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Sharmila on Saif: He is not like Tiger at all
She swung the arc between sex kitten and consummate actress in films that ranged between Shakti Samanta’s Evening in Paris to Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar and Devi. She married a cricketing legend, and is now mother to one of Bollywood's biggest stars. He boasts of an enviable lineage that traces back #Apur Sansar #InHerEyes #Saif Ali Khan #Satyajit Ray #Sharmila Tagore #Tiger Pataudi #Vidya Balan
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Bhutan litfest: saved by geography
Lit fests have come into their own. Every city will soon boast of one, and one need not stir out of routine to find it possible to meet, listen to or rub shoulders with authors who till recently were but names on book covers. From the mass mela that the Jaipur #Ali Sethi #LitFest #Mountain Echoes Lit Fest
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My brother, Tarun Tahiliani
Tarun Tahiliani stands tall as one of India’s foremost designers. He is best known for combining traditional Indian textiles and craftsmanship with modern design. His celebrity clientele includes the likes of Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif and Shilpa Shetty. Sister Tina runs Ensemble, Tarun’s brainchild and India’s first ever multi designer #Designer #InHerEyes #Katrina Kaif #Tarun Tahiliani #Tina Tahiliani
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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Subhalakshmi: A real love story
Editor’s note: No one knows a man better than the women in his life. Be it his mother, wife, daughter or friend, they offer a unique and intimate perspective on men with larger-than-life media personalities. In this new series titled ‘In Her Eyes', we ask these women to offer their #Amjad Ali Khan #InHerEyes #Subhalakhmi Khan
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Dear iPad, I know my its from it’s. Do you?
We have an ongoing battle, my iPad and I. Make no mistake, I love the little devil, it sits sweetly on my lap, wherever I choose to rest my butt, and I can make it do my bidding. Write, revise, edit, and sometimes if the wifi is kind, send or chat #Apple #iPad #JustSaying #OnOurMind
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Zarine Khan on Hrithik Roshan: I think he’s in the wrong profession
Her forays into interior designing have earned her a Who's Who roster of clients. Art is her excuse for globe trotting and picking up decor items that end up in A-list homes. Yet she is better known as Hrithik Roshan’s ma-in-law. He is almost undoubtedly Bollywoood's best dancer and one of #Hrithik Roshan #InHerEyes #Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai #Sussanne Roshan #Zarine Khan
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A daughter speaks: My father, Gulzar
He is a poet, filmmaker, writer of songs, books, and dialogues. Inspiration and legend, his lifetime achievements include a Grammy and an Oscar. She too is a filmmaker, now full-time mother to a two-year-old. Born of star-studded lineage, raised by celebrity parents – Rakhee and Gulzar – she is the #Grammy #Gulzar #Human Interest #InHerEyes #Jagjit Singh #Meghna Gulzar #Oscar #Rakhee #Salim Arif
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One good brothel: Oasis or mirage?
Her eyelashes have been painted with mascara. Her nails are shiny pink, lips outlined carefully in brown, and there is a faint blush on her cheeks. Shalini, to give her a name not her own, lives on the second floor of a shabby building in Budhwarpeth , Pune. To her, #commercial sex workers #HIV/AIDS #NGOs #Pune #SexMatters
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The Indian mantra of mediocrity: Chalta hai, bhai, chalta hai
Why this chalta hai attitude? Then again, why not? It's what makes us unique; it's a sign of our evolved mindset. Our entire nation thrives on it, gets by wonderfully, in fact. We Indians developed our shortcut to nirvana long before Alfred E Newman of Mad Comics fame first smiled his #attitudes #ChaltaHai #India #JustSaying
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It takes a village to fight HIV: a success story in Kolhapur
Kodoli village in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra looks like any other small village. Except, there are red ribbons everywhere. A red ribbon decorates the path I am walking on, leading to the small room that serves as an anganwadi and prenatal centre. All along the tree-shaded mud path, off the main road #AIDS #AIDS in India #Anganwadi #GoodNews #HIV