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Chief Editor of the Yemen Times---Very Inspirational

Nadia Al-Sakkaf became the chief editor of the Yemen Times , the country's  first and most widely read independent English-language newspaper, in March 2005, and quickly became a leading voice in Yemen and worldwide media on issues of media, gender, development and politics. During the May 2011 leadership crisis in Yemen, Al-Sakkaf and her organization were vital in reporting the news and putting the political situation in context for the wider world. And as the crisis rolls on, the role of an independent press becomes even more vital. The Yemen Times has reporters on the ground in Sana'a, Taiz, Aden and Hodeida covering the uprising. Nadia al-Sakkaf has been Editor in Chief of the Yemen Times since 2005. Ms. Al-Saakaf has been working in the media since July 2000, when she joined the Yemen Times as a translator and reporter. In September 2000 she became an assistant editor. Her areas of expertise are development issues, gender and media in the Middle East, espe...

Surabhi Kamalabai

Surabhi Kamalabai (1913 - 1977) is a Telugu drama and film actress. She has the distinction of first Telugu heroine in the Talky film Bhakta Prahlada (1931 film) directed by H. M. Reddy. She played the role of Leelavathi, the wife of Hiranyakasipa. Since then she acted about 30 films including Savitri , Patala Bhairavi (1951), Malliswari (1951), Illarikam (1959), Velugu Needalu (1961). She belongs to the well esteemed Surabhi group of drama company, in whom drama is not only livelihood and also a profession and an art form. There were about 50 families during the 1920s to 1950s in Andhra Pradesh. They tour different places and stay for some time and give chain of program mes in the nearby towns. Her birth is really happened in a dramatic fashion. Her mother while playing the role of pregnant Leelavathi carrying Prahlada and really gave birth to Kamala on stage.