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Jul 18, 20241 min read
CEO Diaries: ‘Hire smart people who can to tell you what to do’
Ramit Harisinghani, regional head of a consumer tech giant, talks futuristic technology, style and the smart way to deal with smart...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
An adventurer’s guidebook to unexplored parts of the Himalayas
Author Gaurav Punj’s recent book is packed with tips and itineraries for lesser-known trek routes in the fabled mountain range, finds...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
CEO Diaries: Leadership by fear? John Hanafin says no thanks
John D Hanafin, who helps companies set up operations in Dubai, believes empowering people makes a business flourish. Read here
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Kidnapped by Somali pirates, yoga and hopelessness kept him alive
Michael Scott Moore was in Somalia to research piracy when he was kidnapped by pirates. He tells Anand Raj OK how he survived 977 days of...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Evicted from their house, this couple walked 630 miles — and found home
Devastated after the loss of their cherished home and all their savings, Raynor Winn and her husband Moth set off on a long walk. Her...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
How a schoolteacher rose to become the UAE’s most powerful businesswoman
At the helm of one of the most successful business houses in the region, Raja Easa Al Gurg tells Anand Raj OK about her humble...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
CEO Diaries: Tim Searle, from itinerant Navy man to UAE financial guru
Whether paying for fabrics or financial services, if you buy cheap, you buy twice, says wealth management expert Tim Searle. Read here
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Jeff Kinney: up close with the ‘Wimpy Kid’ author
Author of the bestselling ‘Diary of the Wimpy Kid’ series, who will be in Dubai for the Emirates Lit Fest in March, talks about his...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Behind the green curtain: exploring China’s lush Jiangsu province
Anand Raj OK returns from a tour of China’s Jiangsu province, amazed at the nature, culture and developments in a city that is embracing...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Mobeen Ansari, award-winning photojournalist, puts diversity in focus
Pakistani photographer, author, artist and documentary maker refuses to allow his aural condition to get the better of him, instead...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
'Memories, that’s what fragrances are all about'
Edward Bodenham, perfumery director of Floris, the oldest independent British perfume house in the world, tells Anand Raj OK of a scent...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Indian expat’s cookbook serves up fresh inspirations for Ramadan cooking
Indian expat and Sharjah resident Raham Sithara’s cookbook, Sithara’s Delicious Dilemma, is packed with a mix of enticing and exquisite...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
The teenage siblings feeding thousands affected by the pandemic
After their out-of-the-box thinking helped curb the menace of single-use plastic and delivered tonnes of food and hygiene products to...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
‘The challenge isn’t in seeing it’: The Nostradamus of Marketing reveals what the future really holds
Futurist and the guru of trend spotting, Faith Popcorn, who predicts market and consumer trends with an amazing 95 per cent accuracy,...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Award-winning Kenyan nurse is changing lives in her village
Kenyan nurse Anna Qabale Duba is improving lives of girls and women in her village. Read the feature here
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Solitude, in many ways, can help prepare us for love, says Jay Shetty
Author podcaster and life coach Jay Shetty offers pointers on how to be happy. Read the feature here
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Abraham Verghese shares how he wrote the bestselling The Covenant of Water
Oprah Winfrey said The Covenant of Water is one of the top 3 books she has ever read. Read the feature here
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
This 23-year-old is helping make education accessible through 3D printed schools
US-based Maggie Grout's NGO helps build world’s second 3D printed school in Madagascar. Read the feature here
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Jul 18, 20242 min read
The fine art of listening
Today (July 18) is World Listening Day, and looking back I realise that there are benefits aplenty to living a life where you spend more...
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Jun 27, 20241 min read
Heart to heart: top cardiac surgeon answers questions we’ve always wanted to ask
Can an organ transplant recipient acquire some personality characteristics of the donor? Award-winning surgeon Dr Alla Gopala Krishna...
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