InFocus | Indian Images 2007
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Friday Jun 22
Service is a goal
Business tycoon, hotelier, sport enthusiast, pioneer, philanthropist ... With Dr Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, there is not just one way to describe him. He has played so many roles and won even more laurels, it's hard to not let the opening sentence be short as in saying he is a doctor.
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Friday Jun 22
60 going on 16
India turned 16 this year - if 1991, the year the economy was liberalised and a nation was re-born - is taken as the starting point. Sixteen-year-olds are no longer children; nor are they full-grown adults. It is an awkward stage between dreams and realisation. The old order has changed, but the new hasn't quite taken its place. Things nearly happen.
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Friday Jun 22
Staying in touch
He reengineered VSNL's business model taking it from a domestic player to a multinational telecom giant in a very short time. Andy van Smeerdijk meets N Srinath.
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Friday Jun 22
Grit, glitter and growth
52 outlets in 7 countries. A turnover of Dh500 million last year. 3,000 staff members. An IPO in the offing. Joy Alukkas, says Shiva Kumar Thekkepat, is on a high.
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Friday Jun 22
Spaced out
Dr Padmakar Vartak, 74, claims to have visited Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. 'I've even seen an alien who was deep in thought,' the yoginaut tells Shrikant Rao.
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Friday Jun 22
On a wing ...
Even in their eighties, their passion for eco-conservation has not dimmed a bit. Mala Kumar meets the Futehallys.
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Friday Jun 22
Putt seriously
From Bangkok to Beijing, Scotland to Shanghai and then to the pinnacle of golf, the Augusta Masters, India's master putter Jeev Milkha Singh has made it.
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Friday Jun 22
A driving passion
K. Sudhakar of Hyderabad enjoys building cars. Only they are shaped like cricket bats, helmets, burgers and computers. Why? To bring a smile on people's faces, he tells Souvik Chowdhury.
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Friday Jun 22
Mellow drama? Nah!
Amit Khanna speaks to Suchitra Bapai Chaudhary on the global appeal of the most popular dream factory, Bollywood.
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Friday Jun 22
The odd couple
First the bedlam, then the beaches. Friday's Andy van Smeerdijk journeys to Mumbai and Goa to experience India's whimsical and unforgettable charms.
