Innerviews: India import enjoys a musical life on the run
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Beauty queen Mary Rose Nair was chosen Junior Jaycee Queen during a Jaycee fund-raising party in India.
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At age 20, Mary Rose Nair would catch the eye of beauty pageant officials and win the Miss Madras title. She entered the contest at the last minute, despite her father’s objections.
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As a 3-year-old, Mary Rose Nair was experiencing “a wonderful childhood” as the daughter of a family doctor in India.
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- By: Lawrence Pierce
"He said he would like to marry me. Just like that.”
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- By: Lawrence Pierce
"Then I played ‘Love Story.’ He said that’s what he fell in love with."
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- By: Lawrence Pierce
“I played the piano. I played Chopin first."
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- By: Lawrence Pierce
Framed by her grand piano, a birthday gift from her husband, classical pianist Mary Rose Nair reminisces about her early life in India, her love for music and sports, and her many involvements in Charleston since arriving here as a bride 34 years ago.
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