They work out at nights Health is the latest on the city’s nightlife menu as young professionals decide to keep their date with the gym after work hours, reports Anandita Gupta Guess what’s the latest buzz in the city’s nightlife circuit? “The city hardly has any nightlife,” many among you would whimper, for sure. But wait, before you dismiss your city as a lifeless limb at night, think again. No, there’s 24x7 café (with sleek Italian sofas, soft leather chairs and low-slung coffee tables), that’s coming up in town. Nor is there any chic late night bar, headily arriving in the City Beautiful. It’s rather the rising pulse rates, bubbling endorphins and pulsating heartbeats — thudding amidst the city’s air every night!

Fashion blues Think twice before disposing of that  T-shirt. Labour, pesticides and gallons of water go into it, says Saurabh Malik Logging on to fashion, you picked up a cool street-wear T-shirt with nice floral prints to go along with that hot satin skirt gorgeously. After three parties, networking in a discotheque, you had enough of it. And now you have decided to remove the top from your wardrobe and relegate it to the trashcan of your memory. But think twice before stuffing your out-of-vogue tee into the recycle bin. You may find it incredible, but as many as 257 gallons of water have gone into growing the cotton required for manufacturing it.

A bit of everything
Gayatri Rajwade
These Earth women sure know how to lead their lives and zesty would be an understatement! Right now Miss India Earth 2003—Shweta Nair—is on a swinging grassy roll and how. Here today, there today, films in the kitty, ramps by the side, fabulous dresses galore and funky projects to boot, she is beaming from ear to ear with the thrill of it all.

Jadu Guru
Saurabh Malik
His looks leave you spell-bound. He comes across so magically different off-stage without his characteristic turban and red achkan. In fact, Samrat Shankar’s deep intelligent eyes, complimenting a philosophical smile, leave you charmed. It’s only when he converts a piece of paper into a Rs 500 note before converting it further into more than a few crisp currency notes that you realise that his charm does not lie in his appearance, but hands. 

Dining in style  Tamarind, Indian restaurant in New York City, has set new standards in cuisine. It is elegant and stylish with impeccable service, writes Rabia Tewari Indian cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines in North America. It is distinguished by its sophisticated use of spices and its many regional styles. In New York City itself there are over 300 Indian restaurants. When Avtar Walia decided to open his new Indian restaurant, Tamarind, he wanted it to harmonise superior food, service and ambience. A TOUCH OF INDIA: The exquisite interior of the Tamarind.

Something fishy
Veryam Kaur
Since the dawn of humanity, human beings consume fish in various varieties for their own survival. In some countries including China and Japan fishes are even eaten raw. Picket meat of whales in large jars is a delicacy in the shopping malls of Japan and Hongkong. Normally, the following varieties of fish are preferred in world wide homes:-

Back from bhabi-dom
Bhabi-dom is all set for a new entrant but when this tenderfoot happens to a gal from your own city, it certainly makes you rush down the stairs helter-skelter to take a good dekko. After all, what made her heartthrob Akshay Kumar’s bhabi (sister-in-law) and not me!

Sweet surrender
Anandita Gupta
Forgotten the last time when eating seemed a heavenly experience? Or the time when digging your mouth into something made you heady with its delicious taste? Well, a little more deep thinking would help you recall—wasn’t it indeed the time you’d been on a strict diet and then, suddenly, you had bid adieu to your diet charts and surrendered to your salivating mouth. And whether or not you’ve been through such an experience in the past, the future definitively has one in store for you!

Wholesome pleasure  With the chemical content in food on the rise, people are getting wary of what they eat. Saurabh Malik looks at a healthy alternative. Chandigarh is going the organic way. And its not just pesticide-free vegetables the residents are savouring, even health cookies, rusks and popadums are giving them a taste of well-being. Little wonders then, that the concept of health stores is growing strong in the city like never before. The tremendous response to health food has inspired the Bhatias to get on the fast track to expansion. HEALTH MANTRA: People are waking up to organic food. Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Disarming Taslima
Indu Singh
Taslima Nasreen, Bangladeshi writer was visiting South India from Kolkata after she was granted permission to stay on in India for six more months. She visited Kamla Suraiya, alias Kamla Das, at her home in Kochi. A lovely blown-up photograph of the meeting of the two controversial writers, each defiant in their own way, appeared in The Hindu of August 24, 2006. Both are strong women who have defied the male preserve. The photograph exuded warmth and radiance that they must felt for each other.

BON APPETIT
The Perfect Cake
When does a cake remind you of a famous poet? When it is Browning —Anonymous
As a new bride, my first attempt at cake baking left much to be desired. Ever since that fiasco, my husband has derived fiendish delight in describing that cake to friends and foes alike! The cake (I quote him here), was pock-marked, heavy, sunken like a well in the centre, had the texture of clay, the top looked scorched but the core was pale and pasty’’.

FILM & FASHION
Liz learns to ride elephant
With her wedding to beau Arun Nayar fast approaching, British beauty Elizabeth Hurley is determined that no matter what, she’s going to be the epitome of elegance, and has thus started taking elephant riding lessons. The Bedazzled star, who is set to arrive on the back of an elephant for the couple’s Indian wedding ceremony, is apparently nervous that she won’t know how to sit atop the giant mammal on her big day.

COOL STUFF
Dhoom in Jeans
You can or will never get this close to Bollywood! Imagine yourself in exactly the same sexy jeans like the one worn by Hrithik Roshan or the sizzling short skirt of Aishwarya Rai or the cool biker jacket of Abhishek Bachan. The biggest international jeans and casual wear brand in the country, Pepe Jeans London ties up with the biggest blockbuster of the year Dhoom 2! 

Pet show
An all species pet show was organized by Pumpkins kindergarten and Vets for Pets veterinary clinic in Sarabha Nagar at the Pumpkin premesis. The show was enjoyed by over a 100 students and their parents. On display were puppies, kittens, hamsters, guinea pigs, turkeys, fishes and rabbits. 

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