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MOVERS & SHAKERS THE CITY’S QUEEN OF HEARTS
1. What ensues being a good influencer in a city like Chennai? For me Chennai is home, my comfort zone. At most places I visit in town, I am made to feel very welcome. By being known, doors open and people are always courteous and...
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(INTERLUDE) TO LOVE, LIKE LOVE WAS MEANT TO BE
February is here and it’s all about love. Soon enough our stores, television screens, ads and everything else will explode with hearts and red will be everywhere — all around you — you’ll almost be breathing it! I have nothing against these blatant over-the-top expressions...
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MOVERS & SHAKERS THE MANY SIDES OF ME
1. What ensues being a good influencer in a city like Chennai? I think being a good influencer in any city starts with others referring to you as one instead of it being a tag on social media or how you refer to as yourself....
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#SPEAKYOURMIND WITH SANAH THIMMAYYAH
From jewellery designing to acting, how did this transformation happen? Soon after I graduated in commerce, I took up jewellery designing because I wanted to be involved with something creative. In the meanwhile, I got involved in modeling and theatre. I then did professional modeling...
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DOING BANGALORE PROUD
This quintessentially Bangalore bakery was revived last year by Priyank Sukanand, the great grandson of the owners of the original and famous Naidu Bakery in Shivajinagar, Bangalore. Reopened last year, from the same location in Shivajinagar, Bangalore Connection 1888 opened its first retail outlet last...
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#SPEAKYOURMIND WITH ABINISH RAGHUPATHY
How would you define yourself? I think I am defined by D3 — Discipline, Determination and Dedication. First thing you do when you wake up? I ensure I hydrate myself. Last thing you do before you sleep? Switch off the lights and unplug from the...
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A REALITY WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT
When we think of poverty, the ready emergence of glaring sights of hunger, disease, homelessness, illiteracy, dirty water, lack of livelihoods and education, come to our minds. Very few of us think of the poor’s chronic vulnerability to violence — sexual violence, bonded labour, human...
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AGREE TO DISAGREE OR DISAGREE TO AGREE?
It seems like any other day and you are grumbling about how bad the job situation is in your field with your best friend over coffee. She casually mentions how the current government is actually improving things and immediately, you see red. For the umpteenth...
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HOW TO SHINE LIKE A DIAMOND
At the start of yet another new year, we find ourselves reflecting on the past and those stories that have helped shape our future. Here’s one such story that I’d like to bring to light. The inspiring story of Jagadish Kumar, a stunning individual, a...
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MOVERS & SHAKERS THE OTHER SIDE OF CHENNAI
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE THE PARTY SCENE IN CHENNAI OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS? It’s getting spectacular. People say Chennai is conservative but we are doing really good. There is a lot of respect for women. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A SOCIALITE? The...
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