Saadi Jasmine
A college girl with a funny Punjabi accent, a model throwing attitude & an anchor oozing professionalism 
Anandita Gupta
A PRETTY, petite model marooned on an island of hardcore Punju boys. Chalk-hits on the head, impolite remarks, catcalls and promptings, that would make even SRK shaky on stage. A Punjabi accent, awkward enough to embark the witnesses on a 3rd Laughter Challenge! Yup, that’s rewinding to the times when Saada Campus on Zee Punjabi happened. And while the producers struck gold with the show becoming a rage with Punjabis in the US, UK and back home, our ‘poor’ Jasmine Bhatty remained the butt of “Oye, ainu taan Punjabi wi nahin aundi”.                                              Photo by Vinay Malik

Easy on pocket, high on style
Drop by at the city’s rehri markets for a sasta shopping experience 
Anandita Gupta
WANT to add some fun to the bright harsh sunny days? Well, then hop on to a covered rickshaw, lick into a juicy lolly, and go shopping. Grab everything from crisp cotton capris to comfy ganjis to flip-flops and more, all in say, just Rs 200! Yes, that’s the magic of rehri market.                Photo by Parvesh Chauhan

New releases
Mushy times are here again! 
P.S. I Love You
Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Kathy Bates, Lisa Kudrow, Gina Gershon
Director: Richard Lagravenese
On a country road in Ireland over ten years ago, it was love at first sight for Holly, a lost young tourist (Hilary Swank), and Gerry, a charming local lad (Gerard Butler). Hollys formidable mother, (Kathy Bates), disapproved of the couple, concerned that her spirited daughter was too young for marriage.

youth speak
I’m an Indian
Abhishek S. Vashisht
THE recent ongoing fight between North Indians and Mumbai locals has brought to light many facts. The feeling of oneness with the countrymen and a sense of responsibility for the nation are sure becoming things of the past.

zzzzz… Sleep-deprived?
If work & ‘modern’ lifestyle is invading upon your sleeping hours, this one is for you
Purva Grover
DO you toss and turn in bed all night? Have you watched all movies that HBO and Star Movies have to offer? Is counting sheep your favourite pastime? Is it clock watching that keeps you busy? Do you find yourself drowsy at the breakfast table or in the boardroom? Is sleeping time worry time for you? If yes, then there are chances that you are an insomniac. And you can blame the drowsiness, dark circles, uneasiness, irritation, and anger on your work and related lifestyle. Experts, sufferers and doctors tell you why.

Creativity Unbridled
Budding designers take you on a globetrotting experience
Anandita Gupta
It’s the classic case of unbridled creativity, free to ooze out of every pore. Only this time, creativity speaks with sensual whiffs, soothing music, palate pleasers and jazzy interiors, besides dresses, of course. No wonder, the budding battery of INIFD designers is bubbling with enthusiasm, as they take visitors on a round of the institute’s annual exhibition Global Extravaganza-2008.

Photo by Vinay Malik

Making melodies
Accounting, marketing & advertising… 
till Shamir Tandon found his calling in music!
Purva Grover
AS a child each time he stepped on stage, he sang an unknown, unheard numbers. His melodious surprise lay in his self-compositions. “I never sang popular numbers of Rafi, Lata or Kishore,” says Shamir Tandon. Well, little did he know then that the music director in him was already at work! Today, Tandon is one of the best music directors that we have.

Sidelanes
A girl is born
Joyshri Lobo
THE birth of a child is a joyous occasion. When the baby is a girl, this joy is compounded as she spells love, compassion, dainty feminine ways and often beauty. This baby is almost 8 pounds, has a mop of jet black hair and a wonderful skin. She will be worth the perfect write up in a matrimonial column which stresses on “fair, tall, beautiful; w.v. in HH; earning 6 fig. salary in MNC; bros.

Treasure tragedy
This gallery of Punjabi folk instruments is waiting to be rediscovered
Parbina Rashid
KNOW the difference between a saranda and sarangi or a toombi or iktara? These are words, which are gradually fading from our vocabulary and unless one is doing research work on folk instruments, chances are that one would not even know what they exactly are.                       Photos by Manoj Mahajan

Magical transformations
 Parbina Rashid
EVEN after spending 58 years in theatre as an actor, director and writer, people still refer to him as Sethi Makeupwala. And he doesn’t really mind it. After all, doing stage and film make-up has always been a passion with him — a skill that earned him not just this nickname but also an award by the Gurukul Academy-Toronto last month.                                                        Face Art Veer Pal

Rising Star 
He breathes theatre 
S.D. Sharma
THE saying that ‘actors are born and not made’ holds true for Kapil Kalyan. He does not have formal training or a family background in the realm of theatre. But he was merely a boy when he gave the city a wonderful production Rajneeti Ke Mahajan.

Exhi-watch
Talent on display
YET another annual exhibition showcasing the artistic talent of its students. The venue is the Government Museum and Art Gallery and the organiser is the Institute of Fine Arts. The works range from murals to ink drawings to poster and digital prints. Students have picked up some social themes like corruption and female foeticide and expressed it in poster form using symbols. However, a majority of the students have shown their aptitude for mouse art and the result is interesting digital prints ranging from nature to storybook characters. 

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