Mahurat Muddle
Shaadi fever is in the air and so is confusion! A wait of six months before you say I do?
THIS is confusion at its peak. The days when one looks forward to see women don gaudy suits and glittery jewels, men practice bhangra moves and go burraaah, children re-learn the tappas and dig into ladoos, have been clouded by uncertainty and insecurity. The disruption in merriment is this bit and piece of information — Marriages should not be solemnised till December.

Mouse vs Crown
Glam graphic designer & Miss India Earth Tanvi Vyas wants to do justice to career & crown
If grooming is synonymous with being politically correct, then our Femina Miss India 2008 Tanvi Vyas is the epitome of a groomed lady. Well, it was sheer luck that she won the crown of Femina Miss India Earth when its rightful owner, Harshita Saxena, had to return it due to her contract with another pageant.

Dazzle like a diva
City fashion stylist launches a sensual & trendy trousseau line
RIOT of colours, intricate embroidery, rich fabrics, feminine cuts, and glittering embellishments. And imagine taking home this dazzling diva designer bridal outfit along with useful tips on how to carry the outfit with élan too. Yes, that’s what city-based fashion stylist Varsha Khanna has rolled in for you in her brand christened after her name.

Telly Tales
S.O.S for docs
Main kahan hoon & Main kaun hoon — staple soapy situations defy medicine, annoy viewers & are in poor taste
YIPPIE, the original Virani bahu is back! Smriti Irani in the patent sari and sindoor is all smiling again, after all Thakurji has answered her prayers. But wait, that doesn’t mean that the slimmer Tulsi, aka Gautami Kapoor, has left the Ekta camp. In fact, she has teamed up with Mandira, aka Achint Kaur, to fight the original Tulsi. A little flashback, Tulsi has previously had a memory loss, and as for Mandira, she has been through psychiatric treatment and plastic surgeries quite a number of times, and gained a few inches of height in the process.

Natural Décor
Get nature’s best to adorn your homes
It’s oriental and it’s exotic. Even the base materials for this exquisite furniture is unheard of — water hyacinth, banana leaves, grass and Rattan. But one cannot help but marvel at the intricacy and finesses with which the expert craftsmen have shaped up the final products.

A happy song
WHEN his debut single Kangna Tera Ni hit the Punjabi music scene way back in 2003, people compared Master Rakesh to Sardool Sikander. Maybe true to certain extent because Rakesh learnt the nuances of singing from Sardool whom he considers as his guru.

Cool Sip
Say au revoir to huffing, puffing & snorting this summer, says Anandita Gupta. Gulp down a slice of health, a whiff of freshness or a scoop of calories! From humble thanda-thanda homemade drinks to fancy smoothies, here are some coolers that guarantee instantaneous relief to arid throats
THE throat’s getting parched, the water jug perched on the bedside table isn’t enough for the night and we’re getting bowled over by the fizz of bottled drinks. Yet again, it’s that time of the year, when we want to gulp some thanda thanda cool cool drinks and slurp our heat woes away.
Photo by Pradeep Tewari

Bon apetit
Conquer the Cabbage
MANY years ago, I noticed that my family never went gaga when cabbage in any form was on the dinner table. I rolled up my sleeves, unrolled the scroll of the recipe repertoire in my head, and decided to rectify that. Cabbage has an exceptionally high vitamin C content and is rich in cancer-fighting compounds. We need it on our menu now, don’t we?

Opening night chaos
Kylie Minogue almost called off her show on the opening night of X2008- France because of throat infection, technical snag, show’s long duration and more. Fortunately all issues got ironed in the end. —ANI