PRAN, A VILLAIN WE LOVE TO CHEER FOR. WE APPLAUD THIS YEAR’S DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD WINNER. PAGE 14
To all the people I knew, got to know and will know through this magazine.
A TINGE OF MASALA FOR YOUR DESSERTS. PAGE 18
Big fat Indian magazine. Supporters, critics and stress. Enthusiasm and challenges. Dreams and deadlines. NRI readers. Proof reading. Uploading the magazine.
THE GOOD OL’ AMBASSADOR. OUR TRIBUTE. PAGE 62 SWING TO BALAM PICHKARI WITH SINGER & SONGWRITER SHALMALI KHOLGADE. PAGE 72 WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO THE PEOPLE OF UTTARAKHAND & SALUTE THE BRAVEHEARTS TAKING CARE OF THEM. A PIECE ON THE BEAUTIFUL DESTINATION. PAGE 98
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AND A LOT MORE OF BOLLYWOOD BITES, GOURMET CHOICES, LOVELY MEMORIES…
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The last few weeks have been exciting, tiring, fascinating and challenging. I lived through moments that made me smile and scream at the same time. There were times when the laptop misbehaved, fonts got mixed up and writers and photographers missed deadlines, but then these were complemented with times when my inbox got flooded with encouraging words, download speeds improved and colours and words just fell into place. And while the ‘new’ bride in me had made me believe that planning an Indian wedding was perhaps the toughest thing to do in the world, I realised that it was easier than living the dream of starting a magazine on your own. (Honestly, my mom-dad and sister were the real wedding planners and I was just the showstopper, but even watching them do it all was exhausting. And yes, they were patient with me both when I chattered about the wedding or mag! ) I also learnt that a husband could be a perfect roommate and be as supportive as a 4 am friend in the hostel room. (I was happy to watch the NRI husband switch roles between being a business development manager and a web-designer & proof-reader.) I even accepted that while I couldn’t do it all in one issue, each day would bring me one step closer than I was the day before to achieving my dream of starting my own magazine. I began to smile at the thought that as an NRI, I was getting a chance to love, miss and appreciate the ‘home’ as well as greet, explore and admire the ‘new home’. And honestly, even if someone had told me that this is how the journey would be from New Delhi, India to Dubai, UAE, I would have still done exactly the same thing and with the same enthusiasm. Yes, when this Indian girl landed in Dubai she felt she couldn’t leave behind her passion for journalism& love for home. At the same time, she couldn’t help but play with fonts, colours and words to create something for the fellow NRIs here. Little did she know that hearts & minds from all communities would greet her dream with the same passion and love. So this is my story. And the story of how The Indian Trumpet magazine came into being. And from here on it is going to be our story for this is your space. Till we meet next, happy tooting!
Purva founder & editor editor@theindiantrumpet.com
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Big fat Indian wedding. Friends, food, family. Tears and happy tears. Heena and happiness. NRI husband. Packing bags. Saying good bye to home.
