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Irena Akbar
Irena Akbar is a Lucknow-based entrepreneur and a former journalist with The Indian Express.
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Experiments in the classroomSubscriber Only
September 05, 2010 02:05 IST
When Sangeeta Shukramani,a primary school teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya,Naraina,talks about her children and the new things theyve learnt from her...
Sun, Sep 05, 2010Game & SetSubscriber Only
August 16, 2010 23:30 IST
Ashima-Leena may be the official designer duo who will be draping performers during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games,but other fashion designers are chipping in for the event.
Mon, Aug 16, 2010
Designers plans drapes around CWG
August 16, 2010 14:56 IST
Ashima-Leena apart,several fashion designers are planning events around the Commonwealth Games.
Mon, Aug 16, 2010Game & SetSubscriber Only
August 13, 2010 04:43 IST
Ashima-Leena may be the official designer duo who will be draping performers during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games,but other fashion designers too will be chipping in for the event.
Fri, Aug 13, 2010Male StormSubscriber Only
August 12, 2010 05:22 IST
The curtain is about to rise on the second edition of the Van Heusen Mens Fashion Week in Delhi and,like last year,there will be 17 ramp designers telling the men how to look good.
Thu, Aug 12, 2010
Game & SetSubscriber Only
August 12, 2010 00:45 IST
Ashima-Leena may be the official designer duo who will be draping performers during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games,but other fashion designers too will be chipping in for the event.
Thu, Aug 12, 2010Male StormSubscriber Only
August 11, 2010 22:50 IST
The curtain is about to rise on the second edition of the Van Heusen Mens Fashion Week in Delhi and,like last year,there will be 17 ramp designers telling the men how to look good.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Game & SetSubscriber Only
August 11, 2010 02:30 IST
Ashima-Leena may be the official designer duo who will be draping performers during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games,but other fashion designers too will be chipping in for the event.
Wed, Aug 11, 2010Male StormSubscriber Only
August 11, 2010 00:42 IST
The curtain is about to rise on the second edition of the Van Heusen Mens Fashion Week in Delhi and,like last year...
Wed, Aug 11, 2010Pakistani mohalla,FaridabadSubscriber Only
August 08, 2010 23:18 IST
Its like any other urban village in the NCR narrow,cramped alleys,uneven roads and cheek-by-jowl houses that hide behind a row of small shops selling waste paper and engine oil.
Sun, Aug 08, 2010
Mera Capetown,MERA DESHSubscriber Only
August 08, 2010 16:34 IST
Home sweet home in Faridabad but its called California. This is the curious case of Indias housing industry naming apartment complexes...
Sun, Aug 08, 2010Where prejudice takes wingSubscriber Only
July 19, 2010 04:19 IST
Being Muslim in a climate of paranoia...
Wed, Jun 21, 2017
The new adaptationSubscriber Only
June 13, 2010 15:46 IST
Hollywood scriptwriters are giving Bollywood a new twist
Sun, Jun 13, 2010Proving his ability,one computer at a timeSubscriber Only
May 30, 2010 01:23 IST
When we ask Samuel Mani about his journey,which culminated in the setting up Neutron,a company he runs out of a small room in a cramped alley of Arjun Nagar,he says there are too many stories to share.
Sun, May 30, 2010
Inside the fatwa labSubscriber Only
May 23, 2010 14:17 IST
In Darul Uloom Deoband,the second largest Islamic seminary of the world,the computer is a born Muslim but ties and trousers are ways of debauched Westerners.
Sun, May 23, 2010Egg OnSubscriber Only
April 15, 2010 03:43 IST
The egg shell enters the trash can soon after youve fried your omelette. But for Farha Sayeed from Hyderabad,the humble shell is full of possibilities. In her deft hands,it turns into beautiful pieces of artfrom an umbrella to a doll to a swan and even a tea pot.
Thu, Apr 15, 2010Egg OnSubscriber Only
April 13, 2010 22:03 IST
The egg shell enters the trash can soon after youve fried your omelette.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010On NH-24,a take-off from Karims tells of a partnership gone sourSubscriber Only
April 12, 2010 01:03 IST
It is one Karims restaurant whose mutton burras have failed to attract crowds. Located on the bustling NH-24 with the typical red signboard,its a wonder why none goes there.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
CAST FACTORSubscriber Only
April 11, 2010 17:21 IST
As scripts become less star-driven,the Hindi film industry discovers the casting director
Sun, Apr 11, 2010
A new Chapter for MewatSubscriber Only
March 28, 2010 23:02 IST
Mewat in Haryana has an abysmal educational record and a severely conservative social milieu. IRENA AKBAR travels to the rural,Muslim-dominated district to find that private co-ed schools and modern madarsas are slowly bringing change....
Sun, Mar 28, 2010
Prayers in the gardenSubscriber Only
February 21, 2010 23:01 IST
Its a neat little mosque tucked within a sprawling nursery. Masjid Pandara Road,which appears to be almost shying away from onlookers,has a story behind it.
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
Sunshine ON HIS SHOULDERSSubscriber Only
February 21, 2010 13:39 IST
We trace Suraj Jagans journey,from a struggling rock singer to the voice behind songs in 3 Idiots and My Name Is Khan
Sun, Feb 21, 2010Farah Pandith skips thorny issuesSubscriber Only
February 18, 2010 02:42 IST
She is a good orator,like her boss Barack Obama. But would she be able to translate her words into action?
Thu, Feb 18, 2010Islamic centre eatery in eye of a stormSubscriber Only
January 22, 2010 01:16 IST
Having served gastronomic delights to thousands and helped make India Islamic Cultural Centre one of the citys most frequented cultural institutions in just over three years since inception...
Fri, Jan 22, 2010Son of a Jhansi tailor is Democrat candidate in Texas electionsSubscriber Only
January 17, 2010 03:48 IST
An Indian-American is standing in American state-level elections. No big deal,its happened before. The elections are in Texas. Not much of a big deal either. Texas has politicians from immigrant families....
Sun, Jan 17, 2010Journalism of Courage
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