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Tiger, tiger,
losing fight
Another 15 years, and
the big cat could be extinct. Vibha Sharma
talks to experts and wildlife conservationists on the tiger crisis
IN
Sariska, there have been no reassuring tiger pugmarks to indicate the
presence of the majestic cats in the prestigious Project Tiger reserve
since quite some time now. And a Sariska-type situation could be just
waiting to happen elsewhere too. The
last tiger sighting in Sariska was reported in November 2004 by a
tourist, but there is no official confirmation.
An
exclusive retreat in the hills
Ambika
Sharma on the sprawling Kasauli Club, which has readied itself
with a new look in the 125th year of its existence, for the
celebration on June 1
FEW
would know that the Kasauli Club, the most important landmark of the
town that gave the club its name, owes its survival to the efforts of
Col Mohan Ahuja, an Indian Military Academy alumnus. The hub of social
life, the prestigious Kasauli Club was saved from being sold to a
buyer in Delhi soon after Independence in 1947.
Magical
light
Humra
Quraishi on veteran journalist Hiranmay Karlekar’s
photography exhibition
Hiranmay
Karlekar stands out because of his boyish looks. Despite almost
touching 67, this veteran journalist’sface has not changed in the
last seven years one has seen him either at The Pioneer (where
he’s the consultant editor), or in and around Sujan Singh Park
(where he resides).
Dehra
Dun’s Song in Steel
The armour and weapons
used in most Hollywood war epics are produced in our own Doon valley,
writes Swati
Vashishtha
WHAT
happens when Hollywood dumps new age firearms and flirts with metal
armour and steel blades to dust medieval flavour on its action movies?
Some 400 steel craftsmen in the Shivalik hills along the Doon valley
get down to business, honing the metal to deliver bulk orders for
props and armour.
Gift of
Tanjore
There is a revival of
interest and popularity of temple art, says Rakesh
Sinha
KNOWN
by their gold-leaf plating and gem-studded figures of Hindu gods and
goddesses, Tanjore paintings are long-forgotten specimens of temple
art. These are now being picked up by investors and galleries for a
fortune.
TRIBUTE
Scripted from
real life
Raj Kapoor, whose death
anniversary falls on June 2, drew heavily on his own experiences to
weave the rich spread of his movie magic, writes Surendra
Miglani
Cinematic
genius Raj Kapoor often incorporated situations from real life in his
movies. Sometime in the 1940s, Raj along with papa Prithviraj Kapoor
and some other family members, went to a girl’s house to see if she
would fit the bill as Raj’s bride.
The
look matters
Image stylists are the new
heroes, who prepare the look of the much-adored style icons
GONE
are the days of glorified barbers and tailors who called themselves
"hairstylists" and "costume designers,"
respectively. Today, they have reinvented themselves as "image
stylists" and Bollywood is paying them a bomb to retain their
services.
Playing
the other
Produced
by Sudesh Bhosle and J Manoj, and directed by Yogesh Bharadwaj, the
Ashutosh Rana starrer Shabnam Mausi is based on the life of an
eunuch legislator in Madhya Pradesh.
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