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Fashion Frenzy at The Dressing Room!
MUMBAI: Celebrating an eclectic mix of the best in contemporary pr?t and couture, Indian bridal wear, jewellery, designer home ware, furniture and gourmet food, The Dressing Room was the perfect boudoir for any fashionista. Organizers Shilpi Jatia and Rituu Bagrodia, celebrated the 10th edition of The Dressing Room, featuring creations by over 55 designers- both established and emerging. Present at the occasion Neeta Lulla, Tisca Chopra, Nishka Lulla, Masaba Gupta, Suhani Pittie, Sonali Mangsingka, Aarti Vijay Gupta and many more.
The one day glamorous exhibition took place at the newly opened Mansion at Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai in an artistic and innovative format. This intimate sanctuary gave Mumbai’s fashionistas an opportunity to explore the latest from the trendsetters in India and abroad for the upcoming festive season. The Dressing Room offered complimentary stylist guided tours with expert personal stylists exclusively by StyleCracker- headed by celebrity stylist Archana Walavalkar.
Season after season, The Dressing Room intends to bring designers closer to the discerning fashion-forward buyers in the city. This year featured collections from celebrated designers- Indian by Manish Arora, Rohit Bal, Krishna Mehta, Neeta Lulla, Nishka Lulla, Masaba Gupta, AM:PM, Nikki Mahajan, Pallavi Jaipur, Poonam Bhagat (Taika), Sonali Mansingka, Suhani Pittie and Alpana Gujral. Next month, The Dressing Room is all set to have its Delhi exhibition on 12th and 13th September, 2013 at The Welcome Hotel Sheraton, Saket.
Other designers, jewelers and brands include Arti Talwar, Mayoho, Ravage, Studio Peticoat, Lajjoo Chothani, Sejal Kanoi, Karishma Jamwal, Moksh, Gracee by Srinidhi and Pramilla Bajoria, Angaaraa, Divya Bhasin, Malleka Jewels, Diamantina, Green Apple, Crimzon, Outhouse, Peppermint Diva, Oasis, Shorsharaba and many more!
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Senior media executive Madhu Soman exits Zee Media
Former Reuters and Bloomberg leader says he leaves with “no regrets” after brief stint at WION and Zee Business
NOIDA: Madhu Soman, a veteran of global newsrooms and media sales floors, has stepped away from Zee Media Corporation after a short stint steering business strategy for WION and Zee Business.
In a reflective LinkedIn note marking his departure, Soman said his time within the network’s corridors was always likely to be brief. “Some chapters close faster than expected,” he wrote, signalling the end of a nearly two-year spell in which he oversaw both editorial partnerships and commercial strategy.
Soman joined Zee Media in 2022 after more than a decade abroad with Reuters and Bloomberg, returning to India to take on the role of chief business officer for WION and Zee Business. His mandate was ambitious: bridge the newsroom and the revenue desk while expanding digital and broadcast reach.
During the stint, Zee Business reached break-even for the first time since its launch in 2005, while WION refreshed programming and strengthened its digital footprint across platforms such as YouTube and Facebook.
But Soman suggested the cultural fit proved uneasy. Describing himself as a “cultural misfit”, he hinted at deeper tensions between editorial instincts shaped in global newsrooms and the realities of India’s television news ecosystem.
Before joining Zee, Soman spent more than seven years at Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales for Asia-Pacific, expanding the company’s news syndication business across several markets. Earlier, he held senior editorial roles at Reuters, overseeing online strategy in India and managing Reuters Video Services from London.
His career began in television and wire reporting, including a stint with ANI during the 1999 Kargil conflict, before moving into digital publishing as India’s internet media landscape took shape.
Now, after nearly three decades in broadcast and digital media, Soman is leaving Delhi NCR and returning to his hometown, Trivandrum.
Exhausted, he admits. But unbowed. And with one quiet line that sums up the journey: he didn’t sell his soul — because some things, after all, are not for sale.
