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| SRK quest |
| Shah Rukh Khan lookalike Raju Raikwar had Rs 100
when he came to Mumbai. Today, he owns an apartment and a car,
finds Megha Sood. |
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| Dirty dancing |
| Being a bar girl lifted Rekha Chauhan out of poverty.
That's her definition of success, she tells Neha Bhayana. |
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| Class act |
| Lalatendu Mishra meets rickshaw puller-turned-film
hero Waqar Khan. |
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| No retreat, no
surrender |
| No matter what challenge life threw at him, Ashank
Desai just couldn't be stopped from becoming one of India's top IT
leaders, reports Shobha Surin. |
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| Hard rock |
| Govind Kakadia is the world's largest manufacturer
of polished diamonds. Anusha Subramanian traces his amazing
story. |
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| Company Policy |
| Atul Kumar and his Company Theatre are breaking
new ground on stage. Priyanka Sinha finds out more. |
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| Man for all seasons |
| Car pools, lake rescue, mangrove conservation…
Rishi Aggarwal has done it all, discovers Mignonne D'Souza. |
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| Encore! |
| Sanjna Kapoor and Prithvi have kept theatre centrestage,
says Alaka Sahani. |
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| Track stars |
| Rajendra Aklekar meets the men who got the
suburban rail network on track after 26/7 and its 944 mm of rain wreaked
havoc in Mumbai. |
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| But naturally |
| Priya Salvi promotes organic food to make Mumbai cleaner
and greener. Mini Pant Zachariah reports. |
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| Small wonder |
| Vasudha Bonge has played teacher, friend and mentor
to a generation of children in Kamathipura. Sumitra Deb Roy
meets the woman on a mission. |
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| Children of a
lesser god |
| Anjali Doshi visits Apne Aap, which is ensuring
a better future for CSWs' kids. |
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| SOS call |
| Marisha Thakur calls on Jeroo Billimoria, who
set up the first 24-hour helpline for street kids. |
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| Twist and shout |
| AR Hemant meets expert Uday Deshpande, the
man who has single-handedly kept the traditional martial arts of mallakhamb
alive across the world. |
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| There's more to
stats than numbers |
| Cricket statistician Anandji Dossa tells Abhijeet
Kulkarni that, often, numbers speak louder than words. |
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| A beautiful mind |
| ...and a foul mouth. That's Kehar Singh, the city's
most controversial sports official, finds B Shrikant. |
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| Take a deep breath |
| Cardiologist Dr Sandip Rane's battle for a better
Mumbai has resulted in cleaner air and stricter emission norms. Rajendra
Aklekar meets the man. |
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| Meet Dr Know |
| Shailesh Gandhi sold his business to plunge full-time
into the Right To Information campaign, reports Lalatendu Mishra. |
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| Anniversary Countdown: Spice
it up! |
| HT's first anniversary celebration, the Salaam Mumbai
festival, kicks off this week. |
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| No more paper trails |
| Paperwork in government offices will never be the
same. 'Go digital' is state government's latest mantra and babus could
soon bid adieu to dusty files. Ketaki Ghoge logs in. |
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| Drop zone |
| Rainwater harvesting is making water woes disappear.
Only, not too many are giving it a chance, finds Gigil Varghese. |
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| A penny saved |
| Dharmendra Jore discovers how Mantralaya is
using hi-tech sensors to drastically cut power consumption. |
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| Sound of music |
| Scores of people across Mumbai are brushing up on
their singing skills. Razvin Namdarian and Varsha Sethia
find out. |
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| Castles in the air |
| Call the latest innovation in top-line, premium homes
bizarre. Or call it a masterstroke. Why do some buildings have flats
only above the 13th level? Madhurima Nandy finds out. |
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| Modern methods in fine print |
| Jain history is coming alive in Kalbadevi. Gitanjali
Dang investigates. |
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| Run, Mumbai, run |
| The Mumbai Marathon isn't just about winning, discovers
Akshay Sawai. |
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| Ground reality |
| Mumbai cricket has a new, hi-tech training venue,
Bandra-Kurla Complex. G. Krishnan takes guard. |
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| Land, ahoy! |
| Wanna check on the legal status of a property? Now,
you can simply fire up the Net to check the records, finds Satyajit
Joshi. |
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| It's lights, camera... wow!
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| The Yash Raj Studio in Andheri is a triumph of passion
over the odds. No other studio in India comes close to it. Shashi
Baliga takes a trip to the hi-tech studio. |
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| The desi burger |
| The Jumbo King vada pav chain is more than just a
McDonald's clone. Rachel Lopez tucks in. |
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| A taste of Mumbai |
| Get set to give your tast buds a treat with Salaam
Mumbai's month-long food festival, writes Razvin Namdarian. |
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| Get ready for the time of your
life |
| The countdown to Hindustan Times' first anniversary
has begun, and it's the perfect time to acknowledge the one that made
our debut year special — this unique city we call home. |
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| Walking the talk |
| Lina Choudhury-Mahajan meets the people who
have changed Mumbai's promenades. |
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| Best foot backward |
| Arlene Chang goes on a heritage walk through
Mumbai's past with Abha Bahl and Brinda Gaitonde. |
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| Hello, is that the high court? |
| Tech makes life easier for litigants. Urvi Jappi
dials in. |
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