As a writer, you’ve been very active on social media and interacting with your followers, especially around dealing with isolation during this lockdown. How helpful do you think writing is during a pandemic like this? I think we all have our ways of trying to...
On a day like this, I mused aloud, one could fall in love. It was a chirpy spring morning, and I was deep in conversation with a pretty young thing at her studio apartment, before COVID-19 hit the global ceiling. “Yes, one could,” she said,...
Im in the midst of making a bed ready for the next batch of saplings to be planted. Can I call you back a little later?” he says in that unmistakable baritone he’s known for. It’s 5.30pm and Prakash Raj, it appears, is rather busy...
How did you decide to become an actor? At the age of 23, I started off my career as an assistant director in the Malayalam film industry. Working on many projects on set, I realised I could be in front of the camera instead of...
What made you choose a career in speaking/training? It all started 16 years ago when I started my career selling loans for Citibank. I was overjoyed with that opportunity, spinning success dreams by the minute, imagining myself in a black business suit, high heels and...
How would you define yourself? I’m a sensitive person, yet confident and bold. When it comes to work I am extremely hardworking and disciplined. First thing you do when you wake up? I run into my pet bunny’s room and kiss him good morning. Your...
History is a witness. It was a raised voice that led to what we today know as the Renaissance and Reformation. The two magical movements and revolutions took Europe from the obscurity of a corrupt ecclesiasty to a new modern and awakened continent. The voices...
What ensues being a good influencer in a city like Bangalore? I think people look to influencers for well-grounded recommendations; be it food, travel or lifestyle choices. It is inconsequential how many people are eventually influenced, but an unbiased, honest and credible opinion is imperative....
We cry out in glee and take pride when we come to know that the t-shirts worn at the recently concluded Australian Open by the tennis players are manufactured in India and specifically from Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. India stands as one among the world’s...
What ensues being a good influencer in a city like Chennai? Chennai is a city of art, culture and tradition. And being an artist — I paint, I sing, I play the piano and practice Reiki and write — I have experienced this love for...
