OLYMPIC BOLD: Anu Saboo is into paragliding and freefalling

Ice maidens
From tobaggoning in Beijing during the Olympics to ski stunts, city women are proving to be the real khatron ke khiladi, writes
Ashima Sehajpal
How often were you left breathless after seeing stunning stunts by the haseenas in Khatron Ke Khiladi (KK)? If daring and intrepid are the words you associate with them, then the city women who love the feel of adrenaline running in their veins, also deserve their share of applause. Trekking at some 10,000 feet, river rafting or skiing on snow-clad mountains is just another form of recreation for them. They have been doing it for years and are always game for some adventure. And what makes their adventures more hazardous than KK is the fact that there are no harnesses and just a few safety measures. Anu Saboo, a businesswoman, has done every possible stunt, shares the experience, "One of the craziest things I have done is sledging from the 2800-feet-high St Mortiz in Switzerland. Initially, I thought it is going to be an ordinary experience but half way through my heart sank, as it was extremely scary." But she overcame her fear by attempting it once again.

Lake Lustre
The Sukhna Lake not only draws a charmed circle of old loyalists, who haven't skipped their daily date with it for years, but also techies and other professionals, writes Mona
NATURE'S nest, Venus Venue, Walkers' Way or Enchanted Island - Le Corbusier's greatest gift to the city, Sukhna, was created for the 'care of the body and spirit' of its residents. The lake, fringed by a golf course to the south and the famous Rock Garden to its west, swarms with people of all ages, classes and from all walks of life. A few of them have been coming here every morning for the last many decades. For these die-hards, the water haven is an inseparable part of their life.

First day first show
Band Aid
Rock On
How often were you left breathless after seeing stunning stunts by the haseenas in Khatron Ke Khiladi (KK)? If daring and intrepid are the words you associate with them, then the city women who love the feel of adrenaline running in1 their veins, also deserve their share of applause. Trekking at some 10,000 feet, river rafting or skiing on snow-clad mountains is just another form of recreation for them. They have been doing it for years and are always game for some adventure.

Wish
Sridevi, Madhuri were younger
ACTOR-turned-director Sajid Khan is looking for a heroine for his second directorial venture Housefull and says he would have cast Sridevi or Madhuri Dixit if they were younger. "Actually, I would love to cast either Sridevi or Madhuri for the role, but I wish they were younger. They don't suit the role with their age now," said Sajid.

Eva's desperate days
Actress Eva Longoria so desperately wanted to be a big star in Hollywood that she posed as a lingerie model during her struggling days. The Desperate Housewives star posed in skimpy undies, a silver whip-style neck tie and PVC boots - sprawled out on an animal print chair - for a raunchy underwear campaign seven years ago.

Daddy stay out!
LINDSAY Lohan has hit back at her dad after he accused her lesbian lover DJ Samantha Ronson of using his daughter to boost her fame. According to the grapevine, Michael Lohan had said that Samantha was just an unknown LA DJ prior to meeting his daughter and she is now using Lindsay to gain publicity.

Write to Renee
Dear Renee, I am 25 years old, interning in a premier institute. I want to go abroad after some work experience, take a further degree and then come back to work for a leading company and get a good pay package. But my parents are pressurising me to get married before I leave country. My mother is emotionally blackmailing me on accord of her health. I am wondering how to get out of this situation?

Matka Chowk
The Lake that cried murder
Chandigarh is the only city to brandish a Gold-Medalist in this Olympics. A friend of mine on her first visit to Chandigarh - exclaimed -'Oh, what a lovely city to raise kids! So much of open green spaces and so little pollution!'

Hear for good
Once upon a time... It was perhaps the favourite sentence we had heard during those growing up years. It denoted not just a story, but a full-fledged drama, with the storyteller using a little bit of facial expression and a little bit of voice modulation to keep us engaged till they lived happily ever after...

Weaving sensibilities
Quoting the celestial thespian Bharat Muni, ‘theatre is an imitation of emotionally rich actions and conducts of people in different situations presented on stage with an amiable profuse of music, dance, narratives, acting spells and light sound effects,’ Delhi -based playwright poet Dr Narender Mohan sees theatre as a life size art. 

Health Peg
Treadmill exercise can reverse stroke damage
Individuals who walk on a treadmill years after stroke damage can perk up their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual “rewiring” of their brains, says a new research. “This is great news for stroke survivors because results clearly demonstrate that long-term stroke damage is not immutable and that with exercise it’s never too late for the brain and body to recover,” says Daniel Hanley, M.D., professor of neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.