We all knew of his talent as an actor, his passion for theatre and the dexterity with which he anchored enjoyable television programs. Many articles discussed these as we bid farewell to Farooque Shaikh. But his contribution to the world’s most successful public health programme is perhaps less well known. The polio eradication campaign in India, had roped in a […]
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Farooque Shaikh-Baat Phoolon Ki
** It was May, 2005. I stumbled late into a press conference with my seven- year- old and panic in tow. As the child of a working mother, my son was used to sitting quietly through interviews and media events. It was I who sometimes mismanaged time and this was one such occasion.Farooque Shaikh was […]