Baar Baar Dekho MakeUp: an interview with Natasha Nischol People Trailblazers Wellness September 13, 2016 Internationally-acclaimed makeup artists, Natasha Nischol and Virginia Holmes, have worked with leading designers to create the looks that sell their clothes for various Fashion Weeks. They are now in the news for creating the illusion of time jumps for the film, Baar Baar Dekho. With films like Slumdog Millionaire and Dil Dhadakne Do to her credit, here is Natasha Nischol in a free-wheeling exclusive chat with THN on the trials and tribulations of working with prosthetics. How was your experience working
Celebrating the education messiah: Malala Yousafzai Frozen in Time People Trailblazers July 12, 2016July 14, 2016 Malala Yousafzai – children’s activist and women’s rights activist was born on July 12, 1997 and enters the 20th year of her life this year. Born in Mingora, Swat Valley in Pakistan, Malala became an advocate of girl’s education from a very early age. It all started for her when her beautiful valley that used to be a tourist destination for its summer festivals was taken over by the Taliban. She took after her father, who himself was a social activist
Notching it up a few levels at Doon Lit Fest Literature People Trailblazers May 13, 2016October 29, 2020 9.00 am, April 22, 2016. It felt like I was ready to take on the world with my premier co-owned and organised event – WIC India Dehradun Literature Festival. Nervous and excited I stood on the stage at the host venue the World Integrity Center, contemplating, if things would change hereon for me from all aspects. I was to open the festival welcoming the authors, guests and the audience and was excited to witness the first-of-its-kind festival for book lovers
Beating cancer with courage and self-belief People Trailblazers March 12, 2016April 28, 2016 It was an evening dedicated to bravery, self-belief and courage this International Women’s Day at The Imperial hotel, Connaught Place. Though I do not advocate the concept of the day for more reasons than one and keep myself from the celebrations but this one was different. The focus was to lay more emphasis on women’s health by Roko Cancer Charitable Trust and an inspirational first-person account of Ms Joita Soni, a two-time cancer survivor and a member of Roko Cancer's
The real teachers by Prenita Dutt People Trailblazers February 21, 2016April 28, 2016 Our art group is highly energised and motivated, one that embraces each new activity with enthusiasm and vigour. To be surrounded with laughter and conversation, colours and brushes, art files and paper is an amazing experience indeed! Collectively, we have tried our hand at everything - clay-modelling, puzzle-making, tribal art, acrylic painting, fabric painting and still-life. All this has resulted in some amazing and diverse art. We have had four exhibitions that excited family members and relatives have thronged to see. The
Mumbai railway stations get colourful makeover People Trailblazers UniFying January 25, 2016April 28, 2016 Anyone who has lived in Mumbai must have travelled at least once by the city’s lifeline, the Mumbai local train (formally called as Mumbai Suburban Railway). Over the years, different governments have worked towards improving the appearance of the stations. But it has become a stereotype that anything that is made by the government has plain and boring looks. Thanks to the creativity of the some people who colour these stations red (you know how, right?), so much so that
Zari Mahal: fit for your inner princess Culture Vulture Heritage People Trailblazers April 24, 2015April 28, 2016 There is no such thing as too many clothes, especially if you are a woman. The question that needs pondering is of course, from where to pick what. Life would be so much easier if there was a one-stop shop where your inner diva could order a saree one day, an opulent lehnga another or a chic block-printed fusion maxi the next. That too at the snap of that delicately manicured finger. The wishing genie heard you and now brings
Lokiish Todi, weaving stories into frames People Trailblazers July 9, 2014January 10, 2018 "If the frame can tell a story, then it's a good photograph." With a passion for photography and hence, creating stories out of them, Lokesh Todi aka Lokiish started a website called 'www.storybaaz.in'. A storyteller with images and words, Lokiish has created numerous stories on his website. Born in Kolkata, a city that breathes art, Lokiish B.A. in Comparative Literature and M.A. in Film Studies & Script Writing from Jadavpur University. His passion for stories grew to an extent that he
A walk with Asif Khan Dehlvi, founder of Delhi Karavan People Trailblazers February 25, 2014June 30, 2017 When you are with Asif Khan Dehlvi, you should be ready for the spiritual and the stories, fragrances of sandalwood and rose with nothing of that sort burning nearby, and the invisible forms chatting with him, as he chats with you. Since we had met a few days before while he was leading the walk on djinns of Delhi in Ferozeshah Kotla Fort, I was quite prepared to hear the unusual; in fact that’s what I wanted to hear. And
Experiential learning and more at Breakthrough People Trailblazers November 12, 2013June 24, 2017 An outbound training service provider, Breakthrough uses experiential learning to train teams on behaviours and values. Impacting organisations for more than 13 years, Breakthrough is a project of Sports Outreach India, a trust established in 1993. CEO and founder Robin Paul talks about his journey and ways to get your breakthrough in an email interview: 1) How did you begin the journey? I grew up in Bengaluru, with parents from different religious backgrounds. My parents divorced when I was growing up, a
