Brahampur shining
	New vistas: Brahampur takes pride in its many colours
It was just another neglected village. Today, Brahampur in Ludhiana district stands transformed — with regular water supply, improved sanitation, paved roads, computers in the village school and much else. Reeta Sharma reports. From a nondescript habitat, it has been turned into a dream village. Brahampur in Ludhiana district today has become a model village in Punjab. It boasts of an efficient sewerage, paved roads and pathways and state-of-the-art re-circulating gravel filter in the waste-water plant.

Sugar Daddies: Spice of life
I’ve been fascinated with older men since I was 17. Since then, I’ve always found myself drawn to rich and/or powerful men, three to 30 years older than me. Clearly, I’m not the only one.

haute line
Lycra’s lasting appeal
Anjana Sarin
Some time back natural fibres were in and synthetics out. Today, it is a blend of both. And with durability being as much a subject of concern for the fashionably inclined as comfort is, the spotlight is once again turning towards that wonder fabric, lycra.