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Summery hints
Swati Sharma
Soaring mercury getting you down? It’s time for a change in décor. Daunt the harsh sunrays by adding lighter, softer and pleasant shades to your home. Here are a few tips that will get you going
A blend of pastel yellow with lemon-green for the tablecloth when complemented with tablemats and runners in similar shades will surely have an affect on your appetite. Brighten up your table with all this in as less as Rs 1000. For a flowery touch, choose from a range of tablemats and napkins with flower prints. It comes at Rs 84 and Rs 65 a piece respectively. Pick on mats, napkins and tablecloth in an unusual combo of red and blue, the entire set can be bought at Rs 800.                                    — Photos by Parvesh Chauhan

Taking forward the legacy
S.D. Sharma
“Music is an unending quest, a spiritual vision and an eternal pilgrimage of human beings”, says Meeta Pandit, the scion of the Gwalior gharana. Acclaimed as the foremost and finest female exponent of Indian classical music from her gharana, Meeta represents the sixth generation of the illustrious Pandit family of Gwalior. She was initiated into the pious realm of Hindustani music and groomed by her grandfather, Padmabhushan Krishna Rao Pandit. She is in the city for a vocal music concert organised by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy.

Kylie loves her bottom
Kylie Minogue loves her bottom for she thinks that it’s as bootylicious as that of a black woman like Beyonce. The singer stunned Beyonce’s beau Jay-Z and Jamelia when she made the comment, but also showed just how well she could move when she performed a performed a dirty dance routine in a restaurant.

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HEALTH CHECK
Sugar-free breakfast
Enriched with natural vitamins, minerals and proteins with zero cholesterol is all new breakfast mix in three flavours. Launched by Bagrry’s high-fibre, breakfast cereal comes in three options of Crunchy Muesli, Light n Crunchy Muesli and Sugar-free Crunchy Muesli Packed with the goodness of oats, wheat and corn, this multi-grain cereal gives an energetic start to your day.

High-priced fitness
Going to a gym is no longer just about high membership fees. Swati Sharma finds out
Gone are the days when only parties spelt huge expenses- a designer outfit, exquisite footwear and accessories. Now, exercising too comes at a big price. And, if you are planning to go gyming this season then keep aside a lump sum for your gym wear. Here’s a look at what’s available for the affluent health freak. 
                                                         Photos by Parvesh Chauhan

Little Interview
Trying comedy
While his last film Big Brother saw him throwing away goons into the sky with ease, in his next flick, Sunny Deol is set to dabble with comedy. Fool N Final will see Sunny playing a macho man romancing Sameera Reddy. The film is touted, as could be blockbuster. His role in the Fool N Final is however set apart as his character has comic shades than all macho.

Pirates of fun
Saurabh Malik
Pirates of the Caribbean are stealing the show. If you haven’t caught a glimpse of them, and are still marooned on the island of post-examination boredom, just board the vessel of fun and dock into a multiplex with a pirate-theme décor.

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Mask it right
Pammy Kaul
Good skin comes from having a good facial skin care regime, where your skin is able to heal, cleanse and renew itself. Facial masks are an essential step towards having a good complexion and also for the health of your skin. To maintain a good texture and complexion, you must adjust your facial skin care mask routine according to the seasons and the type of your skin. Let a skin therapist examine and recognise your skin type. Classing yourself as oily or dry for lifetime is not fair, as with the passage of time your skin changes too.

Cheeni Kum
Is calorie count keeping you away from goodies? 
Here’s a sugar free break for your sweet tooth
Rajiv Bhatia
Cheeni Kum… If you think that’s sweet, here is something for you to savour. Calorie-conscious or diabetic, if you have a sweet tooth then all you need to do is to head to the arcades and pick on a sugar free delight.

BON APPETIT
Kofte with a twist
Kandla Nijhowne
Most cuisines across the globe will have some form of dumplings or the other, either prepared from mince or veggies, be it fried, broiled, steamed or barbequed. The minute the aroma of a well-cooked kebab wafts through a room, all eager eyes, twitching noses and ready forks will turn in that direction! We think that koftas are very Hindustani, but allow me to dispel that illusion. Kuftas, qofte, keftedes and cufte flourish all over Africa, the Mediterranean, Central Europe and Asia.

Cool sizzle
Purva Grover
Beat the heat by indulging in oriental sweet delights, a combo of hot and cold desserts
A sizzling hot jalebi straight from the halwai’s pan with a dollop of lip smacking ice cream is probably the yummiest treat for anyone with a sweet tooth. Well, a combination of hot and cold dessert does sound mouthwatering at any time of the year. And, how would it be if you can bite into hot melted chocolate rolled in a pancake with a scoop of ice cream. Hmm…now if the idea excites you then Purple Rice, Sector 35 is the place you should be heading to.

Grapes, tea & cocoa helps boost memory
A study of mice has shown that a natural compound found in blueberries, tea, grapes, and cocoa has the potential to enhance memory, and that its effects further increase when combined with regular exercise.
The compound pointed at by the researchers is epicatechin, one of a group of chemicals known as flavonols that has been shown previously to improve cardiovascular function in people and increase blood flow in the brain.

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