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Amrit Dhillon

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Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that actor Khan has found out the sex of a child he is having through a surrogate mother. Sex determination tests are banned in India to stop the practice of aborting female fetuses due to a preference for sons.
Shah Rukh Khan investigated over reports of baby sex determination test

The reports that Khan is having a baby boy – so far unconfirmed by the Khans – has triggered a fuss over the sensitive issue of sex determination.

June 18, 2013
Dhyan Summers counsels new arrivals in India and helps them with their culture shock.Courtesy Amrit Dhillon
Expats in India turn to therapy to deal with culture shock

More and more expatriates in India are turning to counselling services for help in dealing with their move and the dissonances that inevitably follow.

LifestyleJune 02, 2013
Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz in Barfi! Courtesy UTV Motion Pictures
Barfi! making inroads for Bollywood in Turkey

Bollywood's Barfi! has been released in 40 cinemas across Turkey, the first time any Indian film has enjoyed such a wide theatrical release in the country.

May 18, 2013
Mallika Sherawat is on a mission to find a husband. Courtesy Life OK
Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat is on a husband hunt - via reality television

For the first time, Indian TV will have a version of the reality programme The Bachelorette.

May 04, 2013
Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in Chennai Express. Courtesy UTV Motion Pictures
Shah Rukh Khan: Bollywood actresses do not get the credit they deserve

In an industry where men are more important than women, Shah Rukh Khan’s decision to have his female lead’s name before his own in film credits might herald the beginning of a new era.

April 11, 2013
Joe Rogan in a scene from Fear Factor, one of the many action programmes offered on India's new Hindi channel Big RTL Thrill. Michael Weaver / NBC
India gets its first action channel for men – entirely dubbed in Hindi

A newly launched men’s entertainment channel in India offers programmes that include international reality shows, extreme sports and action series. Amrit Dhillon tunes in

LifestyleApril 10, 2013
One of the English-language titles at Indireads. Courtesy Naheed Hassan
Indireads offers online romance novels with a South Asian flavour

A web-based publishing venture provides millions of women with romance novels based on their culture and sensibilities, including arranged marriages.

BooksMarch 27, 2013
From left, Mathew Cherian, Tushar Vashisht and Sachin Shenoy. Courtesy Tushar Vashisht
HealthifyMe app tracks nutrition in thousands of Indian dishes

A new app out next month aims to give health conscious Indian food eaters information they can't yet easily find anywhere else: an app which breaks down the nutrients and calories of thousands of Indian dishes.

FoodFebruary 18, 2013
Portrait of a strong woman

As India grapples with the question of why aspects of its culture are so misogynistic following the Delhi gang rape case, a new film explores sexual harassment in the workplace.

January 17, 2013
Visitors admire a creation by the Chinese artist Zhang Enli at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. Sivaram V / Reuters
Searching for the spice of life at Kerala Biennale

Known for its lush landscape and backwaters, Kochi in Kerala has just launched the subcontinent's first version of the famous Venice Biennale contemporary art festival.

ArtJanuary 07, 2013
The actress Vidya Balan, right, and Siddharth Roy Kapur were married in a small, private ceremony on Saturday. AFP
Bollywood stars are leading the way towards smaller, simpler weddings

But the low-key nuptials of Vidya Balan and Siddarth Roy Kapoor may be a sign that the pendulum is swinging in the direction of austerity and restraint.

LifestyleDecember 18, 2012
The personal shopper Puneet Dua helps clients work out which brands suit them. Amrit Dhillon for The National
Personal shopper is in a class by himself

Puneet Dua helps India's newly rich and successful acquire the trappings of success - and business is booming.

LifestyleDecember 04, 2012
Surobhi Jyoti plays Zoya, the lead character and a Muslim woman, in the Indian soap Qubool Hai. Courtesy Zee TV
India launches its first Muslim soap opera

It's strange but true - Indian TV has never had a soap opera with a Muslim family at its centre. Until now, that is - Zee TV has just launched Qubool Hai, which follows a modern Muslim woman in Bhopal.

December 03, 2012
Experts have worked for a year restoring Indian masterpieces at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. Courtesy Taj Group
Indian masterpieces restored

Thousands of works by acclaimed Indian artists, housed at the Taj Mahal hotel, were damaged in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Four years on, we look at efforts to restore a few hundred pieces.

ArtNovember 27, 2012
The actress Deepika Padukone and Mary Kom, right. Kom won a bronze medal at this year's London's Olympics. AFP
Bollywood film on Olympic boxing medallist Mary Kom

A poor farmer’s daughter from India’s north-east, Mary Kom was unheard of until she won a boxing medal at the London Olympics. Now she is the focus of a film that will take her story to the world.

October 25, 2012
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