Target 'Miss Universe'
A lawyer by profession Vasuki Sunkavalli took to modelling and ended up becoming Miss Universe India 2011. But she is not thinking of films yet. Her eyes are set on the Miss Universe title
A media whizkid
Rahul Kanwal, Executive Editor of Headlines Today, started early and still goes strong. Being the youngest chap to head a news channel is not a kid’s job. But for him it's like child’s play
Building bridges
Turning an almost defunct Bridges Corporation in Bihar to a profitable enterprise did not happen without hiccups for Pratyay Amrit. Rajan Prakash meets him and finds out how he pulled it off
Nikki’s memoirs
South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley is all set to publish her memoir just shy of her 40th birthday. Haley is America's youngest governor, reports Arun Kumar from Washington
Women on air
Women in a hamlet in Uttar Pradesh have been hit by the air waves of a community radio station in many ways. As radio jockeys and as listeners, they feel highly empowered, says Anjali Singh
Farm magic
Prabhpreet Khinda, an Indian engineer, arrived in Ghana in 2009 looking for opportunities. The 38-year-old from Punjab is a successful farmer today and owns a 2200-hectare farm at Dzigbe
Laugh at work
‘The Happiness Quotient’ tells us how to lead a ‘significant life’. Its author, Rekha Shetty, tells Madhusree Chatterjee what the latest corporate buzz is on ushering happiness in workplace
Honourable work
Mohammed Dilawar, who’s been working to save the sparrows, has found mention in the Limca Book of Records. His organisation’s distribution of 52000 bird feeders is a Guinness world record.
Clean villages
More than 2,000 villages in Madhya Pradesh have earned the sobriquet ‘Nirmal Grams’ or clean villages. Arun Anand checks out how the villages managed to achieve such a high level of hygiene
A positive book
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s autobiography is nearing completion and it’s been tiled ‘Twenty years in a decade.’ According to the actor, "It's a fun book and is about positivity and hope.”
A real leader
Can M S Dhoni help hockey and football teams? R Mohan raises this question, analysing the leadership qualities of the ever winning captain, which he says is a subject for management studies
Scoring records
An enduring passion for cricket earned Sudhir Vaidya a place in Limca Book of Records. Sudha Narasimhachar meets the statistician of IPL matches, who has been tracking the game since 1957
Against the tide
Name: Rajiv Trivedi. Achievements: Swam English Channel, Palk Strait etc. If you thought this is the CV of a professional swimmer, you are wrong, says Mahesh Avadhutha, who met the IPS officer
Unsung hero
India has a new world junior boxing champion in Nikhat Zareen. Nikhat, who hails from the small town of Nizamabad in AP, told Mahesh Avadhutha that her aim is to win an Olympics gold medal
Celebration time
Activists who spearheaded the Free Binayak Sen Campaign are happy their mission is over. Binayak’s wife celebrated along with other activists the triumph of Indian democracy, says Akash Bisht
