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Oscar Winner Director Danny Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire and Mumbai

By kamla bhatt • Mar 6th, 2010 • Category: Bollywood, Diaspora, Entertainment, Featured, India, Internet & Telecom, London, Mumbai, People, San Francisco/Silicon Valley

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In this exclusive interview Oscar winner director Danny Boyle talks about the making of Slumdog Millionaire in Mumbai, whether this is an Indian or a British film or a hybrid film, AR Rahman, Loveleen Tandan, Mira Nair and about the future of the young kids that acted in the film.
I also asked Danny if he [...]

Remembering India’s Tigerman: Billy Arjan Singh Part-2

By kamla bhatt • Jan 23rd, 2010 • Category: Books and Authors, Diaspora, Featured, London, People

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India’s ‘tiger man” and wildlife conservationist Billy Arjan Singh passed away on Jan 1, 2010, which is also the year of the tiger according to the Chinese calendar. He was 92 years old.
In Part-2 of our conversation Priya Commander, Billy’s youngest niece fondly shares some private moments of her intensely private uncle. Often perceived as obstinate [...]

Jules Stewart on Spying For The Raj

By kamla bhatt • Nov 14th, 2009 • Category: Bangalore, Books and Authors, Diaspora, Featured, India, Internet & Telecom, London, People

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London-based journalist and author Jules Stewart’s second book titled, Spying For The Raj: The Pundits And The Mapping of the Himalayas was released in 2006. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who is listed as the world’s greatest living explorer by the Guinness Book of Records, has written the forward for the book.
I caught up with Jules in London in [...]

Arun Sarin on Bangalore, Brand India and Leadership

By kamla bhatt • Nov 13th, 2009 • Category: Bangalore, Diaspora, Featured, Ideas, India, London, San Francisco/Silicon Valley

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Mr. Arun Sarin, who heads Vodafone was a keynote speaker at the Pan IIT-Global Conference in Santa Clara, California. Mr. Sarin is a charismatic speaker and knows how to hold the attention of his audience. He had the rapt attention of hundreds of IIT alumni and others during his 30 minute speech where he [...]