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Continue reading →: Brandon Bays: 21st Century HealerAfter fighting cancer, Brandon Bay’s life has now become an ‘ongoing journey of freedom’. “I feel deeply graced,” she tells us on a visit to India to conduct a workshop about the healing process for the first time.
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Continue reading →: Maithili Parekh: From India to the WorldFrom an oil trader in Morgan Stanley to an art connoisseur and one of India’s most prominent voices in the art arena, Maithili Parekh has straddled a wide spectrum of experiences. We catch up with the Indian head of Sotheby’s on her inspired journey.
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Continue reading →: Sharmili Rajput: In the Company of WomenWhen Sharmili Rajput, marketing director for Oriflame, puts her head back and laughs with an open confidence, you realise that working in a company of women, for women, must come with certain emotional perks too. We get some insight.
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Continue reading →: DIFL: Starting Small, Kicking HighWhat kind of passion is it that keeps these Delhi moms and dads turning up at 8.30 am every Saturday at the Kathuria Public School grounds, come rain, shine or fever? Turns out, it is not just their love for soccer, but their commitment to the Delhi International Football League…
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Continue reading →: Women Are Doing It for ThemselvesThis generation of Indian women is unique in that we were born in an age when women were still expected to be the primary homemakers, but were brought up in a globalized world where careers and a steady income are paramount to one’s sense of identity. While straddling both worlds,…
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Continue reading →: Pooja Jain: The Write PathPooja Jain is self-effacing when it comes to her own role at Luxor but that does not negate the fact that she was the driving force behind the introduction of international brands Pilot, Parker and Waterman in India, and Parker’s roping in of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador…
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Continue reading →: Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya: Thai To GoHaving lived in the US and Thailand, and now in India for the past four years as the director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya has had an interesting journey full of twists and turns. He engages us in a witty conversation.
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Continue reading →: Philippa Gregory: Queen of IntrigueA chat with the queen of historical fiction, Philippa Gregory, on her latest books and on royalty in Tudor England.
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Continue reading →: Luxury Meter: Zero Cost and High ValueThe value of most material goods and services is intellectual, not real. It is only once we understand what goes into its making do we begin to appreciate or aspire for a product or service. It’s all in the mind, a collective illusion created by our species to keep the…
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Continue reading →: Siddharth Mathur: Room with a ViewAfter nine years in the corporate corridors of London’s private banking, Siddharth ‘Sid’ Mathur returned to India to follow his first love – food. As food and beverage director of Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality, Mathur has a pan-India role overseeing the group’s thirty-odd restaurants, but he says it is still…
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Continue reading →: Pandit Bhajan Sopori: And His Fingers Sing…Pandit Sopori believes firmly in the healing power of music. His compositions have been used for psychological therapies in clinics around the world, and he insists that it can mend the ways of even the most hardened criminals.
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Continue reading →: Robert F. McDonnell and Maureen Gardner McDonnell: A Virginia MomentFor those who love wine tours, jaw-dropping landscapes and a dose of good old-fashioned American culture, the governor of Virginia Robert F. McDonnell, and first lady Maureen Gardner McDonnell have plenty of arguments to offer.
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Continue reading →: Keep It Simple, SweetheartIn a sense, ease-of-use becomes a great leveller: We all start from the same default setting, and move deeper or higher depending on our aptitudes and passions.
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Continue reading →: Vidhi Singhania: Heritage ValueThough she hails from one of India’s wealthiest business families, owners of JK Industries, all Vidhi Singhania can talk about is her passion for keeping Indian heritage alive. “The international luxury label Hermes has launched a sari. Why aren’t more Indian designers looking into this as a lucrative business opportunity?…








