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A TIMES OF INDIA PUBLICATION COVIDCOVID CRUSADERCRUSADERSS www.facebook.com/helloindia INDIA l VOL 14 ISSUE 1 l APRIL 2020 DIVERSE VOICES ON A BRAVE BREAKING NEWS NEW ADAR AND WORLD NATASHA POONAWALLA COVID-19 TALK OF A THE CELEBRITY NEW VACCINE CRUSADERS AGAINST THE NOVEL VIRUS BRINGING ABOUT A NEW WORLD ORDER QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN, ELTON JOHN, KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW & MORE InsIde Hello! Letters to the editor [email protected] COVER ILLUSTRATION: PRASHISH MORE INSTAGRAM: @PRASHISH_MOORE 7 KELLY BROOK The much-in-love model shares her in India. While Bharti Kher carved her recipe for life, love and regaining her safe-sexy shape while life out of stone, Subodh Gupta infused self-isolating softness in hard steel. Every stroke of 19 COVER STORY brush by Jitish Kallat is a symphony 13 A BRAVE NEW WORLD HELLO! gathers insights in itself and connoisseurs like Roshini from the most prominent royal figures to corporate women, Vadehra and Amin Jaffer bestow due artists, diplomats and industrialists – on how this pandemic respect upon them by their unique way HEROES OF is calling out for a New World Order of showcasing and spreading awareness 17 KATHERINE SCHWARZENEGGER The Hollywood about the ethos of art in the masses, and and Kennedy celebrity talks about the power of forgiveness not just in India but across the globe. and keeping ties alive digitally during lockdown in LA Furthermore, Sonal Ambani’s metallic COVID-19 collection, Nandita Jain’s contemporary They say a person’s character is revealed in crisis. This cover story 24 PRINCESS BEATRICE The first casualty of the sculptures and Sanam Bakshi’s flight shows you the character of the nation’s super-achievers, from soldiers in coronavirus disruption, the Princess and her fiancé Edoardo of imagination were stunning. But the governance to start-up mavens to movie stars to corporate giants – all who Mapelli Mozzi postpone their wedding biggest stunner was 10 Most Expensive have opened their hearts and wallets to sustain the vulnerable and provide Works of 2019, which proved that the MEET THE CHANGEMAKERS human brain is invincible. The report on armoury to the medical establishment, to fight the battle against Covid-19 India Art Fair 2020 gave a very soothing 26 QUEEN RANIA OF JORDAN Wife of King feeling that if there are performers, there Abdullah II and a mother of four, the Queen resolutely works would admirers too to applaud and to make the world a better place encourage them. Padma Jagdish, New Delhi 31 KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW The Chairperson and MD of Biocon talks about how Indian entrepreneurs are harnessing innovation to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic 34 ADAR POONAWALLA The CEO of the Serum Institute of India updates HELLO! on the latest developments of a vaccine against coronavirus 35 NATASHA POONAWALLA The chairperson of the Villoo Poonawalla Foundation, and Executive Director SPANISH LOVE and Subodh Gupta and also Jitish of Serum Institute India reveals details of humanitarian work I truly enjoyed reading the Ines Salinas’s Kallat – it was a great way to present by the family story in HELLO!’s Art issue last month. the new art ecosystem! The photographs were splendid and Shailja Chawla, Pune 39 ELTON JOHN The singer, songwriter and the layout looked beautiful. Thanks philanthropist talks about the incredible progress on helping to HELLO! for coming up with yet A COLLEGIUM OF MASTERS the HIV infected and his outreach in India another fantastic art issue with the HELLO!’s Art issue had a collegium right mix of artists, collectors, patrons of master artistes. The five iconic 42 KULSUM SHADAB WAHAB Her Hothur and important individuals from the art personalities in our New Art Ecosystem Foundation has helped rehabilitate acid attack survivors fraternity. I would also like to point out have unmatchable potential to add the very well-researched interview with voice and emotions to the art scene and support those most impacted by Covid-19 Hello! Home Francesca Cartier Brickell. More power 26 31 45 ANJHULA MYA SINGH BAIS The globally lauded SHARING HER FATHER’S PASSIONto FOR HELLO! PAINTING for bringing‘With brushes, out themany smell more of paint and classical psychologist shares how this pandemic has impacted such issues to the lightmusic, my fatherof instilleddiscerning people’s minds INES SALINASreaders such like me. in me a love for art’ SHOWS OFF ANOTHER MASTERPIECE: THEIR 16TH-CENTURY HOME INPoonam SEVILLE Bakshi, Uttarakhand 48 FASHION REINVENTED India’s most respected designers talk of how the pandemic is going to change their YOUNG ART approach to fashion ART COLLECTORS The March issue of 52 COVID-ED LUXURY If you think the world of luxury A TIMES OF INDIA PUBLICATION THE NEW ECOSYSTEM HELLO! was full of will ever slide into indulgence easily, here’s an eye-opener WITH AMIN JAFFER, ROSHINI VADEHRA, BHARTI KHER, SUBODH GUPTA AND JITISH KALLAT l 150 interesting interviews l MARCH 2020 l VOL 13 ISSUE 12 www.facebook.com/helloindia INDIA and features. I enjoyed 54 CELEBRITY LOCKDOWN DIARIES From hosting reading the stories on virtual gigs to online talk shows – here’s what our celebrities the journeys of the are doing in self-isolation featured art collectors. 35 42 Fresh faces such as REGULARS Shyamal Bodani, 56 DIARY OF THE MONTH Akshay Chudasama, THE ARTISTIC ECOSYSTEM 59 NUMEROLOGY Shraddha Bhansali, The New Art Ecosystem issue had a 60 LAST WORD WITH MITHILA PALKAR Saloni Doshi and few extremely interesting and incredible Tripti Arya Jindal articles. I thoroughly enjoyed the are good to read colourful edition and truly appreciate 1) To subscribe sms HLOSUB to 58888 rtist Inés Salinas has never had to look Fernando Yñiguez. Afar for inspiration. Her father Manuel The house was originally built in 1565 Salinas, one of Spain’s foremost abstract by Baltasarabout. 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APRIL 2020 3 Letters to the editor [email protected] in India. While Bharti Kher carved her life out of stone, Subodh Gupta infused softness in hard steel. Every stroke of brush by Jitish Kallat is a symphony in itself and connoisseurs like Roshini Vadehra and Amin Jaffer bestow due respect upon them by their unique way of showcasing and spreading awareness about the ethos of art in the masses, and not just in India but across the globe. Furthermore, Sonal Ambani’s metallic collection, Nandita Jain’s contemporary sculptures and Sanam Bakshi’s flight of imagination were stunning. But the biggest stunner was 10 Most Expensive Works of 2019, which proved that the human brain is invincible. The report on India Art Fair 2020 gave a very soothing feeling that if there are performers, there would admirers too to applaud and encourage them. Padma Jagdish, New Delhi SPANISH LOVE and Subodh Gupta and also Jitish I truly enjoyed reading the Ines Salinas’s Kallat – it was a great way to present story in HELLO!’s Art issue last month. the new art ecosystem! The photographs were splendid and Shailja Chawla, Pune the layout looked beautiful. Thanks to HELLO! for coming up with yet A COLLEGIUM OF MASTERS another fantastic art issue with the HELLO!’s Art issue had a collegium right mix of artists, collectors, patrons of master artistes. The five iconic and important individuals from the art personalities in our New Art Ecosystem fraternity.