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66The Tamil EffectThe people of Tamil Nadu are an
illustrious community, having excelled
in all walks of life. Society looks at the
prominent Tamilians in the country.
By CSS Latha
30The Eternal DreamerThe man who regaled us with his acting
and directorial skills has now put his
heart to a new venture, Qyuki. Shekhar
Kapur tells Society why he wants to
foster creativity in the country.
By Anupama Bijur
Catching the Tiger by his TailRead a 1980 interview of Mansur Ali
Khan Pataudi, in which he candidly
chats with Society about his childhood,
royalty, career and family.
By Ingrid Albuquerque
A Bold StanceThe censor board is not kind to filmmaker and
activist Sridhar Rangayan’s realistic movies
on the tabooed subjects of transgenders and
homosexuals. But, as Manali Shah finds out, he
has stuck to his guns.
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“I would like to contest one more election” —Jaswant SinghBJP’s senior leader Jaswant Singh talks
about his new book, corruption and
the controversial chopper deal scam.
By Ekatmata Sharma
Rupert’s RivalRupert Murdoch’s arch nemesis Craig Aaron tells Kenneth Rapoza about his passionate ght to reform the media in the US to include diversity of ownership.
Postmortem ...................... 10
Backstage ......................... 8
Privileged Information ..... 16
Society Says So ................ 60
Melange ............................ 116
Party Central .................... 138
REGULARSJyoti and Chitrangada’s Balancing Act Jyoti Singh
Randhawa and
Chitrangada Singh
quell rumours about
their supposedly
crumbling
marriage.
By Ngathingpei
Khayi and
Ujwal Salokhe120
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EDITORIALEDITOR Suchitra Iyer
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Cover Credits: Cover Design: Uday Gaikar; Photograph: Sandesh Ravikumar
11288Matter of Life and DeathNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s
daughter Anita Bose Pfaff talks
about why she does not wish to delve
deep in the mystery surrounding
Netaji’s death.
By Sudeshna Chakravarty
Being ‘Brand’ YuviWhile cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s victory against
cancer was lauded by all, him promoting a life
insurance ad brought up the question of how
ethical ailment marketing is.
By Ujwal Salokhe
BY MANALI SHAHBY MANALI SHAH
Playing TheirI
n a country unabashedly obsessed with Bollywood, other
genres often have trouble finding an appreciative audience.
But, for quite a few years now, things have been looking
up for those in alternative music. Avenues and opportunities
have opened up in the form of music festivals and live music
spaces at restaurants and pubs. India has never witnessed such
conception and influx of music festivals ever before.
Nearly all these festivals focus on non-Bollywood music.
Having spread across genres and cities, festivals such as
Sunburn, NH7 Weekender and Mahindra Blues Festival
have been incredible crowd-pullers, which reinforces their
popularity. For musicians, it has meant visibility, playing to
an interested crowd, press coverage and accolades. Television
shows like MTV Roots, The Dewarists, Coke Studio @ MTV and
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Despite a rise in the number of music festivals and avenues
that promote independent and non-film music, does
Bollywood continue to remain the preferred option for
aspiring musicians? Society does a little asking around…
Own TuneVH1 India Rules have been platformed to showcase Indian
indie music. The audience has also shown its appreciation and
lauded such shows. Bands and solo artistes have been actively
making full use of the internet and social media to showcase
their work and reach out directly to netizens.
While Bollywood has been the traditional choice for aspiring
musicians, it is no longer the dominant, most lucrative option. Jasleen Royal
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