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From Outlook:

Arun Jaitley: For this lawyer-politician, gossip is not just social currency or amusement, it is a genuine passion. Journalists lucky enough to be invited into his inner circle say that his public persona is quite unlike his private one: once he is sure he is among friends, he entertains them with his rich fund of stories about the private lives of everyone, including journalists and editors…

Jairam Ramesh: His prime asset is that he’s a born storyteller. One of the most pursued dinner guests in town, he is witty, amusing and never short of stories to share…

Malavika Singh: The soirees held by her parents, Raj and Romesh Thapar, in the 1960s were legendary-a collection of who’s who from across the world gathering for exclusive dinner parties where conversation was indistinguishable from gossip. She carries on the tradition.

And there are more:

Also in Outlook: Sheela Reddy on gossip and politicians.

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