Diana Hayden, the eye-catching model from Hyderabad made India proud by winning the 1997 Miss World Title in Seychelles in November. In fact she was the only Miss World Title winner who won three titles in an international beauty pageant (Miss Beachwear, Miss Photogenic and Miss World). Diana Hayden was born in Hyderabad in 1973. During her teens she was a tomboy. She was educated at St Ann’s High School at Secunderabad and completed her [...]
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, a renowned cardiac surgeon founded the Narayana Hrudayalaya , a multi-specialty hospital in the outskirts of Bangalore which has earned fame across all of India and the neighbouring countries. Even patients from developed countries have been flocking to this hospital because of the high-quality and affordable treatment. Dr. Shetty is also credited with introducing Yashasvini, a health insurance scheme provided at very nominal rates in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka. [...]
B.K.S. IYENGAR : The King of Yogis Yoga guru Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar died on 20th August, 2014. He is widely known for his efforts to popularise Yoga first in India and then in the West. Iyengar, who died at the age of 96, has his last name listed in the Oxford dictionary as a noun, and described as ‘a form of astanga yoga’. His popularity stemming from his wisdom made him one of the [...]
Swami Ramdev: Biography Swami Ramdev, popularly known as Baba Ramdev was born in 1965 in Alipur in the Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. Ramdev is an Indian, Hindu swami and is particularly well known for his efforts to popularize yoga. His yoga camps see a large attendance of his followers. The Baba is also one of the founders of the “Divya Yoga Mandir Trust” that aims at promoting yoga among the masses. [...]
Abu Jani, one of the top fashion designers of India along with Sandeep Khosla has created waves in the world of fashion. Both of these designers have together formed a chain and have displayed their creations. Together they have created a hype among the fashion glitterati and have grabbed much attention and fame. Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla were among the first designers to exhibit their creations at Harrods when they caught the attention of [...]
Tarun Tahiliani is one of the most celebrated fashion designers of India. He acquired his early education from the Doon School and then went abroad to pursue degree in Business Management from the Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania and another degree from The Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. When Tarun Tahiliani came back to India, he realized that there was a huge scope in India in the designer wear sector. He brought a [...]
Mrs. Tarla Dalal, known as the best-selling cookbook author and host of cooking shows like ‘Cook it up with Tarla Dalal’ was born in the year 1936. She was born and brought up in Pune, India. In 1960 she got married to Naveen Dalal, and shifted to Mumbai. In 1966, she began cookery classes from her home. Her classes became a huge success, and the number of students who wanted to join her classes saw [...]
Sabyasachi Mukherjee, the young designer from Kolkata is setting new standards for the Indian fashion scenario. A graduate from NIFT (Kolkata) and a winner of three major awards (1999), he has four retail outlets, one each in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. Sabyasachi Mukherjee is of the opinion that clothes should be an expansion of one’s intellect. His forever inspirations have been gypsies, deserts, prostitutes, antique textiles and cultural custom of Kolkata, his homeland. [...]
‘Indian Master of Fabric and Fantasy’, Rohit Bal is the most renowned fashion designer in India and also in abroad. His clientele list is full of big and famous names from the worlds of media, films, corporate and fashion. In abroad the picture is almost same. Uma Thurman, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Pamela Anderson and Anna Kournikova are his regular customers. Rohit Bal considers fashion designing to be a form of art, and the artist [...]
Ritu Kumar is one of the country’s leading fashion designers who has a major contribution in the revival of traditional Indian craft and design. Ritu Kumar along with some like-minded designers attempted to blend the best of East and West. Ritu Kumar took the initiative to present India’s rich heritage to the whole world in a way that would be beneficial to both the Indian craftsmen and the modern customers worldwide. Ritu Kumar has pioneered [...]
