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Tying knot with themes
From Rajasthan to technology, weddings nowadays are inspired by diverse themes
in the tricity
Saurabh Malik
Inamoratos and their lady-love are tying the knot with the concept of ‘theme marriages’ in the wedding season of 2008. Oh yes! They are parting ways with the age-old concept of conventional marriages, where soothing yet exhilarating tunes of Tequila, piped out by the band in silvery livery, greet the marching guests; and marigolds promise the blossoming of the wedding bliss.
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Desert and
dessert: Rajasthani flavour at a wedding File photos |
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Stole(n) moments |
Two girls share a shawl as they breeze by on a scooter Lifestyle photo: Vinay Malik
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A musical journey
Daughter of Pt Kumar Gandharva, Kalapini Komkali, may have been a late starter but she’s more than caught up with her contemporaries
SD Sharma
Vivacious and versatile vocalist of Hindustani Classical and doyenne of Gwalior Gharana Kalapini Komkali is in the city on the invitation of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi for a performance at Tagore Theatre. The concert is dedicated to Pandit Bhim Sen Joshi, who was awarded with prestigious Bharat Ratna award by the President.
Collector’s addition
Some book lovers of the tricity give us a peek into their huge home libraries
Ashima Sehajpal
We were so wrong. But we couldn’t help it. Since childhood, we were conditioned to believe that reading books was a mere hobby. Something you should do in free time. We did adhere to the rules laid out for us all this while, until we came across a few people who gave a new meaning to this hobby called reading.
Honii Sandhu Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Amarbir Singh Photo: Himanshu Mahajan
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Love’s labour not lost
Shattered in love, a young guy, all of 26, reacts by penning
down a novel
Mona
Every writer’s first work draws from his/her real life in one way or the other,” they say. Can’t be truer for Ravinder Singh, a software engineer by profession who found and lost love in a short span of a few months. And the outcome, a novel I too had a love story…
Blogger’s park
Helplines and hate lines
Many cyber helplines and blogs sprang up post-26/11. A peek into some sites…
An eerie feeling when you wake up in the morning and hear such words from a three-year-old - "Bua (Aunt) no office today. Taj Mahal (hotel) is burning. I saw it". Strange, looking at her innocent face I realised I didn't matter to myself. It's our kids we fear for. Guess, the time has come to talk them through the word terrorist."
Naina
barse, rimjhim rimjhim…
I wept almost 300 times in those three days of terror and tragedy, says melody queen Lata
Describing the terror attacks on Mumbai as a blow to the city's spirit, singer Lata Mangeshkar said that she never felt so disturbed in life and almost wept 300 times in the last three days.
"I can't express my emotion in words. I never felt so disturbed in my life.
I have been watching TV constantly for the last three days wept and 300
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Lata Mangeshkar
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Real action may inspire reel
Ram Gopal Varma's presence along with Vilasrao Deshmukh during the latter's visit to the Taj and Oberoi has triggered rumours about a film on the tragedy
The presence of hotshot filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma with Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh during the latter's visit to two luxury hotels which bore the brunt of Mumbai terror attacks has led to speculation that Bollywood films on the attacks may be in pipeline.
Sarkar raj: flop show
Bachchan says his gun comment expressed loss of faith in the sarkari system
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who had disclosed in his blog that he slept with a gun under his pillow after Mumbai terror attacks, has said it was to show his "complete loss of faith in the system and governance" and criticised gestures like lighting candles.
Tale of trust, lies and deception
After successfully staging 700 shows of the play Maharathi in Gujarati since 1987, veteran actor Paresh Rawal is all set to win audiences again through the big screen adaptation of the classy comic thriller that is releasing Friday.
Take two
Veteran actor Dev Anand says he would not have had to shoot his film Guide twice, deleting certain content, if it were produced
these days
"Guide was made in two versions. One was American, based on the Novel by R K
Narayan. Indian version was not the book one and had to change as there was little adultery content which was not considered as ethical during those times," Dev Anand said.
GEEK SPEAK
Pixel points
Amitpal Singh Grewal
Mega pixel is one of the specifications of a digital camera, which is given the most importance. Promoted by both, the seller and the manufacturer one would find the number of mega pixels printed on the front cover of the camera box, and well, this happens to be the lone feature of the camera that tempts the shopper to make a final decision.
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Brand it right
South Korean-based electronics company LG bucked the credit crunch by announcing a five-year global partnership with Formula One.
"History shows that if you want to build a brand, you have to invest in that brand," the company's chief marketing officer Dermot Boden said in a news
conference with Formula One supreme Bernie Ecclestone.
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Alarm-ing stuff
Newly developed scanners would be able to raise an alarm when ancient manuscripts deteriorate and need to be restored. Normally, chemical tests are used to estimate the quality of paper and determine what treatment it needs. But, this process destroys up to half a page of the work, and the tests are time-consuming.
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