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The Sweet Smell of Success as CNN’s ‘Art Of Life’ meets Alberta Ferretti
Airtimes: Indian Standard Times
Sat, April 29 at 1700hrs, 2300hrs
Sun, April 30 at 1300hrs and 1900hrs
Mon, May 1 at 0800am, 1900hrs and 2300hrs
This month on ART OF LIFE CNN’s Monita Rajpal explores the world of celebrated Italian fashion designer Alberta Ferretti and takes a look at scent, visiting a bespoke perfumery in London and a Parisian hotel that has created its own scent which it even includes in its desserts.
Alberta Ferretti unveils her passion for her work, taking Monita to her factory in Cattolica, Italy, where the Alberta Ferretti and Philosophy lines are created. Ferretti also invites Monita to her country home and welcomes her aboard her boat, an extraordinary old icebreaker that she re-designed into a luxury family yacht to escape the pressures of life in the fashion world. Monita gets a rare insight into Ferretti’s private life as they sail off the coast of Italy.
Back in London, Monita learns about the luxurious process of haute couture perfume, with a starting price of around ?7000. Creative perfumers create individual scents using colour therapy to profile a client’s personality and asking them to smell over 4000 oils that can be used to make their own unique perfume. The development of perfume is done by an esteem perfumer. ART OF LIFE travels to Grasse in France to visit Jacques Chabert, responsible for iconic scents by Guerlain and Chanel.
The Park Hyatt Hotel in Paris has created a scent for its guests. The smell surrounds the hotel and the head chef has even devised a dessert that incorporates it. Blaise Mautin, the Park Hyatt’s ‘nose’ talks to ART OF LIFE about how it was created.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
