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he lunch at ‘Mannat,’ was as unpretentious as the host. It was a bit unnerving: to see Shah Rukh Khan, India’s biggest superstar, playing the role of a gracious person-of-the -house, as he welcomed us into his beautiful mansion in Bandra (personally picking up a chair for one of us when he realised that there wasn’t adequate seating). Over the next four hours SRK juggled between an exhausting photo shoot, chatting with Gauri and Farah Khan (who dropped by to say hello), and playing host to us. SRK didn’t lose his patience once – a consummate professional. But he was more than that: shorn of the cinestar image, and the media hype, we found SRK amenable, witty, intelligent, candid, and remarkably grounded. Was this the ‘real’ SRK? Maybe. He did say, in the course of this interview, that publicly, he is what people expect him to be. And that it’s easier to do that, than be himself. Of course, by his own admission, SRK can put up a convincing act – an actor’s prerogative – and portray himself as whoever he chooses to be. But if this was an act, then it deserves to be taken at face value simply because it was such a good one. He has us convinced – SRK is no Bollywood egomaniac. He is King Khan for a reason: an actor and a gentleman. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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What did you have for breakfast?

I normally don’t have breakfast. I go straight for lunch. And usually I don’t take chawal or roti. Not because I’m dieting, just that I am not used to it. I am extremely Pathan like that. My mother was Hyderabadi and dad was Peshawari and both cooked really well. I only have meat – mostly chicken. Not that I am a food person. In fact I don’t find food yummy at all. For me it’s just another process that I go through when I get up. I eat twice a day.

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What’s your exercise routine like?

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Timing wise it’s rather strange. I do it after putting the kids to sleep and once I’ve spent some time with Gauri. I start working out at 3-3:30 am, and sleep very late. When I’m shooting I sleep by about 3:30-4 am and when I’m not I crash by 6 am or after I’ve seen the

Not serious – just that I hate it. Nobody likes to workout. I was taught by my first film producer that you need to finish off the things you don’t like doing first. I was taking a long time to finish this guy’s film because I didn’t like it. So one day he came to me and said “You hate my film?â€? And I said, “I hate you.â€? And he retorted, “Look, do you want to keep seeing me for longer? Finish me off fast.â€? Now he is a friend. So a workout is a bit like that for me. I finish in about 40-45 minutes, but I have my own regimen. It’s a mix of a lot of things. I won’t bore you with the specialties but there is a kettle bell, a bit of TRX, then I do a lot of freehand, but I don’t get big muscles like film heroes do‌

You do have a great body‌

But I don’t get big muscles. I don’t really like them. I eat just twice a day and because of that they keep giving me all these vitamins and stuff when I work out. I just have black coffee and lots of it.

So you sit with the kids and have dinner?

Actually, if I am at home, I am only ever with the kids. I am very unsocial and don’t take phone calls at home. If I really have to, I take calls in the bathroom. It’s become a joke. If I’m in the bathroom for too long my kids say, “Papa, come out. Stop taking calls.� So I don’t take calls and a lot of people dislike me because they think I am pompous and arrogant, but it’s just that I’d rather be with my kids than talk to them. And if they don’t like that then so be it.

You’re a Delhi boy. Any favourite hang outs?

I have this strange sense of detachment to places and things. My biggest attachment to Delhi stems from the fact that my parents’ graves are there. Gauri’s family is in Delhi too, and I like the kids to go back and meet the grandparents. I lost a lot of my family very early, and I feel that attachment to any space or place is with the people who are related to it. Unfortunately the people related to it, don’t exist anymore. But I make it a point now, maybe because I am getting older, a little nostalgic, to go back to Delhi. I recently went with my kids, and I took them to the house where I used to live. I wanted them to understand that I was a very poor guy. And to me, to be a star; to have a big house, to have a car, to travel first class – is not important. When you are used to not having things, you

don’t get attached to them. People don’t realise it but I am a spendthrift, I blow all my money on my films. Today I have an excess of everything and in our house my kids have always been surrounded by the likes of Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, and the biggest actresses – Katrina (Kaif), Juhi (Chawla), Madhuri (Dixit) and Priyanka (Chopra). So for a long time my kids thought that everybody worked in film. I just wanted them to realise that for me it is so fantastic to know that even today if I see Madhuri or Juhi, it’s like, “Wow I am meeting Madhuri Dixit.â€? I’m trying to say it’s different for me because I’m not from a filmi background. If I go and see Madhuri today on the sets of Jhalak I won’t be like, “Hi Mandy.â€? Film people are not like that. They’ve known each other for a long time and are used to each other, but I am an outsider. To me the only thing that seems real is Delhi. Bombay doesn’t seem real. This house doesn’t seem real. I mean it is beautiful, but to me the reality has always been the road that I travelled in Delhi. So it’s not just Humayun’s Tomb, or Karim’s restaurant. My biggest attachment is to the houses I lived in. I have a few memories of Asian Games Village when that was made, because we used to hang out there‌

What about with Gauri?

I didn’t hang out with Gauri too much because she was just 14 when I met her, and I was 18.

A lot has changed since those days...

I go to Ferozshah Kotla to watch the IPL matches, and remember the time my mum used to work close by. She was a magistrate in the court there – and would take me to her office, drop me at Ferozshah Kotla and I would watch a match. I remember asking Imran Khan for an autograph once, and that time he had just got out‌ and he shouted at me. Now I go to the same stadium for IPL and people are screaming my name.  My attachment to Delhi is very surreal. Like when I go for promotions of my films: I was there for ‘Don,’ my friends were there – Farah, Ritesh, Priyanka and all and we decided to meet up at the Taj Mansingh. I remember having coffee there...you go downstairs and there was a coffee shop, with animals on the wall. I don’t know if it’s still there‌

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KHAN SHAH RUKH

What did you have for breakfast?

I normally don’t have breakfast. I go straight for lunch. And usually I don’t take chawal or roti. Not because I’m dieting, just that I am not used to it. I am extremely Pathan like that. My mother was Hyderabadi and dad was Peshawari and both cooked really well. I only have meat – mostly chicken. Not that I am a food person. In fact I don’t find food yummy at all. For me it’s just another process that I go through when I get up. I eat twice a day.

What’s your exercise routine like?

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So you sit with the kids and have dinner?

Actually, if I am at home, I am only ever with the kids. I am very unsocial and don’t take phone calls at home. If I really have to, I take calls in the bathroom. It’s become a joke. If I’m in the bathroom for too long my kids say, “Papa, come out. Stop taking calls.� So I don’t take calls and a lot of people dislike me because they think I am pompous and arrogant, but it’s just that I’d rather be with my kids than talk to them. And if they don’t like that then so be it.

You’re a Delhi boy. Any favourite hang outs?

I have this strange sense of detachment to places and things. My biggest attachment to Delhi stems from the fact that my parents’ graves are there. Gauri’s family is in Delhi too, and I like the kids to go back and meet the grandparents. I lost a lot of my family very early, and I feel that attachment to any space or place is with the people who are related to it. Unfortunately the people related to it, don’t exist anymore. But I make it a point now, maybe because I am getting older, a little nostalgic, to go back to Delhi. I recently went with my kids, and I took them to the house where I used to live. I wanted them to understand that I was a very poor guy. And to me, to be a star; to have a big house, to have a car, to travel first class – is not important. When you are used to not having things, you

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What about with Gauri? I didn’t hang out with Gauri too much because she was just 14 when I met her, and I was 18. A lot has changed since those days...

I go to Ferozshah Kotla to watch the IPL matches, and remember the time my mum used to work close by. She was a magistrate in the court there – and would take me to her office, drop me at Ferozshah Kotla and I would watch a match. I remember asking Imran Khan for an autograph once, and that time he had just got out‌ and he shouted at me. Now I go to the same stadium for IPL and people are screaming my name.  My attachment to Delhi is very surreal. Like when I go for promotions of my films: I was there for ‘Don,’ my friends were there – Farah, Ritesh, Priyanka and all and we decided to meet up at the Taj Mansingh. I remember having coffee there...you go downstairs and there was a coffee shop, with animals on the wall. I don’t know if it’s still there‌

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The other day my family took me to a Chinese place there. It’s strange for me – I know the steps, I remember being there with `50 in my pocket to have repeated coffee refills, and now I go there, without having money, and I know in case I don’t pay, they’ll be all right. They’ll tell

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discovered some keen photographers in the embassy, with whom I’ve been visiting a variety of places for the last six months. But we tend to go very early in the mornings. So one sees things very differently than later in the day when Chandni Chowk slowly comes to life. I’ll admit that we were quite unguided earlier.

SY Quraishi: It interests me to realize that you have a keen interest in culture, and in old-world places. What’s amazing is that you have already been to Chandni Chowk several times before‌ Nancy J Powell: I lived here in the ’90s for two years and would occasionally visit Chandni Chowk. When I came back this time, I

SYQ: You know, I believe Delhi is the heart of India, and Chandni Chowk is the heart of Delhi. It represents the plural society that India is. The multicultural glimpses are astounding‌ When you start from Red Fort, you see five places of worship belonging to different religions. First is the Jain Mandir which is the oldest Jain mandir of Delhi. Adjoining it is the famous Gauri Shankar Temple. After that, there is Gurudwara Sisganj, followed by Moti Masjid. Right opposite is the Baptist Church. These places of worship have co-existed in beautiful harmony for over three centuries. Old Delhi has always been the melting pot not only of different religions, but different cultures and languages. In fact, Urdu was born here as the

s New Delhi strives to reach new heights in modern, fast-paced living, a part of it has been left behind to quietly disintegrate in its mass of ancient architecture, tangled wires and dusty streets. But Chandni Chowk still retains a fiery spark that refuses to be extinguished by the new-fangled aesthetics of minimalism. As former Chief Election Commissioner, Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi and United States Ambassador to India, H.E. Nancy J Powell, take a walk through Old Delhi’s busy streets on a wintry Sunday afternoon to prise out its secrets, they are met by a jumble of life, trade, religion, and culture that inevitably charms as it did several years ago‌

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common language of a mixed army of soldiers who had come with their kings from Persia, Turkey, and Afghanistan, and settled in Delhi. I was born and brought up not very far from where we visited, the southern side of Jama Masjid. Absolutely everything, from a pin to a helicopter, is available within that one kilometre stretching from Red Fort to Fatehpuri. NJP: And it is a business centre all around? SYQ: Yes! The biggest wholesale market of paper, the biggest hardware market in India and perhaps in Asia, is Chawri Bazaar. Nayi Sadak is the hub of all books, Kinari Bazaar is the place for embroidery, in close proximity to the jewellery market, Dariba Kalaan. But looking at your photographs made me feel as though we visited two different places! Things I have taken for granted, things that I never have noticed, you spotted‌ NJP: But you were kind enough to point out some of the good jalebi spots. (Laughs.) And I got to go inside a few buildings I wouldn't have entered with my colleagues, like that haveli...

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SYQ: Chhunamal’s Haveli. That’s also mentioned in my book (Old Delhi: Living Traditions). But I did want to take you to the famous Paranthen Wali Gali. We did pass by it, but now it’s so unhygienic! NJP: Well I didn’t get to taste any jalebis the other day, but now I know where to go back to. SYQ: What was your impression of all the hustle and bustle? NJP: It can be overwhelming, but you realize that people are just going about their business, they’re not trying to disrupt anything. I am struck by the small circumference of the variety of cultures, religions, languages, and by the sort of go-get ’em attitude, to use an American expression, of just how hard people are working, and the energy they reflect. SYQ: What you saw was just 10 per cent of the crowd there is on an ordinary day. Driving

SYQ: That was a four-storeyed haveli behind Fatehpuri Masjid. But for the fog, we would have been able to see Red Fort from its rooftop. NJP: There’s a little courtyard that was filled with people’s warehouses, and the streets are filled with the pushcarts with big gunny sacks of chillies‌and I started sneezing. SYQ: It’s not really as much an experience for the eyes and ears as it is for the nose when you go to the spice market... NJP: Nothing is frightening or off-putting, but it takes adjustment from the relative quiet of Chanakyapuri. The biggest thing there is an occasional truck horn or siren. It’s a fascinating piece of urban India, but then again this urban India is 700 years old in the minimum. I was very impressed by the two girls (Ritu and Taruna) who organized our tour. Not only did they take us around the best places, they also provided a running commentary in extraordinarily good English, of conversations

SYQ: That’s the Gauri Shankar temple. As for the art on the walls and ceilings of the Jain temple, they normally don’t allow photography. Fortunately, the president of the temple made an exception for us this time. NJP: You see, the Jain temple almost immediately when you come to the corner of Chandni Chowk, and when you get out, the Red Fort looms over everything. On the other routes we took, Jama Masjid is more dominant. SYQ: Did anything strike you in particular? NJP: What was exciting for me to see was 6-8 children crammed in a rickshaw going to school, dressed up in uniforms. It’s also fascinating to see how much care has been taken into preparing the vegetable displays. Every single eggplant is spotless. And this is on the street and not somebody’s nice bazaar. Help me with the name of the street we went down. It was a quiet street with the Jain families‌?

Clockwise from top: An illustration of Jama Masjid; driving though the narrow roads on a rickshaw; The modern McDonald's surrounded by traditional stores in Chandni Chowk; Gunny bags stuffed with aromatic spices; A decorative door from a house in Naugharan.

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ricket’s golden boy is just touching base in home town New Delhi for a football match for his brandnew charity for underprivileged children, the Virat Kohli Foundation. Team All Hearts (comprising of cricket players like MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, and Virat) is pitted against the All Stars (with actors such as Abhishek Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Aditya Roy Kapur) in a sold-out match slated for later in the evening at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. (As it turns out, Virat’s team defeated Abhishek’s boys 4:3.) With his edgy side-buzz and tattooed forearms, the 24-yearold batting wonder’s style is more street than sleek, more Beckham than Bradman. Yet his eye rests firmly on the proverbial (crimson) ball, as he grabs a spot in the just-out top 10 ICC T20 rankings. On this cool spring day, the newly lean Virat pads about in his funky white Brazilian sneakers, as we catch up with him between shots. You’re here to play a charity football match, for the Virat Kohli Foundation. Can you tell us a bit about this? The Foundation aims to help underprivileged kids achieve what they want in life, in terms of education and sport. I know all about the importance of getting the right infrastructure and facilities, to become something in life. It’s just a medium to help out those who can’t afford it. Tonight, we’re excited about the match: a lot of our guys love playing soccer, whenever they get the chance during warm-ups, and they play really well.

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You’ve recently been ranked among the top 10 players in the world, at number eight, in the ICC T20 rankings. What’s your take on IPL Season 6? IPL is a time that players enjoy, and it’s a format people love watching. It’s a famous league in India, and all over the world. All the

You’re the youngest player to score the maximum 100s at 23. What is Virat’s secret? People always say I look serious and angry on the field. This aggression comes to me naturally. As a child, I was never satisfied being second best; I always wanted to score the maximum number of runs or be the top performer for my team. It’s the kind of motivation I’ve carried since I was little. It helps me set standards for myself, once I step on to the field. But it will be tougher and tougher to meet these challenges, going ahead. When you start playing, you have a dream run, but then people start watching you and analyzing you. You catch their eye, and they focus on you, make things difficult, and try to get you out. So you need to keep improving every day, and tackle all the tactics that the other teams come out with. That is the challenge of international cricket. What is your relationship with MS Dhoni like? What kind of advice does he give you? He was the Indian captain when I came in, so it felt awkward for me to go up to him and actually talk to him. When I played a few games, it eased out, and now I’m quite chilled out with him, and we get along pretty well. He’s a calm and down-to-earth guy, very simple. It’s easy to connect with him; it’s a big quality that he has. He keeps giving me tips on the cricket field on how to remain calm. There’s one thing I want to learn from him – there’s a line that you go along, and you can’t fluctuate too much. I’m getting close to that line of not fluctuating, and keeping out aggression and moods from the field. What’s it like to play with cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar?

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I’ve looked at that aspect (playing with Tendulkar) as living my dream, since I started playing cricket when I was eight. He was the guy who motivated me to put on that India jersey, and win games for India. Now I am getting to play with him, so I can’t ask for more. I just try to learn as much as I can from him, talk to him as often as I can, cherish every moment we get to spend together, both on and off the field. Sachin does appear reserved, and he has to be, given the pressure he’s under and the achievements he’s notched up. He doesn’t say much, but he’s like a kid even now. He gets so excited when you discuss cricket with him on the field. He is passionate, yet he is so approachable.

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Who’s bowling is the most to be feared? You can’t really tag someone as a dangerous bowler; if someone is doing well on a particular day, then it may be difficult to face that particular person. But I don’t fear any bowler. When did you know you were going to be a cricket player? I got my first chance to play for my state after five years of practice. I was picked for Delhi Under-15s when I was 13, and it’s a pretty difficult phase for parents who have to stay patient. Plus, you’re confused about where your career is going, if you are going to make it or not. When I was selected in 2006 to go to England for the India Under-19, that’s when I really thought I could make it big. Were your parents supportive? They were. My father was an advocate, so it was difficult for me not to concentrate on studies. But when I began with the Under-19s, I played abroad six months out of 10. I was lucky they were supportive; it was obviously a difficult

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On your Twitter handle, you mentioned that you are a soccer fan. Whom do you root for? My favourite team is Real Madrid. I’m also a fan of Manchester United, but a bigger fan of Real Madrid.

Your RCB coach Ray Jennings mentioned that your leading the RCB is a stepping stone to captaincy of team India‌ Is this true? I don’t think about what I can’t control. I just work hard on my game and try to do well in every match; that’s my only aim.

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of the estate of physicist Homi Bhabha last month in Mumbai, has the momentum swung? “We try to stay away from such speculation ourselves – having been through many such cycles of the market in the field of art – and encourage people to create their own narratives,� quips Tomar. “Sometimes it may be a matter of fifteen years before the right person comes along to pick up a work, sometimes more. One then feels that the work has been waiting, and it has found him�. Philosophises Kaka, “Whatever the initial interest, it is impossible to not be touched by the charm of something delicately hand-made, so considered in its use of colour.�

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hand-crafted objects along with contemporary and modern art, and increasingly their collector base is moving to local enthusiasts from foreign ones. Many Indians tend to pick up pieces from India in other parts of the world; such has been their popularity abroad. Durva Gandhi, Founder-Director of Breathe Arts, an online Indian art portal observes that, “the field of antiquities will definitely emerge as a strong trend in the coming years. One of the reasons is the slowdown in the contemporary art market due to prices reaching astronomical levels. We are ourselves looking for the right opportunities to engage with this segment in a fresh way.� With one of India’s oldest art galleries – Pundole in Mumbai – hosting an auction

7. In the study on the first floor, a portrait of Nalin and Kaka by Sri Lankan artist Neville Weereratne.

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who finds that vintage allows her to enter a new space of creative expression: “Personally I like to break artifical boundaries between the traditional and modern‌A Gajji lehenga belonging to my materal grandmother‌a velvet waist coat with a jump suit, a Jamavar on a cold winter evening. I even dress up my home with exquisite paisleys and embroideries‌with vintage you can still get a level of quality at a price point that would normally be impossibleâ€?. That’s what has repeatedly attracted collectors and connoisseurs to the lasting presence of relics and antiquities from India. Leading international auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s regularly feature miniature paintings, historical textiles and

6. A colourful Russian tea-pot from the 1950s is paired with dainty Japanese egg shell tea cups from the early 20th Century.

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"I HAVE BEGUN TO APPRECIATE ANTIQUITIES FOR THEIR CLASSIC BEAUTY AND TIMELESS VALUE. EACH WORK IS CRAFTED WITH SUCH CARE, IMAGINATION AND REVERENCE FOR THE MATERIALS INVOLVED THAT THEY ARE A TRUE DELIGHT TO INDULGE IN."

overheard‌ It’s an excellent way to show the diversity of the city and the nation in a very small area, and in a limited amount of time. I saw the art in the Jain temple after a long time and had forgotten just how beautiful the ceilings are, and some of the sculptures in the Hindu temple, which was very active that day‌Â

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Timing wise it’s rather strange. I do it after putting the kids to sleep and once I’ve spent some time with Gauri. I start working out at 3-3:30 am, and sleep very late. When I’m shooting I sleep by about 3:30-4 am and when I’m not I crash by 6 am or after I’ve seen the

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That’s quite serious‌ Not serious – just that I hate it. Nobody likes to workout. I was taught by my first film producer that you need to finish off the things you don’t like doing first. I was taking a long time to finish this guy’s film because I didn’t like it. So one day he came to me and said “You hate my film?â€? And I said, “I hate you.â€? And he retorted, “Look, do you want to keep seeing me for longer? Finish me off fast.â€? Now he is a friend. So a workout is a bit like that for me. I finish in about 40-45 minutes, but I have my own regimen. It’s a mix of a lot of things. I won’t bore you with the specialties but there is a kettle bell, a bit of TRX, then I do a lot of freehand, but I don’t get big muscles like film heroes do‌

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he lunch at ‘Mannat,’ was as unpretentious as the host. It was a bit unnerving: to see Shah Rukh Khan, India’s biggest superstar, playing the role of a gracious person-of-the -house, as he welcomed us into his beautiful mansion in Bandra (personally picking up a chair for one of us when he realised that there wasn’t adequate seating). Over the next four hours SRK juggled between an exhausting photo shoot, chatting with Gauri and Farah Khan (who dropped by to say hello), and playing host to us. SRK didn’t lose his patience once – a consummate professional. But he was more than that: shorn of the cinestar image, and the media hype, we found SRK amenable, witty, intelligent, candid, and remarkably grounded. Was this the ‘real’ SRK? Maybe. He did say, in the course of this interview, that publicly, he is what people expect him to be. And that it’s easier to do that, than be himself. Of course, by his own admission, SRK can put up a convincing act – an actor’s prerogative – and portray himself as whoever he chooses to be. But if this was an act, then it deserves to be taken at face value simply because it was such a good one. He has us convinced – SRK is no Bollywood egomaniac. He is King Khan for a reason: an actor and a gentleman. And don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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don’t get attached to them. People don’t realise it but I am a spendthrift, I blow all my money on my films. Today I have an excess of everything and in our house my kids have always been surrounded by the likes of Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, and the biggest actresses – Katrina (Kaif), Juhi (Chawla), Madhuri (Dixit) and Priyanka (Chopra). So for a long time my kids thought that everybody worked in film. I just wanted them to realise that for me it is so fantastic to know that even today if I see Madhuri or Juhi, it’s like, “Wow I am meeting Madhuri Dixit.â€? I’m trying to say it’s different for me because I’m not from a filmi background. If I go and see Madhuri today on the sets of Jhalak I won’t be like, “Hi Mandy.â€? Film people are not like that. They’ve known each other for a long time and are used to each other, but I am an outsider. To me the only thing that seems real is Delhi. Bombay doesn’t seem real. This house doesn’t seem real. I mean it is beautiful, but to me the reality has always been the road that I travelled in Delhi. So it’s not just Humayun’s Tomb, or Karim’s restaurant. My biggest attachment is to the houses I lived in. I have a few memories of Asian Games Village when that was made, because we used to hang out there‌

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Japan to Mumbai, and then to Delhi – brings consignments of fresh fish twice a week, and other ingredients once a week. These are then, thoroughly checked before being accepted at the restaurants. While the ingredients are as authentic as possible, the chef admits that the same is not the case with the recipes. “We do not say that we are an authentic Japanese restaurant, or an American -Japanese restaurant. Wasabi is a contemporary Japanese restaurant and we do not limit ourselves to any framework. There are elements of America because of Morimoto’s relation with America. I also draw a lot of inspiration from Mexico and Spain,� he elaborates. Apart from the popular carpaccios, spicy king crab and the black cod miso, which has become all the rage, Wasabi has also developed a number of signature dishes including a popular appetizer – the scallop foie gras. Sushi is an all-time favourite, usually paired with a miso soup or enjoyed with Japanese teas like Sancha and Macha. However, it pairs best with a Shochu ( Japanese wine made out of rice) or even better, a cold sake. For Sake, Wasabi has a fine selection at its Sake bar, not to be missed. If you can't make the time to visit Wasabi, or are simply a gastronome with a penchant for cooking, pay close attention as chef Roy shares the secret to rolling that perfect Yellowtail Mango Maki sushi. Bon Appetit!

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What are the inherent symbols in this work that make it enigmatic? The women stand against a swathe of passionate red where their faces and forms reflect the classical, the folk, and the peasant in lyrical rhythms. The alternative persona of the dark woman in spotless white suggests a complex duality between the repose of the archival earth-mother and the anxious stance of the harried city dweller. Also present is the village woman – heavy yet mobile – her profile reminiscent of Indian miniatures yet at the same time shorn of any artifice. The lithe figure of the yellow woman with a white mask suggests a dancer receptive to the opening possibilities of a new India. The lamp burning brightly above and the spider below denote humans trapped between superstition and new advances.

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Why is this work considered the epitome of Hussain’s work, and, of modern Indian art? ‘Between the Spider and the Lamp’ (1956) is a masterly work depicting an India which is real, mythical and symbolic at the same time. The painting is a masterpiece and captures the myriad realities of India and its seething multiplicities with great economy of means.

o select six of the ‘most important’ works of the Indian Masters is a daunting task. There are so many jewels that the modernists created, and to have favourites seems unfair. So neither is this selection necessarily ‘most important,’ nor the works most significant‌ They are simply what first come to my mind when I am asked to select a particular work of each of these artists. It could either be because it’s always been the most coveted work of a certain artist; or because it set a world record when it was auctioned; or because it was bought by an international museum at a time when Indian art hadn’t yet carved out a permanent space in every important museum exhibition, biennale or art fair. M. F. Hussain’s ‘Between the Spider and the Lamp’ is easily the most coveted artwork in modern Indian art history. Ask any collector, curator or student and they would give an arm and a leg to spend a few moments with this great piece of art. F. N. Souza’s ‘Crucifixion’ can be viewed at Tate Britain, one of the most recognised sites

of modern art in the world. ‘Saurashtra’ is one of the most beautiful works of S. H. Raza that I have ever viewed in my life, and it obviously made that impression on a lot of people when it set the world record for Indian art at a Christie’s auction in 2010. ‘Celebration’ by Tyeb Mehta, currently housed at the Glenbarra Art Museum in a small town called Himeji in Japan, is a monumental work of the great master, and rivalled only by the great ‘Shantiniketan Triptych’ in its beauty and strength. Ram Kumar’s figurative works have a melancholic feel to them, with the ability to immediately draw the viewer into their story of the individuals and the landscapes that surround them. ‘Vagabond’ is the most important work of this period, and broke all records for the artist when it was auctioned at Christie’s in New York in 2008. Last but not least, the work of one of the most spiritually evolved artists – V. S. Gaitonde – exudes an immediate sense of calm and tranquillity. In my opinion, India has not seen another abstract artist like Gaitonde.

Your personal views on this work and on Hussain‌ This is one of my favourite works for it makes me aware of the grandeur of Indian women: their gritty survival in the everyday world, and their struggle to change. Additionally, the captivating manner in which an India transfixed between myth and superstition on the one hand, and scientific development on the other, pulsates with energy make it a masterly work. I also find that the blend of modernist means with traditional miniature forms, particularly the Rajasthani School in the painting, leads the way for developing art forms. Hussain’s artistic ingenuity lies in capturing the gut-level reality of India. In that sense he was really the ‘barefoot’ artist who spanned the length and breadth of the country, and various strata of society, infusing his work with these realities. In my view his expansive vision and vibrant assemblage of means remain unmatched.

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ver the past few years, Japanese cuisine has gained a foothold in the imagination of food lovers in the country, and one of the most popular restaurants in India synonymous with great contemporary Japanese food is undoubtedly Wasabi by Morimoto. Legendary chef Masaharu Morimoto – best recognised as an ‘Iron Chef ’ on the hugely popular eponymous Japanese television show – opened his first restaurant called Morimoto in Philadelphia, then Wasabi by Morimoto at The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai and followed it by opening another Morimoto in New York. After the success of his Mumbai restaurant he went on to start Wasabi in Delhi in 2008. Wasabi is one of the first restaurants in Delhi that brought Japanese food to the fore and helped popularise the cuisine. “It was a challenge to open people up to this kind of place and cuisine. Guests in Delhi are very different from Mumbai or any other place. They are particular and know what to eat and don’t move out of their comfort zone easily. At the time there were no major restaurants which served contemporary Japanese food, except Sakura at Metropolitan Hotel Nikko. Then 3600 at the Oberoi opened and made Sushi popular to some extent. But that was it,â€? says chef Vikramjit Roy who has been in charge of the restaurant from the very start. Wasabi stood out because it

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An aerial view of the sail-shaded Soneva Kiri which requires a private jet (above inset) and speedboat ride to reach it from Bangkok airport.

A trip to the sprawling Six Senses Soneva Kiri on the Thai island of Koh Kood reveals the magic and wonder behind one of Asia’s most lavish and exclusive island getaways. By Govind Dhar

Jungle dens of brush and bamboo Built from planks of pine and trimmed with bamboo, each stately villa at Soneva Kiri is skirted by lush tropical thicket and brush, with the sort of romantic den-like interiors that incite the will to write one’s memoirs and be photographed doing it. Three types of sprawling

residences await mainlanders, some sitting propped up on a beach, or dotted on either side of a hill or cliff (with bedrooms greeting the sunrise or sunset based on your choice). To complete that luxury safari feel, four-poster beds with mosquito nets, earth-tone soft furnishings, steamer trunks piled high (that actually conceal flatscreen TVs, a DVD player and an iPod dock), and outdoor baths and showers are spread out across each of the 29 villas here. Add to that open-air living rooms with well-stocked wine chillers, wellplaced speakers indoors and out, a wrap-around plunge pool and separate cabins for a washroom and dressing room, and you will catch yourself making mental notes about what features to include in your own holiday home blueprints. Of course when you get past

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all the tick boxes of each luxury villa (their convoluted light panels are likely to be the only source of frustration) you will discover that the most immersive experience to be had at these abodes is with few, if any, lights or speakers on. Draw deep of the sights and sounds at your front door; the symphonies of competing insects; the sudden bursts of merciless tropical showers, or the first sight of dawn as the sun glints off the ocean into your bedroom. Truly, Soneva Kiri’s most abundant gift is unencumbered nature.

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Watch out for leeches,� shouts my guide Andy Wade as we scale barefoot over moss-laden boulders towards a watering hole in the Klong Chao river. As I keep my eyes firmly on the ground, manically looking for the tiny bloodsuckers, a rumbling noise from ahead seems to get louder. In the cool air of the dense forest, packed with rubber and coconut trees, twisted vines and reticulated pythons, it’s easy to let the imagination get carried away; enough to realise how long I’ve been away from nature. We approach a lull in the river and I spot a Buddha sitting pensively atop a rock. “Some devout Buddhist monks that came here to bathe carried this idol through the forest and set it here,� explains Andy. Offering a prayer to the

deity, I’m soon clambering up a tree stretching over a pool of the clear water. Andy is almost at the end of the branch, fetching a well-worn rope to throw to me. “If you swing back towards the rocks, don’t let go,� he warns. In a flash, I am swinging in a speedy arc, holding tightly onto the thick rope, toward the water’s surface. As I let go and plunge into the jade pool below me, the world goes silent and I get a taste of the sweet spring water as I come up for air. My fear of leeches and pythons has dissipated somewhat and all I can think of is getting back to the top of the tree for another jump. “A man over sixty-years old came with me on a trail to the hidden waterfall,� says Andy pointing over the cascade, referring to a new one

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we had found farther up river. “We were both standing under it and I asked him if he wanted to jump several feet into the river below. The man replied that he was over 60 and not likely to get such a chance again.� Needless to say, the sexagenarian jumped. If you’re looking to get lost in nature and to forget the frills of resort luxury for a while, Six Senses Soneva Kiri on the little-inhabited island of Koh Kood makes for the perfect getaway. Being located on the overgrown and secluded island makes for the stuff of fantasy holidays and scrap book memories. Of course, five-star hospitality is always at hand – fine dining spots; a butler service; a well-stocked wine cellar; an award-winning spa; myriad recreations and even

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HOTEL ALEXANDER HOUSE **** 27 Kryukova kanala nabereznaya, St.Petersburg +7 (812) 334-3540 www.a-house.ru “ɗɤɍɤɼɸɥɢÉœɧɨ ɨɎɨɪɌɼÉ&#x;ɧɧɾÉ&#x; ɢɧɏÉ&#x;ÉŞÉśÉ&#x;ÉŞÉľ ɢ ɨɍɨɛɚɚ ÉžɨɌÉšɲɧɚɚ ÉšɏɌɨɍɎÉ&#x;ÉŞÉšâ€? // “Exclusively designed interiors and a special family atmosphereâ€?

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a private tree-nest attended to by ‘flying waiters’ for romantic dining. But in the end, what enchants you is the way Soneva Kiri magnifies the beauty of solitude amidst its lavish-yetrustic island nooks. You can get lost here either in nature, or in your own imagination. Being surrounded by so much flora, and open to seascapes and views of smaller islands not far from your deck chair or dining table, Soneva Kiri evokes a powerful sense of child-like wonder for everything you encounter on the island. You’d expect that any place requiring a propeller jet and speedboat ride to reach it, with its expansive villas and crepuscular sunsets might appeal only to romantic honeymooners and A-list celebrities, but you’d be wrong. From the way luxury, good old-fashioned fun and a warm and perceptive service are woven together here, there’s every chance that guests of any description will find it hard to leave this island paradise.

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Anshu Khanna & Princess Vaishnavi of Kishangarh with the MINI painting.

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HOTEL DOSTOEVSKY **** 19 Vladimirsky prospect, St.Petersburg +7 (812) 331-32-00 www.dostoevsky-hotel.ru â€œÉˆÉŹÉ&#x;ÉĽÉś ÉŤ ɧÉ&#x;ÉĄÉšÉ›ÉľÉœÉšÉ&#x;ɌɾɌ ÉŠÉšɧɨɪÉšɌɧɾɌ ÉœɢÉžɨɌ ɧÉš ȟɼɚɞɢɌɢɪɍɤɨɣ É‹ɨÉ›ɨɪâ€? // “The Hotel with unforgettable view over the cupolas of the Vladimir Cathedralâ€?

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MOTORING

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EVENTS & GUIDE

The most desirable and innovative vehicles, state-of-the-art cars with a solid grip on the tarmac.

Recommendations on indispensable visits for the cosmopolitan traveller as well as the most exclusive and indulgent hotels.

The most distinguished events staged in our city and the guide advises on where to go.

READER PROFILE INDIA

Le CITY deluxe’s target market in INDIA focuses reaching the HNI population of the country which is estimated to be 200.000.*1 It consists of men and women between the ages of 28 and 54: People who are closely related to the world of luxury with assets of at least 3 MIO Euros. Readers who are anxious to be updated on what is happening in the luxury sector. With a distinguished cosmopolitan profile, knowledge of the world and other cultures, as well as constant adaptation to the newest technology, 40% own an iPad and 60% an iPhone.*2 A percentage of our readers consist of either natives or foreigners residing in INDIA or Travelers visiting the area for business or pleasure, all sharing a common interest in local events, shopping, investments or high-end services. *1 www.guardian.co.uk *2 Google analytics and Flurry 2013

It’s a specific target group who desire to be involved in the most exclusive sectors of fashion, art, design, events and all areas concerned with luxury. Those who wish to enjoy luxurious experiences, whether shopping for a unique gift, participating in networking activities, enjoying a personalized dinner, looking for an excellent hotel or the perfect weekend getaway have all this information and more at their fingertips. People who choose the Le CITY deluxe platform as the launching point for their activities and those who find it as means of support for their projects, personality, style or quality of life- all have a great appreciation for detail and exquisite taste for the universe of luxury.

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Royal Plaza Hotel / New Delhi

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