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Interview with Salman Khan

neha ved — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:21:00 +0000

Honest and upfront, Salman Khan is generosity personified, helping underprivileged children and sick people through the ‘Being Human – Salman Khan Foundation’.

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Feature on Doom Tourism

neha ved — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:40:00 +0000

As long as there are tourists seeking to make a trip to the dying spots of earth, the Tourism of Doom may itself never be doomed.

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Interview with Harbhajan Singh

neha ved — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:34:00 +0000

Movado’s newly appointed brand ambassador, cricketer Harbhajan Singh, speaks about his love for the brand and the importance of compassion towards the lesser privileged.

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Feature on B-Boying, a dance trend

neha ved — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:16:00 +0000

With headstands, head-spins and handwalks, b-boying has the boys out of the gym and back on the floor.

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Q&A with Rannvijay

neha ved — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:09:00 +0000

With his first film ready to hit the screens and his automobile customising company taking off in full swing, Rannvijay Singh, VJ and first season winner of MTV Roadies, surely has his hands full.

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Interview with musician Raghav Sachar

neha ved — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:15:00 +0000

Starting out as an instrumentalist, Raghav Sachar lives by the DIY policy and after successfully establishing himself as singer-composer-programmer is now launching his own music company.

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Q&A with Actor Suchitra Pillai

neha ved — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:15:00 +0000

Actor and theatre personality Suchitra Pillai’s wardrobe is anything but serious. Ethnic wear, comfy loungy jumpsuits and gowns dominate the scene.

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Interview with body painter C Krishnaswamy

neha ved — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +0000

Van Gogh may have said paintings derive their lives from the painter’s soul. But when you look at the art of C Krishnaswamy, an artist based in Chennai, you feel that a painting can derive life from the painter’s body too. Many may argue that a painter uses his/her hands to hold the brush, so by extension, uses his body to create art. But this is no metaphor. We are simply stating facts as we see them. C Krishnaswamy uses his body as a brush and that’s what sets him apart from the crowd.

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Q&A with Hard Kaur

neha ved — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:25:00 +0000

India’s first woman rapper Hard Kaur packs a punch in every word she says. and gives her some more reasons to wield her fist.

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How to make your bathrooms look bigger

neha ved — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:57:00 +0000

If you think your bathroom is small, don’t fret. FORMS tells you how to make optimum use of the little space.

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Interview Astro-architect Neeta Sinha

neha ved — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:42:00 +0000

For a good life, match your horoscope with that of your house, says astro-architect Neeta Sinha. Her craft, astro-architecture, is a science that is a fusion of astrology and architecture.

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Interview with Nagendra Karri

neha ved — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000

After leaving his mark at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with his first film, India born New York-based director Nagendra Karri seeks a better future for the underprivileged children. and engages him in a candid chat.

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Q&A with Terence Lewis

neha ved — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:20:00 +0000

Terence Lewis, Artistic Director and Choreographer of the Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company, opens his immaculate wardrobe to and. To those who are astonished to see this impeccably clean and colour-coded view he says, “These are my belongings and so its my and only my responsibility to take care of them.”

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Interview with Stand-up Comedian Jonathan Atherton

neha ved — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:52:00 +0000

Australian stand-up comedian Jonathan Atherton shares a few laughs with and, while revealing his beliefs on life and profession.

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Interview With Percussionist Nikhil Koparde

neha ved — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:09:00 +0000

Finding rhythm in simple things in life, world percussionist Nikhil Koparde seeks to take the art form to a new global level with his company Viida.

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Interview with Deepa Mehta

neha ved — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:06:00 +0000

If there is one filmmaker who has always done it her way, it’s Deepa Mehta. In an exclusive tête-à-tête, she talks to and about the highs and lows of living life on her own terms.

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Interview with Rapper Bohemia

neha ved — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:04:00 +0000

There are rappers, and then there’s a Karachi-born, California-bred dude who calls himself a poet but does what the rappers do, only in Punjabi, an Indian language that has hardly been the tongue of this art. Born as Roger David and popular as Bohemia, this Punjabi rap star insists he’s a desi deep down.

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Q & A with Anushka Manchanda

neha ved — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:58:00 +0000

Singer-performer-songwriter Anushka Manchanda confesses to being an impulsive buyer. She shows and how her impulse fits into her wardrobe.

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Interview With Thomas Kuehl, Board Member Skoda India

neha ved — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:58:00 +0000

For some, life is a big party, but for Thomas Kuehl it is a long holiday. And that’s the best part of his job, he says. His professional life has taken him places, literally, and as a board member of Škoda Auto India’s sales and marketing team, he’s currently enjoying his tenure in a land that makes him feel “at home”.

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Potraying the Grit of Women in Hindi Cinema

neha ved — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:52:00 +0000

If Raj Kapoor’s portrayal of women in his films bordered on sexist, Yash Chopra has teetered on the other edge, showing his actresses as innocent, dreamy-eyed romantics. In every era, filmmakers have attempted to celebrate women in a different avatar so it is only in the expected order of things that the current crop of filmmakers turn the spotlight on the physical and emotional strength of a woman. From wielding a sword to kicking-the-villain-in-the-butt, literally, Bollywood heroines are doing it all. Many would argue that it is the Hollywood influence, others say it is actually the women and their demand for such roles that is prompting filmmakers to write characters with gumption.

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