Category: Profiles

Do you Know  what they’re doing this summer?

Do you Know what they’re doing this summer?

| May 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

As students, irrespective of age or course, we all wait for one thing, summer vacations. For us, it is all fun, enjoyment and amusement, but have you ever wondered what our teachers do during the vacations? We spoke to a few of them and here’s what they told us Bhavneet Singh and Sneha Mashetty feedback@postnoon.com [...]

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An ode to a mother

An ode to a mother

| May 13, 2012 | 0 Comments

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. On Mother’s Day, four mums share with us what it means to be a mother Karen Bhatia, Nutritionist and Lifestyle Consultant, and mother to three children, Kiara, 9, Liam 6 and Kian, 2. My fondest memories My fondest memories of my children [...]

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Sizzling success

Sizzling success

| May 13, 2012 | 0 Comments

A fast-emerging alternative to soft drinks. Soda hub, a now successful venture started with the aim of quenching people’s thirst economically. Nanda Srinivas, managing director of Soda hub shares his journey with us Bhavneet Singh and Sneha Mashetty feedback@postnoon.com How did the idea for Soda Hub come about ? I’ve known Sitaramiah L, my partner in [...]

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Dolce’s Vita

Dolce’s Vita

| May 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Over high tea and Bach, Rahul Ramakrishna catches up with Alexander Dolce to talk about music, and the Hyderabad youth Thirteen years of teaching music has taught Alexander Dolce the art of fine tuning patience into practice. A diploma holder in teaching music from the National University of Singapore, Alexander has been in and around [...]

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Mondira Jaisimha: ‘It’s not a job, I pursue my life’s passion’

Mondira Jaisimha: ‘It’s not a job, I pursue my life’s passion’

| May 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

She is vociferous on issues related to women, and does not mince words when she says that we, as a society, are not humane enough. Meet the woman behind the success stories of the Heroes Project in Andhra Pradesh. She is the state director for the Heroes Project but she does not believe that it [...]

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Morning Raaga

Morning Raaga

| April 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

A trained classical dancer, Harini Madhira has set out to make Hyderabad a destination for celebrated artists with her company Cisne for Arts What is Cisne for Arts? Cisne for Arts is an event management company which was set up in 2009. It is dedicated to or­g­a­nising the best art events around the city. Our whole [...]

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Faiza Seth: Woman of the world

Faiza Seth: Woman of the world

| April 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

A close brush with death had Faiza Seth, founder of a luxury design firm in London changing the lives of underprivileged children in the city Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Hyderabad, but my parents moved to Chicago, Illinois when I was two-years-old. I grew up in Chicago and met [...]

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Clamouring for change

Clamouring for change

| April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment

Bhavneet Singh feedback@postnoon.com  This Earth Day we talk to Jasveen Jairath, an environmental activist and a founding member of ‘Save our urban lakes’, about water woes in the city What are the main hurdles in te­rms of environmental protection? I think, there is zero governance in the city. That is the most important issue that [...]

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Spreading the joy of birth

Spreading the joy of birth

| April 15, 2012 | 0 Comments

She looks forward to being with satisfied mothers and gurgling babies every day of her work life. A pediatrician Dr Kiran Krishnamurti tells us about what her profession means to her Jaiwantika Dutta Dhupkar feedback@postnoon.com Dr Kiran Krishnamurti is one of the reasons why taking your child to a specialist is no longer a harrowing [...]

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Shailaja Rao: Fire in her belly

Shailaja Rao: Fire in her belly

| April 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

Shailaja Rao exudes so much spunk and energy that she may easily pass off for a 14-year-old in the Future Kid’s School of which she is the founder and director  Shailaja Rao’s childhood experiences led her to set up the Future Kid’s School in 1997. Her main aim was not to impart opinions but to [...]

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