Article on Aishwarya Rai - 'India Daily', Nov 1, 2004

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Note: Aishwarya Rai (Ash), born November 1, 1973 is a Bollywood actress and

model. She won the Miss World competition in 1994, after being the first

runner-up in the Miss India contest.

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.... She was named Aishwarya (wealth) as Satya Sai Baba blessed the child and

said that the name "Aishwarya'' should mean "treasure of love and affection",

not "wealth". ...

 

.... She knows cooking, sings bhajans and is an ardent devotee of Shree Satya Sai Baba. ...

 

 

Ash means more than beauty to her birthplace Nov. 1, 2004

Think of beauty. Think of Aishwarya Rai. Perhaps few would refuse to look at

this most-photographed face again and again. And for Mangaloreans, she means

much more than beauty for she is their pride. Krishna Raj Rai and Vrinda Rai

were blessed with the hazel-eyed beauty on November 1, 1973, in Mangalore. She

was named Aishwarya (wealth) as Satya Sai Baba blessed the child and said that

the name "Aishwarya'' should mean "treasure of love and affection", not

"wealth". Apple of everyone's eye, Ash - the youngest child in the family - was

nicknamed "Gulu" by the family members. The pretty child attracted a lot of

attention wherever she went. Be it her family, friends circle or her school.

She did the same at the Miss World beauty pageant as well. "She was extremely

good at her studies. Her parents saw to it that she got the best when it came

to studies," says her cousin in the city, not willing to be quoted. "Gulu is

very determined and she will never do

anything haphazardly. She was good at dancing and drawing too. She could draw

beautiful mehendi. During one of the family weddings, she was dead-tired but

still drew mehendi on so many people's hands," she adds. This relative of Ash

feels that Ash had always been a very warm, loving person. But after she won

the pageant, she became more affectionate. She is very choosy about her friends

but she is one person who would do anything to keep up the friendship. "She is

like any girl next door. She knows cooking, sings bhajans and is an ardent

devotee of Shree Satya Sai Baba. She is very homely," says the proud cousin.

There's no denying that Ash has reached the pinnacle of glory. She is one of

the very few who made it big in Bollywood and has crossed over to Hollywood.

However, her venture had driven her relatives a little nervous. "We were very

skeptical about Gulu getting into Bollywood. We felt she should be just happy

with the crown. But we are very sure that no matter where she

goes, she will remain decent as ever," her relative

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