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. 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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. 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