A maddening experience
Twelve photographers from across the globe give us an insight into India
Twenty-one days of apprehension and then admiration. That's how one can define Mad in India, an independent magazine put together by 12 photographers across the globe, which gives an insight into the contemporary India. And, sharing notes on this mad experience was Alain Willaume, the coordinator and director of the project.
                Alain Willaume Photo: Pradeep Tewari

HEART THROB

Actor George Clooney delivers a speech during the German telethon Ein Herz fuer Kinder (A heart for children) in Berlin on Saturday. Clooney symbolically received the Golden Heart Award-2008 for different relief organisations that are helping in Sudan.  Photo: Miguel Villagran/Reuters

Right number on stage
Playwright Prof Pali Bhupinder specialises in ‘theatre of tension’
Theatre has to be more vibrant, educative and innovative for its survival. Like many of the visual and performing arts, theatre cannot afford to compromise on its principles. The practitioners of theatre will have to review the norms of culture and aesthetics to relate theatre to the masses for its encouragement and nourishment," observed Prof Pali Bhupinder Singh, hailed as the leading proponent of fourth-generation Punjabi drama.

Bollywood gets taste of Thai scurry
Bangkok is now the hotspot for shooting action dramas given its history of crime, whereas European countries like Switzerland are good for romantic flicks
Bollywood's fascination with foreign locales is not new, but Indian filmmakers seem to have taken a fancy to shooting action movies in Thailand and say it works out cheaper as compared to Europe.

Pain before prize
Prior to his arrival in Malaysia to receive his Datukship, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan had sustained an arm injury during a film shoot. The pain had aggravated so much that a local doctor was called to give him three jabs to reduce the pain. "My shoulder hurts, but the show must go on," The Star Online quoted Khan, as saying during an exclusive interview in his luxurious hotel room at the Villa Istana. Before receiving his Datukship at the Seri Negeri hall in Ayer Keroh, Khan had only one hour to put on his baju Melayu, samping (wrap-around waist cloth) and songkok (headgear), which was popularized by Tan Sri P. Ramlee in his classic Malay movies.

Not ex-factor
X Factor judge Dannii Minogue is planning to marry her sports star boyfriend Kris Smith, according to reports. The Aussie beauty quashed reports suggesting that she split up from the 30-year-old and told a friend: "Kris is my rock, he's been the one thing I can count on this year and the only person who can properly make me smile at the moment." Currently, Dannii is planning to take Kris home to Melbourne with her at Christmas so he can meet sister Kylie and the rest of her family, reports News of the World.
                                                              Danii Minogue

Pussycat nannies
Pop princess Britney Spears is a big favourite of the Pussycat Dolls, as its member Nicole Scherzinger has revealed that they would not mind baby-sitting the Toxic singer's boys during her tour. Scherzinger admitted that she just could not wait to tour with Spears next year, and that she was looking forward to seeing Sean Preston and Jayden James during the tour.

Bollywood bonanza
A module of creative pattern making was held for the fifth semester Fashion Design Department students by well- known designers Hemant Lalwani and Nandita Raipurani. Creative pattern making is basically an art of developing different silhouettes according to the demand of the market.The theme for the collection was Reading Bollywood. Creative pattern making is basically an art of developing different silhouettes according to the demand of the market.

Photos: Vicky Gharu

Print perfect
Off-set printing now has more of a human face as it leaps from the corporate sector and enters the households in the form of greeting cards 
Ever thought of getting party invitations printed with a specific message for each guest with his photograph on it? It may sound a little complicated initially but this is what we call innovation. It is possible today, thanks to the digital off-set printing technique. Of course, the concept of digital off-set printing is not new. It has been used extensively by the corporate sector for printing brochures, manuals and even advertisements. And now, it assures absolute customisation to individuals as well.

Tea-ing off

Two friends chill out over tea on the PU campus on Tuesday morning. Lifestyle photo: Pradeep Tewari

Spade work
Root cause
It's the fresh fragrance and the tenderness of the homegrown produce that makes people go in for kitchen gardening. Winter is the time when one can enjoy maximum varieties of vegetables. Of these, root crops form a major part and there are reasons for it too. The root crops comprise of radish, turnip and carrot. They are rich sources of minerals, potassium, vitamin A and plenty of water that is good to flush the body of toxins. They are the easiest crops to grow in the kitchen garden and even an amateur or first timer can do it easily. Those living on the upper stories too can grow these in boxes.

Digital delight
The High Definition Television or the HDTV has raised the bar of high quality viewing experience, which is easily noticeable if compared with normal TV. If you watch a movie on a regular TV set and then watch the same movie on an HDTV, you will notice a huge difference. You will notice things you've never seen before -colors are brighter, backgrounds are clearer and details are better defined. The HDTV is like looking out of an open window, whereas in comparison, standard TV is almost like looking through a glass of sparkling water. Because of the normal CRT TV technology, the HDTV offers precision sound, original film quality picture resolution, and a wider, detailed and well-defined fine view.

Haute pick
Golden moments
The Goldvish, this phone is designed by a designer Emmauel Gueit, it is a result of his inspiration to make a mobile phone which is exceptional and distinctive. The specification of this phone is nothing over a general every day hand set as one thing which is sure about this phone is that the buyer of this phone will surely not be interested in its technical specifications. The manufacturers of this phone are from Switzerland. It's not the price for some new technology but its the platinum, gold and diamonds that give this mobile an through the ceiling price of about Rs 6,10,00,000.