Sunday, February 15, 2004

ART & LITERATURE

'ART AND SOUL

MUSINGS

TIME OFF

ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION

GARDEN LIFE

NATURE

TRAVEL

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LIFE TIES

LIFE'S LESSONS

HOLLYWOOD FLICKS

ULTA-PULTA

INTERACTIVE FEATURES

CAPTION CONTEST

Netaji Inc
Charge of the family brigade

THERE is no business like politics. Investment is ridiculously low, returns are astonishingly high and the gestation period is unbelievably short. Rags-to-riches miracles are an everyday happening. That is why anyone who enters the sweepstakes is there for ever. Conventional wisdom is that politicians and asses never change their profession.

Portraits of feminine mystique
Pran Nevile
"ART is the creation of beauty", says Will Durant. "It is the expression of thought or feeling in a form that seems beautiful or sublime." Indian art is a mirror of femininity which is visible in the wealth of sculptures and paintings where the female figures dominate the scene.

Raghav strikes the right notes
He has mastered the chords of the keyboard, strings of the guitar, percussion beats of the bongo and notes of the flute. This Delhi boy is fluent in 19 musical instruments, writes Avinash Kalla.
SITTING among the clutter of musical instruments, Raghav Sachar asks solemnly, "Can I play for you?" Before you can say yes, the strains of the flute begin to flow slowly and soulfully. He makes an earnest attempt to enthrall the listener.

Serve without sacrifice
I.M. Soni
DO you identify yourself with Parvati of Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kumkum in the serial of that name, Karishma of Kehta Hai Dil, or Pushpa of Bhabhi? If so, chances are that you too are suffering unconsciously though, from a self-sacrifice syndrome, more aptly called the martyr complex. These characters show and prove one thing: it is dangerous to be too good!

Humour at work
Kunal Khurana
INDIANS are said to be very serious as a race. The pressures of day-to-day survival, a deep-seated rooting in philosophy and the anxieties of catching up with the rest of the world have apparently left little room for humour in their lives. It is even said that Indians have forgotten to laugh.

Shaadi Ka Laddoo seems tempting
Raj Kaushal hit the marquee with Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. While Shaan still cashes in on the success of the film’s Khushi song, Kaushal did not make it big until now. The director is back with Shaadi Ka Laddoo, which may well be his tribute to wife Mandira ‘Set Max’ Bedi.
VELOCITY had people speeding towards to it last week, all with just one question in their heads—To eat or not to eat Shaadi Ka Laddoo. If the words of director Raj Kaushal are anything to go by, they would have all agreed that the best thing to do is khakar pacchtana (Repent but taste it nonetheless).