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CHANDRA SHAKER REDDY: PEOPLE LIKE HIM MAKE POLITICS WORK by Mihir Srivastava
​ Chandra Shaker Reddy, 50, is a man in control. He knows the city of Hyderabad like the back of his hand. He is emotionally driven but pragmatic; a doer, gets things done, fast, helps people selflessly. A family man who has a large extended family of friends. Chandra Shaker is a natural leader, the go-to person for many, and he never disappoints those who seek his positive intervention in their lives. He goes out of the way to help friends when they are in dire straits, ca
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​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...
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MAMATA BANERJEE: THE ROYAL BENGAL TIGRESS by Mihir Srivastava
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal (WB) for 14 years now, is perhaps the most powerful politician in the country outside...
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GEN Z OF NEPAL: THE LEADERLESS REVOLUTION by Mihir Srivastava
The revolutionary Gen Z of Nepal overthrew the incumbent government in merely 24 hours of agitation. They were against protracted...
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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...
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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...
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AMITABH KANT—THE PHENOMENAL PHENOMENON by Mihir Srivastava
Amitabh Kant was perhaps the most famous bureaucrat in the country when he quit after 45 years of long association with the government of...
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LIVELY HOME OF NICHOLAS ROERICH By Devashish Verma
Nicholas Roerich at work in Naggar. Photo courtesy: Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York) 8 June 2025. I walked towards the double-storey...
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RUPAK ROY: A CHOSEN LIFE OF SOLITUDE IN THE WILDERNESS By Mihir Srivastava
​ Rupak Roy built a house in the middle of nowhere in the Nilgiri hills and started living 35 years ago when he was 35 years of age. It's...
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