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[ CONTENTS ] ISSUE 15.5 2008: ISSN 0964-8437 Cover Story Sunny Varkey: 56 Entrepreneur & Educator of Excellence Sunny Varkey’s mission of redefining education in the UAE and beyond has succeeded in creating what no single entrepreneur has managed to achieve in the field of Middle East education. By Mona Parikh McNicholas and Frank Raj The Changing Face of Diwali: Politics The India Column 8 by Vishal Arora Arab View 16 by Rami G. Khouri Columns Guptara Garamagaram 18 by Prabhu Guptara 14 Less emphasis on rituals, but more ostentatious. That’s the hallmark of the modern, affluent India. There are more lights, and electric ones. By Nita J Kulkarni Community Hyderabadi: Women’s Arena 25 by Barbara Lewis Let’s ask Dr. Dobson 28 Humour 30 by Melvin Durai Foreign Affairs 32 by Sreeram Chaulia India These Days: Tuticorin by Ashok Dongre 36 44 The Hindus and the Muslims are the warp and weft of the social fabric, the taana and the baana. Together they have woven wonders and held up a shining picture of communal amity. Unfortunately the actions of a few people have created this crazy picture where a wrong doer is always a Muslim with a beard and a skull cap. By Shyamola Khanna Sex, Lies and Truth 38 by Melissa and Louis McBurney I Believe 61 by Karan Thapar Buzzword 78 Future Quest 80 Features Investment 10 by Archisman Dinda Business of Music 22 by Archisman Dinda From UK - Dare to Achieve 40 by Sarina Menezes From USA – Seniors Rock On 52 by Prem Kishore Sangliana Saga 64 by Ingrid Albuquerque From Canada – Mixed Marriages 66 by Rubina Jacob Bollywood Profile – Anupam Kher 68 by Amita Sarwal International Adoption 70 by Ingrid Albuquerque Big Bad Branding of Bollywood 73 by Naseem Javed Moneywise: Employee Benefits 76 by Bob Parker Interview See U at the Top: Jonathan Jagtiani, CEO, Home Centre 48 Miscellany Editorial 2 Letters 6 TII Hall of Fame 50 Dr. H. Narsimhaiah, educationist, born Hosur, Karnataka, 1920 The International Indian is owned by Global Indian Travellers Association (GITA), a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985 on 14 January 1998 (Company No: 3492445) 50 Grove Rd., Sutton, Surrey SM1 1 BT, UK. Tel: +44-208-770 9717 Fax: +44-208-7709747 E-mail: mahtanid@aol.com TII is published in the USA: 5710 Trailview Court, Suite C 32, Frederick, MD 21703. IN- TERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES: MIDDLE EAST: Expat Group, P.O.Box 181681, Dubai, UAE. Tel: (9714) 2973932; Fax: (9714) 2974345; E-mail:editor@intindian.com INDIA: Mumbai: 56 Hill Road, Bank of India bldg, 1st floor, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050. Tel: (+91 22) 6677 1381/82/83; Fax: (+91 22) 6677 1384; E-mail: info@expatpropertiesgroup.com Pune: 32 Bandal Dhankhude Plaza, 2nd floor, Paud Rd, Bhusari Colony, Kothrud, Pune 411 038. Tel (+91 20) 2528 5611/12/13; Fax: (+91 20) 2528 5615. Bangalore: 406 4th floor House of Lords, St Mark’s Rd, Bangalore 560001. Tel: (+91 80) 4132 9132/33; Fax: (91 80) 4132 9135 UNIT- ED KINGDOM Deepak Mahtani, South Asian Development Partnership, 118 Boundary Road, Carshalton, Surrey SM1 1 BT United Kingdom Tel: +44-208-770 9717 Fax: +44-208-770 9747 E-mail: mahtanid@aol.com Distributors: Dar Al Hikma LLC, Dubai, UAE. All material inside is copyrighted. E mail: editor@intindian.com Website: www.intindian.com 4 THE INTERNATIONAL INDIAN
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[ FROM USA ] develoopment, a commun
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[ COVER STORy ] HH Sheikh Mohammed
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[ BRAND IMAGE ] The Big, Bad Brand
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