Bewitching fragrances and a symphony of sounds would herald the arrival of Chauthi in the Someshwar home.
Today, says Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, he's pretty much cruising on the parenting highway but that wasn't always the case.
Shobhaa De pays tribute to another legend who passed into the ages on August 23, publisher, producer and entrepreneur Nari Hira.
'Whenever she joined any of our family functions, she was so good, so simple.'
But the presidency of India then won't be the same, says author and columnist Shobhaa De in a no-holds-barred conversation.
'Children have to remember that we come with all our failings,' says best-selling author Shobhaa De.
'She seems to have disappeared off the face of the planet after telling different people different things.'
The living will do anything to save their lives. The dead can't defend themselves. Will Sheena Bora's good name survive her murder trial?
When Sheena got down from his car on the evening of April 24, 2012, Rahul says she told him, "Bye. Love you. See you later."
'It was one of the greatest learnings in my life to see someone like the great Amitabh Bachchan go through such a tough phase.' 'He had been there, done it all and really didn't need to prove himself.' 'Yet, he channelised it all and came out with one of his best performances,' Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra tells Savera R Someshwar/Rediff.com in a fascinating conversation about the films he has made and the actors he has worked with.
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'The biggest advantage a company has in today's day and age is its reputation.' 'When something of this nature takes place, their reputation takes a beating.'
'They are acutely aware of how they can use their power as a means to either continue dominating people or to get ahead.'
'Younger people have a very strong sense of what is wrong, and what is right, along with the opportunity to call out this kind of behaviour through mechanisms like social media.'
It will make you uncomfortable because you will have seen bits of this story -- or most of it -- many times, in your home or in the homes of your loved ones. And you've probably watch it pan out silently, says Savera R Someshwar.
There are very few people in the world who qualify to be called a living legend. Astad Deboo is one of them.
'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'
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