by Amrita Dhingra IT was raining but I preferred to walk to the café. The puddles next to the sidewalk reflecting the neon lights bright red, blue, green, yellow. I hurried along wanting to get there as soon as possible. Happiness. I smiled for the nth time at the audacity of the claim made by the name of our favourite café.

His musical masti knows no bounds
Sunil Minocha
ASHOK SACHDEVA is his real name, but the enthusiasm and vigour with which he performs has lent him the name "Ashok Mastie." "I don't stop to have a look at myself while performing. When on stage, I am totally engrossed in my signing.

FACE-OFF
If necessary, I will join politics: Khalida
KHALIDA SHAH, the eldest child in the Sheikh family, was the apple of her father late Sheikh Abdullah’s eye. Though she was barely 13 when she was married to G.M. Shah in 1948, she remained in constant touch with Kashmir politics.

TAKING NOTE
Fight stress with faith, family & friends
Prabhjot Singh
PEOPLE and products that fail to keep pace with change become obsolete. And many of us become obsolete without ever knowing it, says V.K. Kapoor, who has recently retired as Additional Director-General of Police and is now a stress management consultant.

ZEROING IN ON...
The pragmatic Meghna
Aditi Tandon
THERE is something about Meghna Gulzar’s face, which makes you trust her at once. That is one reason why you don’t feel like sitting in judgment on this young filmmaker, who caused ripples in the industry with her very first film.