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Bald & Bindaas
Rajiv Bhatia
God made some perfect heads & on the rest he put hair to hide his mistakes. Whether you are bald by destiny or choice, celebrate!
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is beautiful. And it’s not just Yul Brynner of King and I fame that we are talking about. Look around and you will find that the guy-next-door too has shaved off his hair to look glamorous (if you can use the term for men!).
Nothing
bad about it
Purva Grover
Once
upon a time, there was this big man with a thundering voice. He
was obsessed with gadgets and pressed all kinds of colourful
buttons. He had a gold tooth that shone each time he smirked. He
spoke in a strange manner, wore even stranger clothes and rubbed
his hand over his bald scalp at regular intervals.
Bald
Baddies We Loved
Shining glory |
Amrish Puri
—Photos by Pradeep Tewari & Parvesh Chauhan
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Ramlila
goes the KBC way
Saurabh Malik
After revolving stages, giant screens & flaming arrows, celebs bring
a whiff of freshness to Ramlila
No
one seems to have the time for earthly gods. No, not anymore!
Engrossed in saas-bahu sagas, full of battles fought on the small
screen with celestial blessings, few residents are willing to
leave behind the comfort of their living room sofa sets for
enjoying Ramlila.But, at the same time, when a celebrity makes his
divine appearance on the stage, crowds gather to pay obeisance
like never before.
Photo by Parvesh Chauhan |
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Matka
chowk
Too
Much Help
Sreedhara Bhasin
NOW
that the festive season is almost upon us, most Chandigarh shops have
started hiring some extra help to deal with the tidal wave of shoppers
that would engulf most stores. Some proactive shoppers are already busy.
A desultory shopper – like me - who often walks into stores without an
agenda and a plan of action, observed some new trends of shopping aid
this year.
Puppets
on string
Are you ready to be ruled by
rubberstamp leaders?
Saurabh Malik
A
politician’s all-time favourite
instrument of governance, the rubberstamp, may come handy again. Right
here in Chandigarh. Exercise a rule barring “young scholars” with
criminal records from contesting Student Council polls, and they may
field rubberstamp candidates in no time.
 FILM
& FASHION
Hilary donates locks
Colourfully
yours
Archana K. Sudheer
The
minute you enter the room,
you are smitten by the bright spectrum of colours. And, one quick glance
around the room tells you that this is one place every shopper must
sprint to this festive season. It is Rubina Sandhu’s
exhibition-cum-sale of hand-painted and embroidered suits and sarees.
The three-day exhibition at Hotel Aroma-22 is on till Sunday evening.
To
Mother India, with love
The
spirit of independence came alive at Sood Bhawan-44 with the performance
of Gopinath Muthukad and his 26-member entourage. Muthukad, our
homegrown Houdini staged the evolution of Mother India into a sovereign
republic and also highlighted the current problems of the country.
Pedalling
for a cause
Satinder Pal Singh
He
is a man on a mission and that too a very unique one. Meet Anbu Charles
who is touring the country on his bicycle to create awareness on global
warming.ven as government agencies and NGOs launch several drives
against global warming, this 45-year-old sociology graduate from
Namakkal in Tamil Nadu has chosen to create awareness on the subject in
his own innovative way.
Strokes
of Creativity
Anandita Gupta
Names to look out for in
city’s ever-growing list of contemporary artists
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In
the swiftly changing world of art, canvases have moved from being
a collector’s passion to big business. Perhaps, that explains,
an increasing number of city-women commercially pursuing their
all-time love — creating art.
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Madhu Pandit
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Tara Sharma
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Namita Roy
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Aparna Kapoor
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Bharti Sharma
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Bharti Sharma.—Photos
by Parvesh Chauhan & Pradeep Tewari
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Little
Interview
Coach goes
Soapy
She’s
virtually handled a rakshason ki sena, including everybody from the
hot-tempered Punjabi kudi Balbir, spoiled princess Preeti Sabbarwal and
diminutive village tomboy Komal to the team bitch Bindia. Natural,
composed, firm, yet considerate, Chak De’s Krishnaji came across as
team India’s endearing manager and their over-zealous coach’s
experienced advisor. A role that this 42-year-old Vibha Chibber pulled
off so well, minus any make-up, jewellery, too many dialogues or glamour
trimmings. All set to make an appearance in Sanwariya and Bidaai, we
chat up the Delhi-bred actor. Excerpts:
write
to Renee
Chants
of Bliss
The Navratras are finally here, ushering in festivity, fasts and
spiritual incline. And what else could set the Navratra mood better than
live aarti? Well, devotees can now revel in religious chants, by
listening to aarti on all the nine days by simply tuning in to BIG 92.7
FM from 6 am to 7 am.
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