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On the back bench
- 19 May 2012
- pioneer
Entry of EWS children to private schools through RTE is getting mixed reactions from educationists, private and Government schools. Many feel that the Right to Education Act, though perfect on paper, is open to too many ambiguities in practise. SHALINI SAKSENA tells you more
Dreamgirl to dream mom
- 12 May 2012
- pioneer
A charming actress, an eternal romantic and an Elder politician, there is one role this lady has played best — that of a mother. Motherhood, 63-year-old Hema Malini says, fulfills her as nothing else and this is one sphere she has given her maximum. On Mother’s Day, Deebashree Mohanty talks to this first lady of second marriages about how she has shaped up her two beautiful daughters Esha and Ahana, and the challenges she faced while raising them virtually single-handed
‘Madhuri is the best, Sonam the worst dancer'
- 05 May 2012
- pioneer
She moves like a dream, has the most perfect adayien and has been around since the Nutan era, but choreographer Saroj Khan was recently out of job! In the last eight months, she has choreographed only three dances. She speaks with Deebashree Mohanty about how dancing has slid over the years and modern choreographers do not know how to compose a good sequence. She also talks about her student Sonakshi Sinha whom she has choreographed in Rowdy Rathore
The meaningful sperm
- 28 April 2012
- pioneer
From an NSD graduate who dropped a year, to an artist with 30 wholesome years in Bollywood, Annu Kapoor has a meaningful portfolio of quality and quantity. This original Antakshari host with a dulcet voice, a funny bone and a virus of love has done memorable art films too. Sangeeta Yadav chats up the veteran as he basks in the glory of his latest hit Vicky Donor
‘Will fight till I die
- 21 April 2012
- pioneer
He fought against the British rule, participated in the freedom movement, spent a year in jail — yet 86-year-old Daulat Ram has not got a single dime in pension. The Government now owes him Rs 52.2 lakh in arrears. The much-feted freedom fighter claims all that the babus have done is to ask him for a bribe to release his dues, something that he has steadfastly refused. Saloni Bhatia speaks with this struggler about his relentless campaign against corruption
Differently enabled doctor
- 14 April 2012
- pioneer
From being hit by polio paralysis to becoming the world’s only handicapped Robotic and Laparoscopic surgeon, Dr Rajneesh Kumar Mishra has braved all odds to honour his noble profession. Sangeeta Yadav spends some time with this fighter to know more about his plans and also about his centre where he has trained more than 3,500 surgeons and gynaecologists
‘B-wood should shed bias against married actresses’
- 07 April 2012
- pioneer
She is back after nine long years with Dangerous Ishq and a host of other movies under her sleeves, but Karisma Kapoor has always been in touch with reel life. Be it in the form of advertisements, telly series or even brand endorsements, this glam mother of two has always been in the limelight. She tells Deebashree Mohanty that how much ever busy she may be, her first priority will always be her children
Indian model of love
- 31 March 2012
- pioneer
It's emerging India on the Mills & Boon circuit, what with first writers and now models adorning the cover and content of these ageold romance series. Diehard fan Shalini Saksena brings you a report
Take a lug
- 24 March 2012
- pioneer
82-year-old Canadian architect Luc Durand can barely stand, forgets people’s names, digs into mutton curry and has 99 beige shirts in his wardrobe. In his prime, he was one of the most enviable architects who designed not just the Shiela cinema hall mural but also drew up the master plan for Delhi and Kolkata, not to mention the Pusa Road shopping centre and the 1967 Montreal Olympics village in Canada. Deebashree Mohanty catches up with the man who says he is pained to see what has become of a city that he designed with so much care
