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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

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Society Says So ................ 60

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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

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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.

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