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Haryana, where agriculture has traditionally taken precedence over industry, is now slowly making the shift to industrialisation. In fact, even the little opposition that the Reliance SEZ project has attracted is being seen as politically-driven by one or two dissidents in the ruling Congress. In an interview to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who comes from a family of farmers, talks about how creating jobs is more important than the farming vs industry debate.
Monday , 24 September '07
Actor and film maker Dev Anand has often been described as the eternal romantic. In keeping with the zest for life for which he is famous, Dev Anand is bringing out his autobiography, Romancing with Life, on September 26, his 85th birthday. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Dev Anand talks about his films, his famed devotion to his leading women, and the philosophy he’s lived by.
Monday , 10 September '07
Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, has been with the company since 1974, using his expertise as a materials scientist to pack more and more computing power into smaller and smaller chips. A former teacher -- he taught materials science & engineering at Stanford -- he retains a passion for improving the education system in the U.S. and around the world. This is reflected in Intel˜s school project in Tindivanam, Tamil Nadu. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7˜s Walk the Talk, he talks about globalisation, selling technology in emerging markets, and his friendship with U.S. President George W. Bush
Monday , 3 September '07
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, whose term as president came to an end recently, not only left the imprint of his personality on the presidency, he also became one of the nation˜s most beloved public figures. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7˜s Walk the Talk, Kalam talks about being a pro-active president. And, as a scientist who was involved with Pokhran II, he explains his views on India˜s nuclear deal with the U.S.
Monday , 27 August '07
Today˜s guest is somebody who tries very hard to stay out of headlines. But there are millions of rumours about him. He˜s someone who˜s almost a recluse, but paints really big on our social, corporate, and political scene, the real Saharasri Subrata Roy Sahara .
Monday , 13 August '07
Union Minister of Science & Technology Kapil Sibal has had a distinguished career as an advocate.He is the Congress MP from Chandni Chowk in Delhi, a microcosm of India’s pluralism. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, he talks about how his constituency is a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, about dealing with the Left, and his plans for making his ministry a key to India’s future...
Monday , 6 August '07
Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK chief and Tamil Nadu CM M. Karunanidhi, was brought into politics at the Centre after a family squabble saw the exit of her cousin and former Union Telecom Minister, Dayanidhi Maran. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, the young Rajya Sabha MP, talks about her father, her family, and how she thinks her being in politics can make a difference to people’s lives
Monday , 30 July '07
From being a photographer who also acted in plays, Boman Irani has come to be recognised as one of the most versatile actors of Bollywood
Monday , 23 July '07
Director, producer, TV host and, above all, an accomplished storyteller. All at the age of 35. Karan Johar is at the forefront of the new generation of filmmakers that has transformed the face of Bollywood cinema. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk, Johar talks about the ‘K’ business, why he is inseparable from SRK, and explains how being a director feels like playing God
Monday , 16 July '07
For decades, BBC News in India was identified with Mark Tully, who is credited with turning the radio service into the most trusted news source here in the pre-TV era. And even after his exit from BBC, Tully stayed back and has been passionately profiling the changes India has been undergoing in his books. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk, Tully talks about his very Christian upbringing, his spirituality, the need for balance between free will and faith, the dangers of turning one’s belief into motivation for extremism... and also about Morarji Desai and the ‘habit’
Monday , 9 July '07
Adnan Sami was first spotted by Asha Bhosle when, as a 10-year-old, he performed his compositions at an R.D. Burman fete in London. He has come a long way since then, cutting albums and composing music and singing for Bollywood films. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7's Walk the Talk, Sami talks about the classical influences on his music, dealing with personal trauma, and the difference his recent success at losing more than 100 kilos has made to his life
Monday , 2 July '07
Ambika Soni has been associated with the Congress since the early seventies, when she was a student leader. After more than three decades in politics, she became a minister for the first time when the UPA government came to power at the Centre, and was given charge of tourism & culture. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, she speaks about how the coalition government works and the challenges of promoting tourism in India.
Monday , 25 June '07
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, one of India’s foremost classical musicians, is the one name most people think of when the sarod is mentioned. In a interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, he speaks of his Senia gharana, which has its roots in the music of the legendary Tansen, the unifying magic of music, and his sons Ayaan and Amaan, who are carrying forward the tradition
Monday , 18 June '07
In this second part of an interview on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif talks about how he and former Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee saved the sub-continent from nuclear war, how Musharraf and his deputies lied to him on what was going on in Kargil, and why India must wait for democracy to return to Pakistan rather than talk to Musharraf
Monday , 11 June '07
As voices favouring democracy begin to be heard in the streets of Pakistan, the spotlight is moving to Pakistani politicians. In this first part of an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Nawaz Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan who is now in exile, talks about how people in his country are slowly overcoming the fear of the uniform, about how Gen Musharraf’s Kargil foray led to a confrontation resulting in him being ousted, and a tape that’s proof of that
Monday , 4 June '07
Vikram Akula, the founder of SKS Microfinance, was recently on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for making venture capital available to the most needy. In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, he speaks about how he came to start SKS Microfinance and how its profit model is proving effective in changing lives in the villages
Monday , 28 May '07
In this second part of an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, actor Sanjay Dutt talks about the roller-coaster ride his life and his career have taken. He talks about how he was affected by the death of his mother and his wife, and about dealing with success, making mistakes, playing Munnabhai
Monday , 21 May '07
Actor Sanjay Dutt has always been in the news for the right or the wrong reasons. The past two years, however, have been good for him — the two Munnabhai films have done extremely well, and he has been acquitted of terrorism charges. In this first part of a wide-ranging interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Dutt talks about his problem with drugs, going through rehabilitation, and how life in jail changed him
Monday , 14 May '07
The Election Commission of India successfully shoulders one of the biggest responsibilities of our democracy — conducting free and fair elections. In the backdrop of the recent elections in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami speaks to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk and makes some suggestions about keeping criminals out of politics and making election results more representative of the people’s will. Excerpts...
Monday , 7 May '07
After playing Ashima in Mira Nair’s The Namesake, actor Tabu — known both for doing mainstream and offbeat Bollywood roles — has won critical acclaim abroad. She has been compared to Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. In a conversation with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, she speaks about how she handled the difficult role of Nimmi in Maqbool, an adaptation of Macbeth, about her onscreen chemistry with co-star Irrfan, and how she is often mistaken for a Sikh
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