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 Bravehearts
Eleven recipients of Godfrey Phillips Bravery Awards redefine courage
Valour is not just about leaping without looking into troubled waters for pulling someone out of sure-shot danger, but also about overcoming social and emotional handicaps for leading your man on the wheelchair to the hymeneal altar.
Also about drowning your miseries in the click-clank of computer keys
writing about the troubles of others, or stepping down the rungs of
ladder to social success for spreading messages against pre-natal sex
determination tests and HIV/AIDS.
Documenting Punjab’s soul
He narrates nothing new. His work is, once again, the depiction of problems in Punjab. Even the medium he’s chosen is an old one. However, it is his conviction that makes the difference. Meet 25-year-old documentary maker, Simran Singh Kaler.
Surging ahead
 Before the advent of television channels in the region, All-India Radio was the only lifeline for the entertainment of common man. No wonder, radio artists were revered as celebrities. Similarly, the annual AIR awards for excellence were equated with any national award, which brought recognition to the artists.
Likewise, a young playwright and drama artist, Sukhchain Singh Bhandari,
was bound to be the cynosure of many eyes. Bhandari created history by
winning the All - India Radio’s coveted first prize for four years in
succession (1961 to 1964) for sculpting radio plays.
2
minute wonder
 Lunch, dinner, snack ...
It takes two minutes to cook, even fewer minutes to eat!
Hostellers, paying guests, single men and women, married men whose wives are out for work or on a holiday, children of working parents, all those who are too busy to cook and those who are simply lazy—this one is for you. Easy on pocket, high on taste and low on time, we are talking about the century’s greatest invention and a life-saving product for many, it is mmmm…Maggi.
BON APPETIT
Peach Perfect
The peaches are out in all their splendid glory, with a spot of blush on their fuzzy cheek. In the midst of the mango-eating frenzy, this gorgeous fruit tends to get somewhat sidelined, though it adapts perfectly to many a delectable dish. Peaches do not ripen or sweeten after they are plucked, so always choose what looks ready to eat, and not the hard ones tinged with green.
Going off the eaten track
Shelves of city departmental stores are lined with an assortment of mixes that promise gourmet food in a jiffy. Just snip open a packet, follow directions & voila...
Swati Sharma checks out what’s available.
Call of luxury
Designer cuff links, an exquisite watch, the latest iPod, an ace palmtop, a satisfying luxury car and a bar at home with a huge variety of spirits and cocktail shakers. Now, who says only Punjabi women love to show off? The status and fashion conscious men brigade too is not far behind.
 For body & soul
Indulge in an aromatic and rejuvenating splash at home
A scent of ripe peaches blended with delicate almond and laced with fresh mimosa. Or maybe some coconut milk with a hint of creamy cocoa and sweet vanilla. Sounds mouth-watering, isn’t it? But, wait for these are not for your sweet tooth, rather they are exciting indulgences for your body.
From cocoa butter to peppermint to cucumber-melon and citrus, the fresh
and exciting market of shower gels is all set to take you on a fragrant,
relaxing and wonderful journey.
Healing the herbal way
As schoolchildren, we all were taught that Prevention is better than cure. And, while it remained a mere adage for many, it became an inspiration for Dr Sonica Krishan. An Ayurveda doctor, Sonica has been running her clinic Arogya in city’s Sector 7, for a decade now. She says, “ Ayurveda is a preventive science and it has minimal or no-side effects at all.”
You’re
cordially invited
Nothing lasts forever, but memories do. City denizens add class to their weddings through customised invites
 When it’s the fond memory of one’s wedding, it’s meant to stay, safely tucked in that snug corner of your heart! In fact, don’t most of us secretly desire our wedding-memories to stay forever—not just in our own,but in the hearts of all our wedding guests? Well, you and I might have just wished it, but city’s Gen-X is actually ensuring that it happens. Not by throwing those ultra-lavish bashes, mind you, but going in for wedding-invites, that are sophisticated, yet stylistic and suave.
Cool Stuff
Fruity Twirl
Tropicana launched its two new exotic juice drinks — Apricot and Strawberry Twirl. You can now enjoy the goodness of delicious apricots, passion fruit and apple in the former and savour the freshness of luscious strawberries with apple in the latter. Enjoy the naturalness of these twirls and savour the refreshing taste all day long.
A letter
from Crowe
Health tip
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