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I believe...
Purva Grover
WE’VE known her as an actor, a danseuse, a politician, a social worker and, of course, a doting mom. But, the Hema Mailni we met on Saturday, came across as a woman first, and the rest later. A woman with her own mind and eternal beauty, she shares her mantra for both with us.
Benegal’s Ballad
Parbina Rashid
HE has all the qualities of a legend — intense, yet not so much that one cannot relate to him, analytical but to-the-point, and a person who has full respect for time, literally.
So, it was not unusual for Shyam Benegal to reach the venue for the
interaction session — Government Museum and Art Gallery –10, dot on
time.
— Photo by Parvesh Chauhan
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Yo! India
Education, yoga or speaking Hindi, foreign students on campus love it all
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Parbina Rashid
THE proposal to lure foreign students by reserving a few seats in that category may not have gelled well with the authority concerned, but looking at the ever-growing number of foreign students from nearby countries like Iran, Iraq and Yemen, Afghanistan and also Japan and Canada, one can say Panjab University has made its presence felt in the international scene and that too only by word of mouth.
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Photo by Manoj Mahajan
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Adrenaline on the track-4
Want to race?
Post-marriage, Sarika Sehrawat is raring to go
Sukant Deepak
“IT didn’t really take me long to convince male rallyists that motorsports wasn’t their exclusive domain. As I finished podiums, my mettle was immediately recognised, and not just by them,” smiles Sarika Sehrawat, the fastest Indian woman on four wheels and the nation’s first professional woman rallyist.
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Enter their world
Purva Grover
BARELY six-months old, profits worth one lakh a month and among the country’s top 300 websites. “Mind you, all this after a big failure,” say Agam, Gunpreet, Gurinder, Nikhil, Saurabh and Sujit in unison.
Six engineering students from
the city make downloading of movies, music & more easier &
scrapping on Orkut more fun — Photo by Manoj Mahajan |
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No men,
puhhleese!
Purva Grover
THE fact that you need a new designer outfit each time you have to go out is no secret. And, that you’ve to visit ten different stores before picking up a dress is also both known and scoffed at. So, as you roam around all excited and eagerly looking for that perfect outfit — designer, latest, in-budget and inimitable, your husband or boyfriend sighs, bemoans and even threatens to leave.
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— Photo by Pradeep Tewari
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Death-wish Dhillon
Parbina Rashid
An eye surgery and a urinary-track infection may have pulled him down physically, but he is still the very much ‘Death-wish Dhillon’, as once known among his contemporaries. Strike a conversation with Sir Mohinder Singh Dhillon, and you know that beneath the tough exterior of this Ludhiana born, Kenya bred-photojournalist (who took a fall from a chopper flying at a height of 8,000 feet in the Rift Valley and lived to tell the tale), beats a
heart.
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Search ends here...
Parbina Rashid
HE may not be a Punjabi by birth, but his love for Punjabi folk makes him an integral part of the cultural scene here. So, when the star-maker became a star himself this Republic Day by becoming one of the Padmashree awardees in the music category, we rejoiced.
Padmashree Jawahar Wattal will continue
to promote Punjabi talent
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Stolen moments
The interaction session with Shyam Benegal at Government Museum and Art Gallery-10 was a double bonanza for us journos. For it saw the presence of M.S. Sathyu — in a relaxed mood, enjoying the morning sun. “I am enjoying the cold,” says Sathyu, after the introduction was made by city-based artist Viney Vadhera. And as this conversation unfolded we came to know of their association.
Matka Chowk
Chandigarh Graffiti
Sreedhara Bhasin
Chandigarh is relatively graffiti free. I haven’t seen too many walls in this city defaced by misguided literary and social zeal and unbridled creativity bordering on vandalism. However, I have seen quite a few sweet musings carved on tree trunks and etched on pillars and walls in places like the Sukhna Lake and Chattbir Zoo.
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First Day First Show
Insufferable drama
Rajiv Kaplish
Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa
Avoidable
Rama Rama Kya Hai Dramaaa? This is precisely the question we should be posing, not you, Mr Director. What is the hullabaloo over? Is it about transforming a midget into a matinee idol? Or, making a glam doll who once had an aversion to clothes into a draped- from-head-to-toe-in-a-sari nagging wife?
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Little Interview
Can you make Makrand
IT’S a war of jokes, giggles and funny acts, and judging the comedy gang war is Makrand Despande. Known for his role in flicks like Swades, Lal Salam, Satya and Makdee, the artiste now plays a judge on Bindass’ Hasley India. And what is the task of the contestants on the show?
Britney in trouble
Troubled pop star Britney Spears has been labelled greatly disabled by the UCLA Medical Center. Healthcare professionals say she is in a "manic state" cause of her bipolar disorder. Spears, who was admitted to a hospital recently, is not able to take care of her basic needs like food, clothing or shelter and being greatly disabled is also the criteria for involuntary commitment, report says.
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