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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Sometimes, charity can be an eye-opener…
(This feature article, about an NRI banker-philanthropist in Hong Kong, was published in DNA edition dated July 10, 2007.) Venky Vembu The missionaries of the Montford Brothers can recall with precision the moment when good fortune came knocking on the … Continue reading
‘Sam’ Melwani suits the world!
(This article, about an Indian tailor in Hong Kong who has dressed up virtually every celebrity on Planet Earth, was published in DNA edition dated July 1, 2007.) Venky Vembu On the walls of Manu Melwani’s unpretentious little shop in … Continue reading
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