March , 2007
We Are Family
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Delhi is a city of name-droppers. Everyone 'knows' or needs to know someone- from school admissions, to driving licenses, to walking your dog in the park, nothing can be done without being able to drop a name, preferably at least two. So it really should come as no surprise that our budding leader Rahul does some name-dropping too. It's not enough to simply have the power surname (ask any descendent of the Mahatma and you know that's true). It's also an old family tradition - father Rajiv frequently referred to his mother Indira in speeches (remember the 'giant tree' reference), and sometimes even remembered (or was that reminded everyone of their Naani, I forget). It's the name, not whether you jeetenge or loosenge, that counts in the end. Sonia Gandhi began her memorable foray into Indian politics in 1995 with her speech about her husband. 'Aap meri....
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Suhasini Haidar is the Deputy Foreign Editor and Prime-Time anchor for CNN-IBN, regularly anchoring its award-winning show India@9. She entered the world of journalism in 1994 with an internship at the CNN’s United Nations Bureau in New York. She worked with the CNN in New Delhi after that, as a producer and then as a correspondent until she moved to CNN-IBN in 2005. Suhasini regularly covers the sub-continent, frequently reporting from Pakistan. She has also traveled with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to cover his official visits to the US, France, Russia, NAM, SAARC and CHOGM and is the only journalist to have interviewed Singh, Mrs. Gursharan Kaur, and their daughters. Suhasini's also been in the field covering elections in Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir for CNN-IBN. She received her Bachelor's degree at Delhi University's Lady Shri Ram College and her Master's at Boston University's College of Communication. When not at work Suhasini turns off the TV and loves to read, swim and walk. When she is lucky, her two daughters, dogs and husband join in.
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