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THE CURIOUS CASE OF PAWAN KHERA--DELHI'S BRIGHTEST POLITICIAN by Mihir Srivastava
Pawan Khera ran Delhi chief minister Sheila Diskhit’s office for more than a decade as the officer on special duty. Many insiders were of the view that he was more influential than the ministers, and most certainly the babus. Pawan was good, he’d make things happen, a doer, an organiser, the troubleshooter, the go-to person, and, must add, fairly intellectual yet down to earth, would help people, irrespective of their political affiliations, so very popular too. All the top e
Nov 44 min read


​DELHI MUSIC S​CENE: ROHIT SOLOMON IS A STAR IN THE MAKING by Mihir SrivastavaÂ
There was a singer and an accompanist on the guitar.​ Rohit Solomon played guitar in the way that it felt like an orchestra, I could hear...
Sep 284 min read


K KESHAVA RAO: LIFE IS ABOUT CREATING YOURSELF by Mihir Srivastava
​ K. Keshava Rao, popularly known as KK, is a young man of 87 years . A rebel by nature, he does what he believes in with penchant. And...
Sep 135 min read


SANKARSHAN THAKUR: WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? by Mihir Srivastava
Picture: Mustafa Quraishi ​I hadn’t met Sankarshan Thakur for many years but occasionally ran into him at Khan Market where I'd greet him...
Sep 95 min read


THEORETICAL PHYSICIST APOORV TIWARI AND THE UNKNOWN KNOWN by Mihir Srivastava
Theoretical physicist  Apoorv Tiwari is a 36 years old Indian with boyish looks, is​ a leading researcher in the field of quantum...
Jul 304 min read


DEEPAK JAKHAR, A PHYSIOTHERAPIST WHO HEALS LONELINESS By Mihir Srivastava
​ Deepak Jakhar, 26, is from a village in the district of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, and belongs to a family of able-bodied men who have...
Jun 155 min read


SONIA KUMAR: VANITY IS NOT VAIN By Mihir Srivastava
Sonia Kumar has just turned 80 in style. Age has ripened her like an old wine. She has a charming persona and a bold demeanour . It's...
May 74 min read


TRUST LEGAL: A LAW FIRM THAT'S RUN LIKE A FAMILY By Mihir Srivastava
Sudhir with Petal (center) and Ritwika Trust Legal is a unique law firm that's run as a family by friends. Partners are (best) friends...
Apr 145 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


ARTIST SAWAN TAANK IS ALONE TOGETHER, A FRIENDLY FIRE, AND AN ADVANCED BEGINNER. - By Mihir Srivastava
A nude male figure sits artistically on a chequered floor juxtaposed with urban settings in the backdrop--captured my attention. It gives...
Mar 6, 20244 min read


PEN SKETCH OF A FRIEND: RITU BHATIA - By Mihir Srivastava
Ritu Bhatia is a great friend. There was a sparkle in her eyes when I walked into the room. We talked about things without filters—things...
Jan 16, 20244 min read


A GOOD UPBRINGING: HARISH NADDA - By Mihir Srivastava
We are conditioned about others, to judge them by their attributes. Media is greatly responsible for creating stereotypical perceptions...
Dec 26, 20233 min read
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