Archives: '11 Issue 06

The British Deputy High Commissioner’s wife, Jill Beckingham, rocks, walks, plays golf and paints her way though life. But, discovers Verve, there is purpose to all that she does

She exudes a certain sense of calm. Her love for India is astonishing and endearing all at once. Jade Jezebel Jagger chats with Verve about her life, passions and designs as she gets set with her swanky new project in the country she calls her second home

She is instrumental in creating literary masterpieces out of manuscripts. VK Karthika, Chief Editor and Publisher, HarperCollins India, shares details about the power of the written word with Verve

In real life and reel, his face speaks volumes. And, shunning the unnecessary media glare, the award-winning actor has quietly gone about doing his work, garnering acclaim, both in India and abroad. With prized projects like The Amazing Spiderman and Life Of Pi in his kitty, Irrfan speaks to Verve about the power of being in the movies

Dr Firuza Parikh, director of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai, has been responsible for the births of 5000 ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) babies. She has lost count now, she tells Verve, who visits her at the hospital where she has been working with IVF and other procedures for over 20 years, bringing hope to infertile couples

There is talk about men changing and becoming more accommodating and sensitive. Faced with the growing power of the woman they have no option, opines Prasoon Joshi

Believing in the power of the space you occupy, Anjali Goel, CEO, the luxe design house La Sorogeeka, stylishly endows it with qualities that holistically enhance and enrich it

Young women who have caught our attention and are set to further impact the world around them...

Focussed, gung-ho and with a drive that matches her determination to succeed, power icon Deepika Padukone is set to further impact the world around her...

From running a salon in the UK to modelling, and finally Bollywood, Preeti Desai has had a whirlwind of a journey