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Fish out swimwear that shouts sheer comfort, sizzling style & swim away the summer blues.
Anandita Gupta does a reccee of the city. Here is what to slip into & where to enjoy the dipping sessions
Pooling
around!
MERCILESS afternoons. The sun shining bold and bright. Warm, sultry mornings. Evenings whizzing off flushes of lukewarm air. Little wonder, sweet sounds of splashing in cool water beckon us to beat the heat. After all, what could beat the summer ennui (and sticky heat!) better than the thrill of plunging into a sparkling pool? Here’s a lowdown on pools and facilities available in town.
Photos by Pradeep Tewari
New releases
Krazziness, marriages & drugs
U Me Aur Hum
youth speak
Isha Gulati
Soulful existence
 THESE days many youngsters influenced by meaningless temptations take to the wrong path. And those who choose to walk on the narrow easy path are the ones whose souls are dead and lack motivation. I strongly believe that whatever you are is what god has given you and what you will be is what you will give to god. Have you ever thought that coming on this beautiful planet is a gift of god in its own?
Mad about Mobiles
Panic attacks, anxiety bouts & restlessness ? You may be suffering from nomophobia
Purva Grover
THE mobile alarm wakes you up. You put it off. Check the SMS and the missed calls you received while you were sleeping. Get ready, drive to the workplace, and call up nth number of people to plan the day. Drive past the cops, who catch you chatting on the way. Via music, your cell phone keeps you entertained between working hours. Next, you use it to get tickets booked for the night show and inform all your pals to catch up via the messenger. Quite a normal day. Right?
Gen(e)ius!
Classical dancer, singer, model & actor, there is a lot to Radha ki beti Ragini
Purva Grover
WHEN one has a father as a producer, brother as an actor and a superstar entertainer uncle, it’s only natural for one to choose acting as a profession. Right? Well, that’s what happened in the case of Ragini Khanna. The daughter of Kamini Khanna, sister of Amit Khanna and niece of Govinda, acting surely comes naturally to her. We speak to the girlie, the ambitious determined beti of Radhaa on NDTV’s Imagine.
 Career Call
Doordarshan’s familiar face, the lady behind Hum Honge Kamyaab & a guiding force
Parbina Rashid
WHAT does it take to be a good career
counsellor? Empathy, a clear perspective and, of course, knowledge. Usha Albuquerque has it all. And when it comes to addressing career dilemmas of youngsters she sure shows sensitivity and the right path.
Photo by Pradeep Tewari
 Sidelanes
Joyshri Lobo
True constants of education
OUR sons and daughters are settled. The grandchildren are striving for their places in the sun. The dreaded annual exams are over. We can feel the tension as each one tries to do his or her best to get admission in good schools and colleges. Some young lives have found solace in suicide while others have failed their intellectual pursuits and fallen prey to depression.
 It’s different
Their fetish to do unusual things feeds their creativity and fires their passions
Parbina Rashid
WHAT inspires people to go offbeat, do things differently? Fame, money or simply strokes of creativity? Maybe all three. Otherwise, how do you explain Dr Anees Ahmed’s passion to collect matchsticks and hold them together with adhesive to create a two-and-a-half-feet-tall Parliament House?
Matchstick magic: Anees
Ahmed
Affordable
Art
Prelude to an upcoming art gallery, this art expo brings works of 13 artists to town
ART curators of the region seem to have realised the need to provide variety under a single roof. And when we talk about variety, it means works by a heterogeneous group of artists from all corners of the country. After Artscape’s inaugural exhibition at Industrial Area-I, which brought works from Bihar to down South, another art curator Ranjit Grewal enters the city art scene with a similar exhibition.
Photo by Parvesh Chauhan
Dance that dance
A group of Italian choreographers teaches history through dance
S.D. Sharma
 “Of all performing arts, dance is the most effective media when it comes to lending expressions to the hopes, desires and aspirations of the people,” opines Internationally acclaimed Italian choreographer Monica Casadei, who is leading a group of 10 artistes under the banner Artemis Danza which is based at Parma city in Italy. They will perform at the Festival of Italian Dances organised by the Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts (CIPA).
Photo by Pradeep Tewari
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