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SUNNY KUMAR SINGH, AN IAS OFFICER, IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR By Mihir Srivastava
​ The civil services, particularly the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is a unifying factor as far as our nationhood is concerned....
Apr 35 min read


PURANDARA BABU​ IS THE RIDDLE OF A MAN​ By Mihir Srivastava
​​ Purandara Babu, will soon turn 59, is a unique man in a significant way. He’s unorthodox, true to himself, and leads an extraordinary...
Mar 304 min read


BANDEEP’S EYE, MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE by Mihir Srivastava ​​
Bandeep Singh is India’s best photographer of his generation blessed with divine sight; he sees in the way very few can. He’s not doped...
Feb 285 min read


ANUSHA RAO AND SUHAS MAHESH: ANCIENT WISDOM, MODERN LIVING by Mihir SrivastavaÂ
I had a chance encounter with Anusha Rao and Suhas Mahesh who were seated next to each other on the stage at a literary function in...
Feb 215 min read


ROOP KARNAIL SINGH—I’M ENOUGH FOR ME by Mihir Srivastava
Roop Kar​nail Singh is a free soul that seeks no social sanctions and is unrepentantly herself in this demonstrative world. Authentic and...
Feb 185 min read


PAUL WEHNER: THE PRECISE AMBIGUITY OF A CREATIVE POLYMATH by Mihir Srivastava
​ ​ Paul Alexander Wehner, 40, ​is a kind of a person that’s difficult to describe and easy to experience. He’s one of those to whom...
Feb 54 min read


​VIJAY AGARWAL: THE MAN WHO DEMOCRATISATED THE USE OF CRANE IN INDIA by Mihir Srivastava
Vijay Agarwal founded the biggest crane company in India—Action Construction Equipment (ACE) 30 years ago at the age of 47 years as he...
Jan 166 min read


​GAUTAM ADANI: THE GREAT INDIAN DREAM by Nishant Khemani
I, a chartered accountant, stick my neck out to say I admire Gautam Adani knowing fully well he’s perhaps one of the most controversial...
Jan 145 min read


ERIKA PAREDES—ENDEARINGLY FEARLESS by Mihir Srivastava
A few weeks ago was Erika Paredes's birthday. Her friends flew from all over the world to party with her. She works hard, parties...
Jan 15 min read


SITA RAWLLEY--MOTHER OF WOMEN GOLF IN INDIA by Mihir Srivastava
Radhika Rawlley is young at 71. She’s packing her bags to start a new life in Dubai where her son, Ishan, has recently settled down after...
Nov 28, 20244 min read


THE ONLY JOURNEY IS THE ONE WITHIN by Livleen Bhagat
I got married to Arun Bhagat when I was 19 years old, and for nearly 60 years we lived a fulfilling life together. When I lost him on my...
Nov 27, 20244 min read


RITA NANDA: TEACHER OF LIFELONG LEARNING by Mihir Srivastava
​Rita Nanda is one of the youngest persons I have met because she’s a learner. ‘Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing...
Nov 7, 20244 min read
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