Famous Personalities

The man who owns Thyrocare, the $500 million healthcare giant, has an interesting way of describing his rags-to-riches journey. Read on to find out more.

It had been a dream that provoked little Sutar to run away for good, where a ‘golden’ sparrow told him to chase his passion of art.

Shastri's 18-month tenure showed the world that he was no puppet — he led India through what was probably its most difficult period in the Post-Independence era.

Although he was a reluctant actor, Kumar worked hard on his craft (even though this didn't necessarily reflect on screen) and came to be widely regarded as the pioneer of 'method' or natural acting in the film industry.

As I sat in a room nibbling at my pen and wondering what to write, Malgudi with its little railway station swam into view, all ready-made, with a character called Swaminathan running down the platform.”

From being attacked at the age of 15 to struggling to find a job, Laxmi Agarwal has won hearts with her courage and poise in circumstances that would have seen many crumble.

Taking over from Maurice Obstfeld, Gita Gopinath will now be the second economist from India to assume the post at the Washington DC-based organisation, after notable economist and former RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan.

According to Nimish, it all began with the words 'Jai Gandhi', to which he felt a special connection. From there he decided to work on this idea and created his tribute.

In his long struggle for Indian independence which lasted 31 years, Bapu fascinated several historians with his ‘experiments with the truth’. But only a few ever explored the topic of his dietary habits.

On her 90th birthday, we document some of the lesser-known stories about the legend’s life.