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  Model Nafisa Joseph, Former Miss India, Dies by Suicide -- Prevent Suicide Now.com -- Model Nafisa Joseph, Former Miss ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nafisa Joseph did extensive television work, which included hosting “Housefull” for five years, which appeared on the MTV India channel, and hosting “Style,” which was a show about fashion.
Nafisa was deeply depressed when she was at home on July 29th, and had a long talk with her mother and a close friend.
Nafisa Joseph was suffering from depression when she died by suicide.
www.preventsuicidenow.com.cob-web.org:8888 /nafisa-joseph-suicide.html   (632 words)

  
 Former MTV VJ Nafisa Joseph dead - Indiantelevision.com's Breaking News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The MTV House Full VJ for six years, Joseph had moved on to host Style, a show on Star World, which ended on 30 May. Currently, re-runs of the same is on at the 8 pm slot on Sundays.
Nafisa was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her rented flat at Versova, at about 9 pm.
Joseph hailed from Bangalore, and had been modelling since the age of 13.
www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/july/july204.htm   (269 words)

  
 Ex-Miss India Nafisa Joseph kills herself
Former Miss India and VJ Nafisa Joseph committed suicide last night, apparently in depression over her marriage to a Bandra businessman that was to take place next month.
Nafisa’s pet dog Bajira, Sultan and Blue — were in the room when she hanged herself at her apartment in Versova last night.
Nafisa is said to have met Gautam along with her mother, at his Bandra house on Wednesday evening.
www.mid-day.com /news/city/2004/july/88858.htm   (627 words)

  
 AntiBJP | Nafisa Joseph, Alanis Morissette and Sheela Gowda-Symbols of cultural degeneration
Nafisa Joseph is a former beauty queen, currently employed as a Video Jockey at MTV.
The specialty of Nafisa lies in the fact that she seems to crystallize, hold together, in the form of a single individual; the disparate ideas, thoughts and feelings which has given rise to brouhaha of animal 'rights'.
Nafisa is a perfect example of a product of our times, her values are those that have entered her mind by a process of osmosis, by permeation from the intellectual climate around her.
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 NAFISA JOPSEPH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nafisa did her first modelling stint at the tender age of 12 for a Wearhouse ad campaign.
Nafisa believes, are to portray Indians as the loving and compassionate people they are.
Fun loving Nafisa is also artistically inclined, but, as she says, also very moody.
members.tripod.com /~mtvindia/nafisa.htm   (552 words)

  
 Netfundu.com - Nickelodeon Chhota VJ Hunt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nafisa has an inherent style that blends with her screen presence, which makes her a popular VJ.
Nafisa hosts the hugely popular MTV House Full in which she takes you through the hottest soundtracks of the current Bollywood movies.
Nafisa loves the sea and swimming is her favorite and her idea of heaven is feeling the sand scrunching between her toes and the sound of the waves crashing against the beach in her ears.
www.netfundu.com /nickvjhunt/nafisa.asp   (276 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka News : A celebrity who loved animals
The animal rights campaign in the country had lost a valued crusader, animal rights activists in the city said about Nafisa Joseph, who was reported to have committed suicide in her apartment in Mumbai on Thursday.
Pashmina Naoroji, Bangalore-based model and a friend of Nafisa Joseph, said: "I have known her since she was in the fourth standard.
Nafisa Joseph's mother was staying with her in Mumbai.
www.hindu.com /2004/07/31/stories/2004073100930500.htm   (470 words)

  
 DNA - Mumbai - Nafisa Joseph’s fiancé will face trial - Daily News & Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nafisa, a model and MTV VJ, hanged herself in her Versova flat on July 29, 2004.
Observing that Nafisa, 25, was "quite an intelligent girl who would not have committed suicide at a stage when her career was blooming, unless circumstances compelled her," Additional Sessions Judge SB Gaikwad said, "It is seen that the cause of her suicide was the alleged conduct of the accused."
Nafisa was engaged to Khanduja in 2004 and the couple was planning a quick wedding.
www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=2028   (308 words)

  
 Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph dead- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph reportedly committed suicide in her Mumbai flat late on Thursday, according to TV reports.
Nafisa was reportedly alone in her apartment at Bandra when she died.
Nafisa won the Miss India crown in 1997 at the age of 19.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/795638.cms   (228 words)

  
 BollyNUTS.Bollyworld Gupshup - ChatArea.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Joseph's family say she met Khanduja one year ago at a pub and was keen on settling down with him.
Nafisa's marriage with the Mumbai-based businessman was supposed to be held Aug 28, a source close to the family said.
Nafisa's mother and the friend since the family was in mourning and preparing for her last rites," Deputy Commissioner of Police Gupta said.
www.chatarea.com /BollyNUTS.m2453401   (1191 words)

  
 Nafisa Joseph is getting Married! -- The French Kitty Club
Rumors blamed Nafisa for the split saying she was serious about her career and so preferred to call off her relationship with him.
Nafisa also said that there were several television projects that were on "…but I don't want to talk about them till everything is finalized," she said.
Joseph hosts Style on Star World where she finds the makeover the most exciting, besides fashion forecasts and new ways of doing up living spaces.
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 Nafisa Joseph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nafisa Joseph committed suicide in her flat in Mumbai in July, 2004 by hanging herself with a pink dupatta from a ceiling fan.
According to her parents, Nafisa took the step because her marriage with businessman Gautam Khanduja was called off.
Nafisa's parents filed a police report accusing her fiancé for abetting in her death, claiming that Khanduja had been desperate to get out of the wedding for some time, and sought his custodial interrogation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nafisa_Joseph   (610 words)

  
 Vj Nafisa Commits Suicide! - A Pakistani Forum : Online Discussion Community
MUMBAI, July 30: Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph, who was a popular television actress and anchor for the entertainment channel MTV India, hanged herself from a ceiling fan in her Mumbai home, police said on Friday.
Nafisa was to tie the nuptial knot, however, her fiancé Gautam had decided to break off after she (Nafisa) grilled him on certain issues relating to some of his earlier divorce papers.
Nafisa Joseph's friend actress Amrita Arora and others outside the Mumbai's Cooper Hospital where the dead body of young model was brought in for post mortem in Mumbai on Friday.
www.muziqpakistan.com /board/index.php?showtopic=32208   (1489 words)

  
 Police to quiz Nafisa's fiance
According to Nafisa’s family, she had met Gautam a year ago at a pub and was keen on settling down with him.
It was only after Nafisa inflicted bruises on herself two days before the suicide that her mother decided to have a talk with Gautam at his Land Breeze residence in Pali Hill.
Nafisa Joseph was to get married to businessman Gautam Khanduja, a resident of Pali Hill, Bandra, on August 28.
www.mid-day.com /news/city/2004/july/88941.htm   (649 words)

  
 INDOlink - India General News - Former Miss India Nafisa Ends Life, Police Orders Probe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nafisa, who was about to get married to a Mumbai businessman Gautam Khanduja, was rushed to a Mumbai hospital but was declared ‘brought dead’ on arrival.
Although her suicide was shrouded in mystery as the police was in dark about the incident for almost an hour after Nafisa was declared dead by the doctors, police later swung into action to probe the matter.
Nafisa, who hosted the Style show on the Styar World television channel, was reportedly distraught after her planned marriage to a businessman came apart.
www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=073004122439   (562 words)

  
 outlookindia.com
In an affidavit, Joseph submitted that Khanduja had made false and misleading statements in his bail application about Nafisa alleging that she had depression and suicidal tendencies as she consumed sleeping pills and alcohol.
Joseph further alleged that Khanduja had selectively leaked contents from Nafisa's diary to the press to show she was an alcoholic and took sleeping pills.
Joseph said the cause of Nafisa's death was Khanduja's refusal to marry her, particularly after much publicity was given to the proposed event.
www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=259336   (275 words)

  
 Nafisa autopsy reveals two-day-old injuries - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A manhunt is on for Gautam Khanduja, the man Nafisa Joseph “was madly in love with”, even as an autopsy revealed that the former Miss India had sustained injuries two days before she committed suicide.
Khanduja, who was Nafisa’s fiancé, is to be questioned by police to probe whether an altercation between the two led the model-turned VJ to hang herself at her Versova home on Thursday evening.
According to her family, “Nafisa met Gautam a year ago at a pub and was keen on settling down with him.” Residents of Raj Kamal Apartments where Joseph lived say “she was madly in love with Gautam”.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/aug012004/n7.asp   (717 words)

  
 Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph dead
Former Miss India and video jockey Nafisa Joseph allegedly committed suicide at her residence in Versova, Mumbai, late Thursday, police sources said.
They said Joseph's body, found at her apartment on the Versova-Juhu Link Road, was shifted to the Nanavati hospital mortuary in north Mumbai.
Joseph, who won the Miss India title in 1997, had worked as a model and had been involved in activities related to animal rights.
www.rediff.com /news/2004/jul/30model.htm   (160 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Mumbai, July 31: Gautam Khanduja, the fiancé of Nafisa Joseph, today told police he had broken off his engagement with the model and television host who committed suicide at her Versova home on Thursday night because of recent temperamental differences.
Nafisa would be depressed, which her friends considered out of character though she was impulsive and sensitive.
If Nafisa is remembered fondly by her friends and colleagues, Khanduja, an outdoor person with a love for water sports, is regarded as kindly.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040801/asp/nation/story_3568514.asp   (603 words)

  
 Femina Miss India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Nafisa Joseph: Miss India 1997 Winning the Femina Miss India crown did not come as a big surprise to her.
She portrayed great confidence at the Miss Universe pageant as well, and in reply to one of the questions, she said that, to bring a child into the world and not able to offer it peace was the biggest injustice done in the world.
Today, Nafisa is a known face as she rattles all the latest chart-busters on MTV.
feminamissindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/22458123.cms   (1122 words)

  
 'Nafisa was classy, but had bad relationships' - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Originally from Bangalore, 25-year-old Joseph, a model, MTV video jockey, event hostess and animal rights activist, was found dead in her suburban Versova home late Thursday.
Joseph, who was reportedly planning to marry businessman Gautam Khanduja later this year, is said to have had many broken relationships.
Dasgupta said Joseph was trying her hand in movies and was discussing some Bollywood scripts, a Bengali film and even an international movie project.
sify.com /peopleandplaces/fullstory.php?id=13533538   (460 words)

  
 Manhunt for the man Nafisa loved - Music India OnLine
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) A manhunt has been launched for Gautam Khanduja, the man Nafisa Joseph was madly in love with, even as reports said the former Miss India had inflicted injuries on herself two days before committing suicide.
Khanduja, who was Joseph's fiancé, is to be questioned by police to probe whether an altercation between the two led the model-turned VJ to commit suicide at her Versova home Thursday evening.
Joseph is said to have inflicted bruises on herself two days before the suicide.
www.musicindiaonline.com /n/i/hindi/387   (320 words)

  
 Nafisa Joseph commits suicide - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
According to preliminary information available with Versova police, Nafisa was to be married to Gautam Kanduja (28) on August 28.
The 25-year-old television host is said to have latched her mother Usha and friend Poonam in her bedroom, then asked her maid Durga Bisai to wait outside the flat on the third floor of Raj Kamal Apartments, before taking the extreme step.
Nafisa Joseph was only 18 when she won the Miss India title in 1997.
sify.com /peopleandplaces/fullstory.php?id=13533078   (649 words)

  
 Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph commits suicide
A former Miss India, Nafisa Joseph, who was a television actress and presenter for entertainment channel MTV, committed suicide in Bombay, police said.
Joseph's mother told reporters the model ended her life after her wedding planned for next month was called off.
Joseph was originally from the southern high-tech Indian city of Bangalore.
www2.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-07/31/content_353569.htm   (288 words)

  
 The Tribune...Arts Tribune
OU bemusedly shake your head and realise that there is more to Nafisa Joseph than her beautiful flashing brown eyes or her dazzling smile that never fails to captivate.
Yes, she is the popular, vivacious and attractive MTV veejay, Nafisa Joseph (Femina Miss India-Universe 1997) who was recently in Shimla along with co-host Nikhil Chinapa to shoot for the famous MTV show “Chill Out” at the picturesque environs in Parwanoo and Barog.
Nafisa felt she came into this world to leave a mark, to be different, to create history.
www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99apr02/art-trib.htm   (3503 words)

  
 DaVinci: Reference> Biography> J> Joseph
Born in Canton on November 3, 1922, the son of the late Joseph J. and the late Pearl B. White LaComb, he attended school in Canton.
Joseph J. Petrillo is a lawyer with the Washington law firm Petrillo and Powell.
Joseph J. VinopalBarron News-Shield, WI - Oct 17, 2006Joseph J. Vinopal, 92, Almena, Wis., died peacefully Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Reference/Biography/J/Joseph   (290 words)

  
 News India-Times.com, Online Edition
Police said they were investigating why Nafisa Joseph, 25, a familiar face on Indian television, killed herself on July 29.
Joseph’s mother told television reporters the model ended her life after her wedding planned for next month was called off.
Born in Bangalore, Joseph entered the glamour world of modelling after she won the coveted Miss India crown in 1997.
www.newsindia-times.com /nit/2004/08/06/media-04-dead.html   (287 words)

  
 Nafisa Joseph MTV VJ commits suicide - Discuss TV Forums
Nafisa Joseph, former Miss India and a MTV VJ committed suicide on Thursday night at her Versova residence.
Usha Joseph, the mother of Nafisa had on Sunday claimed that Nafisa had been upset over her problems in her personal relationship with Gautam.
Nafisa was to tie the nuptial knot, however, her fiancé Gautam had decided to break off after she grilled him on certain issues relating to some of his earlier divorce papers.
www.discusstv.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=51&mode=threaded   (317 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Former Miss India 'hangs herself'
Nafisa Joseph was a presenter with the MTV music channel
Ms Joseph, who won the Miss India title in 1997, was found alone in her bedroom in a critical condition on Thursday.
Ms Joseph was a presenter with the MTV music channel in India, hosting popular fashion and music shows.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3938997.stm   (203 words)

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