Category: Profiles

Learning the ropes slowly

Learning the ropes slowly

| November 29, 2011 | 0 Comments

Till about a decade back, shopping meant a visit to Abids and it would be incomplete without a buy from Meena Bazaar. While Hyderabad has grown to the mall culture, Meena Bazaar continues to be a part of Hyderabad’s DNA. Brought up in a joint family culture, we talk to the young, dynamic and suave [...]

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Personification of positivity

Personification of positivity

| November 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

Asadulla Pasha applies a simple formula in life. He believes that every experience is an opportunity to learn, which rules out the word `bad’ from his dictionary He belongs to the illustrious Pasha family in Hyderabad. Born to Anwarulla and Fatima Pasha, Asadulla Pasha is the oldest of four siblings. Asadulla is married to Mala [...]

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Presenting life as it is

Presenting life as it is

| November 27, 2011 | 0 Comments

Activist and filmmaker Saraswati Kavula believes in capturing life as is. Her documentaries are known for their raw and honest depictions of various social issues. We engage her in a tete-a-tete When we catch up with Saraswati, she is busy dissuading an aspiring actor who has come to seek her advice on how to break [...]

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Enhancing students’ mindset

Enhancing students’ mindset

| November 25, 2011 | 0 Comments

At 70, Mohammed Abdul Qawi Bahelmi, a teacher, is still dedicated to making other’s lives brighter. He started his own school in 1973 and today his children have taken over. We get a peek into this popular and friendly principal who has been a father figure to many….. That he would become a teacher or [...]

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A Core of Steel

A Core of Steel

| November 24, 2011 | 0 Comments

She’s all of 28 and is already at the helm of a company that helps students realize their dreams. Unconventional, effervescent and a go-getter by nature, Abha Agarwal is a businesswoman to the boot They say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Sure enough Abha Agarwal doesn’t. What she does is tell [...]

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Striking the perfect balance

Striking the perfect balance

| November 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

Swapna Tirunahari breathes, eats and sleeps art. Owner of Reva Jewels, she is a businesswoman with many shades Swapna Tirunahari is the sort of woman who do­es­n’t have to strive too ha­rd to manage the various aspects of her life. We have always heard the phrase, ‘Behi­nd every successful man, there is a woman’, but [...]

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ISB weathered all storms

ISB weathered all storms

| November 23, 2011 | 0 Comments

10 years of ISB – Interview with Dean Ajit Rangnekar The atrium amidst the dome in the Indian Sch­ool of Business, perched on a mound amid lush green carpet, adds the much-needed glitter to India’s premier B-school. Sharing the neighbourhood with Microsoft and Infosys, the ISB is proudly gearing up for its decennial celebrations. GMAC [...]

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Constantly feeding his passions

Constantly feeding his passions

| November 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

Mithun Khaitan, who has his fingers in multiple pies, owns one of the best fine dining restaurants in the city Zafraan Exotica, and six other restaurants apart from his real estate business. A unique combination of humility and flamboyance. He talks to us about his work, life and love Mithun Khaitan believes in living life [...]

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A source of Inspiration

A source of Inspiration

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments

She believes she is her own competitor. And she will do anything for her clients to make them gain the confidence, and the good health they deserve to have. Sadhana Nayak’s story is about what women can achieve if they set their mind to it Sadhana was born in Kerala to Leela and Sundaram, and [...]

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Adding colour on silk, and to life

Adding colour on silk, and to life

| November 18, 2011 | 1 Comment

Like she adds colours to silk, artist Radha Reddy adds her love, warmth and dedication to her family, to make life as colourful as her paintings Originally a Hyderabadi and now based in Mumbai, Radha Reddy was recently in the city to showcase her collection of paintings on silk. A very unusual choice of fabric [...]

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