristine turquoise blue waters of the Bay of Bengal glisten in the warm October sun and gently break on the shore a few metres away. What is striking though is how quiet the sea is considering...
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