Marie Claire India Magazine - August 2013

In this issue

14 Editor’s Letter
18 Toy Story: We never forget the toys we had
when we were young and go through life wishing
we could relive those memories. Photographer
Gabriele Galimberti captures young ones in the
prime of their childhood as they display their
wealth with pride
Style book
24 Trendsetters
26 Must have Fashion
28 Jewellery
29 Belts
30 Bags
31 Watches
36 Beauty Trend Makeup
38 Beauty Trend Hair
42 Beauty Dossier Carolyn Newman
43 Designer Dossier Andreas Melbostad
Features 46 ON THE COVER Alia Bhatt – Rookie
Superstar: Born into and schooled in Bollywood,
the young actor talks about why she likes her
own company, distrusts high heels, doesn’t take
advice from her dad and is adored by children
52 ON THE COVER Fist of Fury: These ironwilled
women from Assam, West Bengal and
Haryana are jabbing at hardship, poverty and
subjugation, with the hope of striking gold in life
58 Nannies of the Rich and Famous: Being trained
to care for the world’s most privileged children is
no walk in the park. We find out what it takes to
become a modern-day Mary Poppins. Kate and
Will may well be calling in soon
62 ON THE COVER Diary of a Disaster: The
Uttarakhand floods claimed thousands of lives and
wreaked havoc for over a week. Sathya Saran gives a
first-person account of a death-defying experience
that started off as a mountain trek
62 ON THE COVER Yoko Ono: A Ignored as a
child, ridiculed as an adult, life hasn’t always been
easy for Yoko Ono. Yet she has defied her critics
to become a respected artist – and now, at 80,

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