Bachi Karkaria is a pioneer in Indian journalism, and the creator of path-breaking brands for the Times Group. She is also a popular columnist, bestselling author, literature festival curator and international media trainer. She was the first Indian board member of the Paris-based World Editors Forum, a Jefferson Fellow from Hawaii's East-West Center, and the recipient of the Mary Morgan-Hewitt Award for Lifetime Achievement. Karkaria's books include the critically acclaimed bestseller In Hot Blood: The Nanavati Case That Shook India; Mills, Molls and Moolah; Behind the Times; Mumbai Masti; The Cake That Walked; and collected editions of her columns in various publications.
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Born in a small Punjab village at the turn of the century, Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi began his career in the industry on a fifty-rupee-a-month wage at Simla’s Cecil Hotel. But he was not destined to remain in his lowly position for long. With a... SEE MORE