Ab PU kare padhai!
COME February and one knows that the university campus is a lot more than geris, hot sams, honking open gypsies and rajma chawal at Stu-C. One and all in the campus come together at this time of the year to announce that they are there to study! Ouch… sounds implausible, right? Well, all you need to do to believe the unbelievable is walk down the campus and watch it for yourself. Hmmm…Agreed that the month is that of romance but so is it of studies, and our university brigade knows that.

Go ga-ga over gosht
For meat eaters, things cannot get better than this. Right from shammi kebabs to kebab nargizi to gosht biriyani — tried and tasted by generations of bawarchis and rakabdars of Awadh — are laid out to take connoisseurs on a different culinary trip. Organised by UP Tourism in collaboration with CITCO, the festival brings to town seven traditional chefs from Lucknow, known for their expertise in blending spices and fine presentation.

Telly Tales
English We, the audience
After stolen ideas, Hindi subtitles & dubbed flicks, now watch the best of English soaps in Hindi. The audience couldn’t have asked for more!
FOOD, fashion or flicks, we love to imitate the West. And this story of inspiration and imitation does not end here. For, our telly ville and its inhabitants too are not far behind when it comes to getting influenced from the West. Recall the times when one and all would sit glued to the telly to catch the Bold and Beautiful or Baywatch.

Exotic, affordable & contemporary. This collection is a feast for every ordinary woman who wants to feel like a princess 
Glimpse of glitter
THE lady smiles a picture-perfect smile, as an attendant cautiously settles a chunky coral necklace on her delicate neck. Her eyes sparkle warming up to this orange neckpiece, exotic with sparkling zircons, dull golden beads, and sunshine sheen. We let jewellery designer Asha Kamal Modi of Art Karat, settle with all the grandeur around, and try delving deep into her magical world of glint and glitter. Exhibiting her collection ‘Rajwada-The Royal Collection’ at Taj, the lady seems quite pleased. She says, “When I came up with Art Karat jewellery about 20 years back, nobody in India had heard of gold-plated silver jewellery. Everybody was rather sold out on gold, which was perceptually stashed in family lockers. 

Spiritual Stylists
They give you a sneering look when you tune in to the channels like Aastha or Sanskar. Ask them to accompany you at a jagran in the neighbourhood and they’ll lecture you on how busy they are. As for meditation, they opine it’s boring and for the oldies. Yes, that’s how Gen Y reacts when it comes to religion or spirituality. But, not always, for, when it comes to making a style statement, they don’t mind going the spiritual way. Tees with religious prints, key chains with evil eyes, bracelets with rudrakasha or kurtis imprinted with Gayatri mantra, the fashionistas sport it all. Run through this piece to explore the many ways that can help you flash your spirituality.

Spice up
Happy  Feet
We expect so much from our feet. We make them carry our weight in all kinds of footwear and over all kinds of surfaces. So taking care of them is really important. Problems of the feet can arise from ill-fitting shoes, poor posture, fatigue and neglect. Daily care, along with regular exercise can really help keeping them healthy. Good foot posture helps to put the entire body in balance. When you stand, or walk, your toes should point straight ahead. Lift the arches of the feet slightly, so that your body weight is supported by the outside edges of the soles of your feet.

Stressful times
Lindsay Lohan cited work stress and separation from her father as the cause of her abuse problems that made her enter a rehab centre last year. She resorted to drinking and drugs to deal with the emotional pain. “It was easy to run away and drink at night. But I didn’t realise it was getting in the way of my work.” —IANS