D Sivanandan: Mumbai’s Sherlock Holmes
D Sivanandan: Mumbai’s Sherlock Holmes Bombay Times 18/10/2003 Morning walk is the time when D Sivanandan, Joint Director, CBI West zone, jogs his mind for solutions to solving crime in the City. Martin D’Souza investigates some more. D Sivanandan is a mild-mannered man. There’s plenty on his mind but nothing ruffles his demeanour. Murder, extortion […]
The Satya Paul Story
The Satya Paul Story… Time N Style May-Jun 2006 Sanjay Kapoor, Managing Director, Genesis Colours Pvt. Ltd., the holding company of the premier designer label, Satya Paul, in conversation with Martin D’SouzaAfter acquiring the Satya Paul label in 2001, and the launch of the women’s wear range of drapes and apparel under the same name, […]
Taste the Bunder
Taste the Bunder Bombay TImes 08/04/1998 As the cola wars hot up the consumers are going into a fizzy tizzy, writes Martin D’Souza The Cola war is generating more heat than fizz. It’s becoming bold, brash and, of course, there’s a lot of monkeying around. All this on the electronic medium using sports, where cricket […]
Trailblazer
Trailblazer Bombay Times 25/03/2006 DR RUBY DHALLA, the youngest woman in the Canadian Parliament and the first South Asian chosen to federal political office in all of North America, in a candid chat with MARTIN D’SOUZA “I’m a sardarni,” she says with a smile. Her parents migrated to Canada in 1970. Her father passed away […]
By God’s Grace!
By God’s Grace! Bombay TImes 21/06/2003 R Gopalakrishnan, Executive Director, Tata Sons Limited, receives the prestigious Bombay Management Association’s `Management Man Of The Year Award’ today. Here, he tells Martin D’Souza that being talented alone is not enough… Cannot miss the obvious one, even though it has been asked a thousand times. How does it […]
Will the Real Suhel Please Stand up
Will the real Suhel please stand up! Rouge 25/03/2006 Adman, lecturer, author, columnist, businessman… Many roles, one man. Suhel Seth, founder, Equus Redcell, in conversation with Martin D’Souza How would you define Suhel Seth?I would say that I bring a lot of energy, passion and integrity in everything I do. And that’s how I would […]
Dr. Luigi Macaluso, President, Girard Perregaux and the Sowind Group
President of Girard Perregaux and the Sowind Group Dr. Luigi Macaluso, Life in the Fast Lane Time N Style Jan—Feb 2006 Dr. Luigi Macaluso, President of Girard Perregaux and the Sowind Group is no ordinary man. His feats are legendary, both in the profession he presently is in and on the race track where he […]
The Saviour is Waiting to Enter Your Heart
Luxury The Saviour is waiting to enter your heart Goa Plus Times of India Jesus answered: “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance.” (Luke 51:31-32). Today, I tell you the story of Luis Fernandes; a […]
Life is Beautiful
Life is Beautiful Goa Plus, Times of India May, 2006 The year 2002, has zipped past. Most of us were on a ‘Zip Drive’ so to speak. Caught up in the daily grind. Just a few more days and another year will unfold itself, to zip past yet again. Have we done what we set […]
The Fulvia Ferragamo Interview
Luxury The Fulvia Ferragamo Interview Time N Style 18/10/2006 There are a lot of luxury brands internationally, how different is your brand positioned and what has been the success ratio as opposed to other brands?We are very strict with our brand personality. We have also tried to make the best quality product for the less […]