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Truth
behind the terror White
Mischief
STEP OUT Long-lasting
look Forget micro minis. This summer’s soaring style is
full-length kalidar & straight-fit skirts with flairs & frills.
Photo by Pradeep Tewari
Photo by Parvesh Chauhan China
Calling Beauty
Studio: Q&A Bon
apetit Storm in
a tea cup Kilmer,
Stone sign on for Streets of Blood
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The story of Operation
Bluestar and the subsequent unrest in Punjab has been written about time
and again but it never fails to evoke anger, sadness and regret every
time the story is told. So, little surprising that Ram Narayan Kumar, the
human rights activist, took up the subject once again. And the
outcome is a 377-page book called Terror in Punjab: Narratives,
Knowledge and Truth. Kumar is not a novice when it comes to
understanding the political scenario of Punjab. His earlier book Reduced
to Ashes: Insurgency and Human Rights in Punjab in 2003 had created
history of sorts. So is his latest book is a sequel to Reduced to Ashes?
"Not really," says Kumar, in town for the release of the book at
the Press Club on Saturday. "While Reduced to Ashes was based
on the physical and emotional trauma of 1,600 families I had interviewed, Terror
in Punjab is mainly my opinion which I derived from my attempts to
understand the mass atrocities committed post Operation Bluestar."
Telly Tales
THESE recipes are not only easy to cook, the ingredients are few and
easy to carry. For variety in both taste and nutrition, and for those
times when everyone is too tired to do any cooking, carry along
pre-cooked dishes in tins and foil packets. Then, all you have to do is
boil water, bung in the tin or foil packet for a few minutes, open and
serve. From mutton curry in a tin to rajma and palak paneer in
a packet, take your pick from supermart shelves.
HOW many times have you
eyed that super short balloon skirt and ended up feeling depressed? How
frequently have you flipped the channel, feeling envious of Kareena’s
new look? And well, how often have you sulked at the mirror, blaming
your imperfect vital statistics? Chances are quite often. If you’ve
been feeling left out in the age of fashionholics and size-0-aspiring
models, then here’s some good news.
CALL them copycats, crib on their reliability, love them for
affordability, and use and throw their fancy stuff away. That’s what
we call Chinese revolution. From toys, walkie-talkies, music players to pichkaris
and crockery , it’s Chinese whispers all the way. So, the fact that
they have forayed into our mobile market shouldn’t surprise us, right?
Well,what surprised us was the stylish, affordable and feature-packed
impact of their invasion. Let’s step into city’s ‘Chinese’
markets and find out what’s ringing out there.
