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Thai your Life
Husain original W(h)ither Idealism
YOUTH SPEAK
Shaktiman speaks for Hanuman
Dance in Prabhu’s blood U SHARE Film & FASHION TAROT TALK 
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Thai your Life What makes the Thai Pavilion so exciting is that Thailand is putting its art and craft industry on display here for the very first time, says Gayatri Rajwade It’s a celebration of life; a fiesta of ornaments and curios, of flowers and regal stalks, of authentic cuisine and herb candy, of bits and bobs, trinkets and innovations! The Thai Pavilion at the CII Chandigarh Fair delights with its choices ranging from dried flowers to incense stick holders in the shape of gambolling elephants spread across 20 to 25 stalls. KITCH, CANDY & KITCHENWARE What makes this exhibition so exciting is that Thailand is putting its art and craft industry on display here for the very first time.
Colourful kitchenware in exotic shapes with colourful spouts and ends ‘bloom’ alongside strings of fancy lights made of natural leaf flower in cheery pinks, reds, pearly whites and jade green. At Rs. 280 for a string, this makes for a bright and breezy addition to homes. Striking mango wood vases ranging from Rs. 700 to 1000, miniature tea-sets for Rs. 350, floating ‘champa’ flower candles for Rs. 35 make for unusual gifts. The array is endless, little trays filled to the brim with Thailand’s answer to our Amritanjan—headache balms—shaped like Attar bottles with a strong whiff of mint (Rs. 40); chequered shirts, elegant coconut shell candle stand holders (Rs. 250) and beady colourful bracelets (Rs.50) with funky dangling earrings (Rs. 80), vibrant bags in youthful shapes and colours for around Rs. 500 and typical Thai patterned coin-bags and key holders with little pouches attached (Rs. 50) all dazzle with their variety. For the most unusual array of hand-stitched jackets made of natural fibre and indigo dye (Rs. 7500 for the most expensive one) The House of I-Sarn Handicrafts is the place. Uncommon brooches for bags shaped like flowers and beetles to go with lovely cane handbags with leather straps all seem irresistible buys. Artificial flowers—an effervescent assortment of orchids—dried stems, hand crafted petals and leaves (Rs. 40 to 75 for a single stalk) in chic muted colours are excellent home adornments.
GEMS, JEWELS & ORIGINALITY For precious and semi-precious jewellery there is the Duangjai Handicrafts with their alluring range of “three-in-ones” (a long fuchsia pink chain for the wrist, as a belt and as a necklace at Rs. 800!), bracelets and real Thai moulded jewellery. Ideal for gold, silver, platinum and expensive watches and perfect to clean your gems and jewellery with, is ‘Jewelic’, cleaning liquid which removes the dirt from your valuables in 15 seconds flat! At Rs. 200 per bottle this seems like relief from the toothpaste or washing soap routine! For the techies there are the monitoring cameras the size of a small fist which sends out audio video wireless signals from 100 metres to one kilometre (Rs. 3200 to Rs. 12,000), spinning advertising gizmos which contain a chip that can hold up to 200 characters (Rs. 2800) and Tamarind wood pencils with specially crafted iguana draped around the end! The creations of Pradeep Khanduja, an Indian living in Thailand, he specialises in corporate advertising work and these are all little devices to lure customers, which seem to work! The curious crowds are proof enough! So if you want to Thai your life, check out the trendy stuff on display and spice it up!
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Husain original
What does one need the most in the hospital? The usual answers would be that one needs the doctor, the nurse, the equipment and the medicine. But there is one thing that is perhaps as equally important as the others: a quiet corner to pray. Doctors themselves say that when medicine and treatment fail, prayer helps. One of the most soothing quotes from gurbani is: Jako rakhe sayian maar sake na koye. In other words if God is there to save someone, she/he will be saved. Significantly, there are several old temples on the PGI campus that were not disturbed when this multi-specialty hospital was built. On the tiles inside the hospital someone has made graffiti of the different names of God_ Allah, Rama, Ik Aunkar. And the very up-market Fortis Hospital at Mohali boasts of a Husain original outside the prayer room. It is a remarkable painting of Guru Gobind Singh on horseback in vivid hues and the masterstrokes, of course. Chief Operations Officer Jasbir Grewal reveals: “It is a priceless work and the only one that Husain has done on Sikhism.” He adds that his only worry is that it should not be stolen. No need to worry for even the craftiest would not like to sin thus before the sacred. — Nirupama Dutt
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W(h)ither Idealism
Youth cannot do without its share of idealism, says Megha Nayar Not long ago, youth symbolised hope, passion, rebellion, idealism and the desire to make a difference. Career choices were not driven by security; instead people just followed their instincts and dabbled in art, theatre, social work and more such offbeat professions. Career was not a mere means of earning livelihood but was more a mode of self-expression. Ideas are passé now. As a spunky nineteen-year-old puts it, “What ideas? Who has the time to sit back and think? We have so much to do.” Today youngsters get an adrenaline rush chasing fat pay packets, swanky cars, chic designer apparel and slinky gizmos. Career choices depend upon what they offer in material terms and in terms of upward social mobility. How else would one explain lakhs of management aspirants across the country making a beeline for the coveted Common Admission Test (CAT) every year? Or, for that matter, mushrooming of countless management education institutes even in the moffusil backwaters. It is not as if these people dreamt of becoming professional managers right from their childhood or are in the reckoning out of sheer love for the profession. Isn’t it obvious that they are lured by the moolah and the perks that come with the job? The rat race does not quite end even after one has entered the profession. It’s almost the done thing to switch jobs often in search of ‘greener pastures.’ Ask any human resource professional in the industry and he’ll tell you how one of the biggest challenges before them is ‘how to retain employees and counter the high attrition rates.’ But this hunger for ‘having’ and ‘acquiring’ is simply insatiable. The fat pay packet often comes at a heavy price. Round the clock schedules and meeting deadlines take their toll on youngsters, who burnout due to excessive stress even before they touch thirty. What else can one attribute the skyrocketing popularity of spiritual gurus, alternative modes of healing, art of living and even pop philosophy books to. The likes of Deepak Chopra and Paulo Coehlo are cashing in on this ‘death of ideas.’ Isn’t it sad that the market manufactures even our spiritual beliefs and ideas? That only goes to show that actions without ideas don’t go very far. It won’t do us any harm once in a while to pause and think: where are we headed? No doubt, it is important to be grounded in reality but if we continue the way we are, soon enough, we may lose our youth to cynicism, even despair. Emma Goldman’s words come to mind. She said, “Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world.”
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CAMPUS BUZZ It was a heady experience for the students of the DAV College, Sector 10, who have returned home with loads of prizes, adulation and great memories from the Yoth Festival at St. Bede’s in Shimla. The students did their college proud by winning prizes in the competitions in every category at the hip and happening meet. The college put up a though-provoking play ‘Kya Aap Sab Chuhe Hain’, which has ‘Justice’, where the ‘quota system’ present in the Indian scenario in today’s times, was bared, examined and scrutinized. The play dealt with the fact that how we Indians have exploited the concept of ‘Reservation’ to attain our own selfish aims under the veneer of putting everyone on an equal footing in the society. The play was applauded by one and all. The actors Charandeep Singh, Ravish Keswani, Hardeep Singh Sethi, Aviral Gupta, Sameer Kaushal, Ankit Sakhuja, Anuj Sharam and Ajeet Inder Singh put up a splendid performance, so much so that the crowd demanded a second helping and the actors, who had reluctantly cut their play short to 12 minutes, given the time limit, performed the whole play again for the enthusiastic crowd. In line with this winning streak, Aarti Puri, bagged the second prize in creative writing. Her story ‘Longing to Belong’ touched the concepts of betrayal, longing for love and affiliation to that one special person in a woman’s life. “I wrote a story that probes the labyrinths of a woman’s psyche. It was a journey into a woman’s heart: How she longs to be loved and is betrayed but ultimately discovers her self-worth and moves on with her life. A bit depressing, a bit dramatic but that’s they way I am,” she remarks. Move on the Savpreet, the artist who painted a face that wowed the judges. She painted an abstract in fifteen minutes flat but it was done so beautifully that it fetched her the second prize in the ‘Face Painting Competition’. The debating team of the college Pranay Pratap Singh, Vasu Kumar and Rajdeep Singh Sidhu won the day with their passionate arguments on how parenthood is a privilege and not an accident. Their line of thought was pretty impressive, given the times that we live in where the concept of ‘Double Income, No Kids’ (DINKs) is gaining momentum and people just hanker after pleasure and eschew responsibilities. It was no wonder that the debating them won the second prize in the Fest as well. — TNS We welcome contributions to Campus Buzz from colleges and universities. So students get busy clicking pictures and writing about your cultural activities. Send them to us with an approval from the head of your institution and the college telephone numbers for us to check out that we are not getting fiction. So send right away to lifestyle@tribunemail.com or on snail mail to Lifestyle, The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh-160030
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YOUTH SPEAK
In the beginning, I used to shun away the stray dogs living outside my house. But eventually I fell in love with them. It all started on a cold December morning when I was going for a walk. I saw tiny Puppies in white, black and brown colour, running around on the road. On following them, I came to the place where their mother was resting. At once, I went back home and got some food for all of them. Since then, I have been feeding this family of stray dogs for the past seven years. Unfortunately, two of the puppies were poisoned by our neighbours. Thanks to PFAC (People for animals), the rest of the puppies survived. These days, they are fed twice a day with milk and chapattis. They don’t ask for anything more. They are given regular injections and also dewormed by the PFA. In return for the little bit I do for them, they shower me with affection and show great sense of loyalty. They don’t let strangers into the house. Due to the presence of these dogs, the number of thefts in our neighbourhood have also decreased. Thanks to PFA (People for animals) these dogs have been sterilised. Thus not letting the stray dog population increase any further. Many of our neighbours do object to the presence of these dogs in the sector. A lot of them do not talk to me because I look after these dogs. It does sadden me at times. But the affection and loyalty shown by these dogs is priceless. A very good reason to adopt a stray dog is that these dogs posses a very strong immunity system. Due to which they seldom fall ill. Unlike pedigree dogs who possess a weak immune system. So why don’t you go ahead and adopt a stray dog? —Simran Dhatt Are you an enthu youngster, with something to say? Rush in your write-ups to lifestyle@tribunemail.com, or The Tribune, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh. A pick of the best will find a place in this column.
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He gave the break
He worked in Prithviraj Kapoor’s ‘Prithvi Theatre’ as an actor and choreographer, while being closely involved with IPTA in Bombay. Segal wrote and directed the play Desh Bhakt and also directed Balraj Sahni’s play Jadu ki Kursi. He joined films as an actor and an assistant director to Chetan Anand. He made his directorial debut in 1954 with the films Aulad and Adhikar. However, Segal’s best known films are the freewheeling Kishore Kumar satires of the 50s and early 60s- New Delhi, Apna Haath Jaganath (1960) and Karodpati (1961). His spectacular hit Sawan Bhadon (1970) introduced Rekha to Hindi films and other films include Devar (1966), Kanyadaan (1968), Saajan (1969), Raja Jani (1972), Who Main Nain (1974), Santan (1976), Ek hi Raasta (1977), Kartavya (1979), Daulat(1981), Samrat ( 1982), Hum Hai Lajwaab ( 1984) and Kasam Suhaaj Ki ( 1989) all these were made under the banner of Deluxe Films. Other Films produced and directed by him were Intezar introducing Rinku Jaiswal, Baldev Khosa. Sansar with Baldev Khosa and Anupma. Apart from these, he directed a number of films for other producers such as Anpad, starring Mala Sinha and introducing Dharmendra.. He even won the National Award for New Delhi. The satire in New Delhi provided plenty of laughs and amusement and at the same time effectively communicated the film’s message. Married to actress Asha Mathur, a resident of Patiala, Mohan Segal had two children, Uma Segal and Deepak Segal, who is Executive Director , Star Plus and married to Bela Segal, sister and editor of Sanjay Leela Bansali. He was a messiah for many struggling artistes. Rekha for one has always acknowledged his help of introducing her to the silver screen, He spoke highly of Rekha and often said, “ Most of the heroine roles are conceived with Rekha in mind but then she is not the only actress I can repeat in my films”. This director had dared to reject Amitabh Bachan when Nargis and Sunil Dutt sent him to Segal for a screen test. Mohan Segal took under his wing aspiring actors like Navin Nishchal, Rinku Jaiswal and Baldev Khosa, send them to graduate to acting from the Film Institute at Pune. — Kamal Singh |
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Tulsi in combat with Parvati Tulsi and Parvati are in the hot seat for the Diwali Special on October 30 at 9 pm in an episode of KBC that will be for one and a half hours. The two reigning queens of daily soaps ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ and ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ will be joined by their respective family members, who will play for the Fastest Finger First (FFF) to play in the second round of the game. Tulsi’s family, the Viranis, will consist of Savita, Gautam, Damini, Sahil, Mohini and Parvati’s family, the Aggarwals, will be Kamal, Shruti, Sameer, Vigyat, Gayatri and Baa, who’ll be the companion for the two on the hot seat. The show opens with Tulsi and Parvati playing for their chosen charities. The next, selected from members of the Aggarwal and Virani, of ten members will play the FFF and the winner from any one family chooses a partner from the other family to play on the hot seat after Tulsi and Parvati. Once the second pair goes on the hot seat, the remaining eight (who were a part of the FFF, whose names are mentioned above) can play along for Rs 2 lakh. The rest of the game continues as it is. All the money that is won from this episode goes to charity. This Diwali Special episode will surely light up your television screens with your favourite telly stars playing for the big money to help a cause or several causes, they hold so close to their hearts. Stay tuned and cheer your favourite bahus, Tulsi and Parvati, playing the quizzing game with the host Amitabh Bachchan. — TNS
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Shaktiman speaks for Hanuman
Renowned actor Mukesh Khanna, who lent his voice for the animated feature film, ‘Hanuman’, is committed to the cause of keeping Indian culture alive in the minds of the masses. The film will be released on 21 October, 2005, in cinema halls across India. We talk with this man with a deep throated voice What does Hanumanji represent for you, and how close is He to your heart? Hanumanji is very close to my heart. He is about faith and Indian culture. He is called Sankat Mochan - the remover of obstacles and problems by every Indian.Hanumanji is universally accepted as the greatest super hero. And I personally feel that making a complete movie on Him is a brilliant idea - that too a full-length animation film, which is always a difficult task. I believe that the film Hanuman is a must-watch for every Indian! I must thank Sahara One Motion Picture for taking the initiative and making such a wonderful movie. You have given your voice in Hanuman, Shah Rukh Khan did the same for ‘The Incredibles’. How do you feel? It’s a good start. Voicing, dubbing and music are critical aspects of all movies, and more so for an animated film. Giving my voice in the movie was a challenge but I was never worried because I believe in myself. I really feel that Hanuman is going to set a trend and more and more animation films will be made in India. What kind of research and preparation did you do lending your voice in Hanuman? Hanumanji has blessed me with such a voice that I did not have to go through any kind of pain in giving voice to the character. I had just kept one thing in mind while dubbing: Hanumanji is a source of Shakti, so my voice has to have that power in it. Also, the brief was very clear by the director - they did not want any experimenting with the voice. They wanted it to be clear so it becomes easier for everyone to watch the movie and enjoy. What is the strength of Hanuman the movie? It’s a very interesting and engrossing film and complete entertainment for the entire family. But yes, what really stands out is the Bal Roop of Hanuman - the part that looks at the lovely childhood of Hanumanji. His naughtiness, his great power, his innocent pranks and of course, the excellent song Akdam Bakdam! The animation too is brilliant, and I think that children will definitely enjoy the Baal Roop of Hanumanji. By the way, Hanuman is the first film that has visualized Baal Roop of Hanumanji. It is definitely a must-roop of Hanumanji. It’s a must watch - believe me! What are your expectations from the film? Hanuman is a brilliant film; it is complete family entertainment, and the perfect gift any parent can give to his child in the Diwali season. We all have put our sincere effort and we believe that the audiences will love it. Shaktiman was the first super hero of Indian small screen and Hanuman is the greatest super hero of all times. How does it feel to be an important part of both the projects? It makes me feel very proud. Yes, it was an honour to have been instrumental in creating Shaktiman, the first superhero on Indian screens, but let me tell you, Shaktiman too was inspired by the greatest superhero of all time Himself, that is, Hanumanji! And now, I have lent voice to Hanumanji’s character! I just feel very fortunate and blessed to have been able to do this. You have a big fan following among the kids. What is the message that you are hoping the film Hanuman will give them? Hanumanji symbolizes Shakti - power! Kids need to realize the immense power that remains dormant within themselves, just as it was in the case of Lord Hanuman! I hope that all kids will look at themselves and worship their body. There in immense power hidden in you just realize it and try to bring it out. And most important, kids, you must take inspiration from the great Lord Hanumanji, and never misuse your power! — Dharam Pal
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Dance in Prabhu’s blood
From dancing to acting to choreography to direction to his latest role as a judge in Star channel’s dance contest show ‘Kaboom’, the talented star with rubber bones has played different roles with élan. Talking to TNS about his latest role as a judge he says, “It feels nice to see so much talent but at the same time, the responsibility is much more because the contestants really come with great hopes, so playing the judge is not a cakewalk’’. And what do judges look for in the contestants, ‘‘No doubt proper training is important but the basic sense of rhythm, flexibility and attitude is a must and that is what we look for in the contestants.’’ Talking about the immense potential of TV as a launch pad for talented youngsters, he says, ‘‘Channels are now a part of the life of millions of people, so a lot of dance shows and dance channels are giving much more exposure and opportunity to youngsters’’. ‘‘It was not so easy during the time when I started dancing’’, he says, recalling how he started as an assistant with his father, the noted choreographer, Sundram. ‘‘Dance is in my blood’’, says this trained Bharatnatyam dancer, who considers Michael Jackson his inspiration. As a choreographer, he likes to experiment with steps drawn from classical, folk as well as western dance forms. He has won a National Award for choreography twice and rates Hrithik, Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi as his favourite dancers among Bollywood stars. At present, he is busy directing his second film in Telugu ‘‘Pournami’’. And what keeps him going in all these different fields, ‘‘Yoga and proper diet give me the energy to keep going’’, says the dancer who plans to open a dance academy in the near future. — Geetu Vaid
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U SHARE This sensation set the entire Indian youth swinging to his tune in his extremely
hummable and catchy songs like ‘Suku Suku’,’ Deewana hua Badal’,’ Tumne pukara aur hum chale aaye’, ‘Badan pe sitare’, ‘Aajkal tere mere naam ke charche her zubaan par’. And despite the fact that most of his films were lightweight fun films, he won the Filmfare Award of best actor for ‘Brahmachari’ and gave a string of remarkable performances in films like Professor, Rajkumar, Kashmir ki Kali, Teesri Manzil, An evening in Paris, Premrog and Ajuba. One of the foremost internet users in India, this man is also the founder and Chairman of Internet Users community of India. But most of all, he remains the most dashing dapper hero of the colourful musicals of the 60’s.No wonder, video libraries vouch for the fact that even today, Shammi Kapoor’s movies are rented out the maximum! |
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Film & FASHION
Bollywood's oomph girl Mallika Sherawat has been roped in by two computer companies to launch their new product in Nepal in sizzling style.
Mallika will launch computer products in the Himalayan kingdom on October 28.
She is to be the dinner date of the lucky people who win a quiz and coin a slogan for the new PC or simply dole out the cash and buy one. The first 50 buyers of Mero PC will have the pleasure of dining with Mallika at Nepal's oldest luxury hotel, the Soaltee Crowne Plaza, with the bill being footed by the computer companies. Mallika will be pitted against three former Miss Nepals who, too, are being offered as dinner dates by cosmetic
giant Dabur Nepal to boost the sale of its shampoo, soap and toothpastes. Jolie favourite to bond with Bond After British actor Daniel Craig was finally confirmed as the next 007 last week, speculations have now intensified about the next Bond Girl. Paltrow sick of London Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is growing increasingly tired of London life and is yearning to return to the US for good. Paltrow makes directorial debut Gywneth Paltrow's directorial short film debut that she co-wrote will be screened later this year. Paris replaces pet pooch with a ferret! Hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton's pet pooch Tinkerbell is no longer her favourite companion, as the blonde has now shifted her attention to a white ferret. Documentary on Shahrukh Described by none other than film icon Amitabh Bachchan as the Badshah of Bollywood, superstar Shahrukh Khan is all set to give his "internal version" to his fans through a documentary made on him.
"This documentary as a commercial prospect is a little
embarrassing for me. I'm not selling a film” he said. On what the documentary reveals about him, he said, “It's a quieter version and a more internal version of me," he said.
London-based filmmaker Nasreen Muni Kabir has directed the documentary.— PTI Kate Moss makes comeback More and more heavyweight endorsements are pouring in in support of troubled British supermodel, Kate Moss after she was branded by leading fashion houses as a 'fashion untouchable' after she was spotted snorting cocaine. |
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Health and Fitness
Prostate specific Ag (PSA) should be done in all men above the age of 65 years. It helps detect early prostate cancer. Prostate cancer with metastasis is a chronic debilitating condition. —
Dr Rashmi Garg is senior consultant, Fortis, Mohali. |
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Back then, the focus was more on ‘being,’ but today it’s all about ‘having.’ “ This is how a friend’s mother summed up the difference between her generation and ours. It isn’t uncommon for people of her age to get nostalgic about ‘the good old days.’ But what she said struck a deep chord somewhere and also set me thinking. .jpg)
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Mohan Sehgal, passed away on October 19, in Mumbai, after a prolonged illness. He was a visionary who dreamt of making films his destination. He learnt Bharat Natyum and music, kept a strict diet control and practiced yoga regularly. Segal was born in Jalandhar in 1921. Segal studied literature in Government College, Jalandhar. He was a visionary who dreamt of making films his destination..jpg)
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Prabhu Deva, our man from Chennai, may falter on his Hindi diction but his steps never go out of tune on the dance floor. He’s danced his way to the hearts of millions, all over the country, with his ‘mukkabla’ and ‘Urvashi urvashi’, the numbers making break-dance a craze in the country..jpg)
No formal shirts. No reserved manner. And no wooing the lady-love in that gentlemanly manner. Rather, an absolutely cuddly and downright lovable ‘junglee’, who wooed the girl with his boisterous sensuality, accompanied by a brash, cocky, swagger and an energetic eagerness to rebuke convention. That was the Indian Elvis Presley-Shammi Kapoor, who made the art of girl-chasing on screen, enjoyable and playful like never before. And who can forget this fun-loving hero, rolling down a snow bank (Chahe koi mujhe jangali kahe), with the hills echoing his rebellious cry of ‘Yahoo’. No wonder, the exuberance and awesome dancing ability of this ‘jumping jack’ breezed on the Indian cinema like a whiff of fresh air!.jpg)
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