Relic Resurrected
A week-long workshop on heritage conservation, will see a mobile van with the museum team going door to door to restore antiques
The sword with which once Capt Joginder Singh, a trusted general of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, fought many wars would have lain neglected in the attic of his grandson Hari Singh's house in Sector 9, had it not been for the initiatives of the Government Museum and Art Gallery. 

TEAM SPIRIT: Namita Jaspal, NPS Randhawa and P.C. Sharma (right to left)

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On the right track
Bhansali's Chenab Gandhi is all set to go on the floor
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Chenab Gandhi, based on the life of freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, will go on floor in May, contrary to reports that it had been pushed to the year-end. A few weeks back, when Hurman Baweja was replaced by John Abraham in this period film, tongues had started wagging that it would be quite some time before Chenab Gandhi would hit the floors.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Oye, its Friday!
We chat up actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who excitedly awaits the fate of his latest release Aa Dekhen Zara
Neil Nitin Mukesh, grandson of legendary singer Mukesh and son of Zindagi ki na toote ladi … fame singer Nitin Mukesh who debuted in Sriram Raghvan's Johny Gaddaar, is ready to take the centrestage with his second film Aa Dekhen Zara opening this Friday. With his dashing looks, he is sure to impress many hearts.

Neil Nitin Mukesh

Lindsay's appeal
Hollywood actor Lindsay Lohan is frustrated with constant media scrutiny and urges the paparazzi to be nice to her. The 22-year-old starlet claims that constant speculation about her bank accounts, sobriety and her relationship with Samantha Ronson has left her perturbed. "They need to stop saying we're fighting," she said. "People telling lies about me to her and all this garbage.

Lindsay Lohan

Going ga ga over Lenon
American singer Lady Gaga has revealed that had she lived in the hippie era in the 1960s, she would have been chasing after John Lennon and fighting for him with Yoko Ono. Lady Gaga, 23, real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, believes she was born in the wrong era, and insists that she would have fit in better when The Beatles were at the height of their fame. 

Lady Gaga

Hand in hand
Supermodel Padma Lakshmi's relationship with business mogul Teddy Forstmann seems to be going strong, for the two were seen getting cozy at a night out. The 68-year-old IMG owner and the 38-year-old Top Chef host were spotted holding hands and PDA-ing over dinner at Strip House."There was a lot of wine involved," a source said.Forstmann also accompanied Lakshmi to her graduation from the Upright Citizen's Brigade, where she performed improvisation. — ANI

Padma Lakshmi

A musical tribute
Playback singer Vinod Sehgal sings in honour of late Madan Lal Koser 
Music is basically a performing art which represents the magnificence of our creative genius. But any art form is liable to be influenced by the perpetual change and as such remains no longer static,” observes acclaimed ghazal and Bollywood playback singer Vinod Sehgal. Credited with playback singing in 58 Hindi, Punjabi and Haryanvi films, 10 television serials and a score of albums, Vinod Sehgal shares his 30 years of experience in Bollywood and the world of ghazal singing at the Pracheen Kala Kendra on Thursday.

Rhyme with rhythm
From Assamese folk instrument shrikhol to tabla, Gautam Dhar has made rhythm the essence of his existence 
The very flash of certain moments rejuvenates young Gautam Dhar, a city-based prodigious tabla maestro. Such a proud moment, etched on his memory, is as he walked up to the dais to be crowned as the national winner of the Rashtriya Yuva Utsav in percussion music at Jamshedpur. But this achievement did not come to him by chance but only after years of arduous riyaz under the blessed tutelage of his guru Pandit Pawan Kumar Verma of Punjab Gharana. Having won the Haryana state and zonal competitions, Guatam had invested his best efforts to win the national crown and doing the city proud. 

Launch PAD
Sandals for  summer
Woodland’s product range never ceases to surprise! With the new summer range of sandals to breeze through the summer months, the new collection includes style, design, comfort and durability. The upper is made up of premium quality imported nubuck leather backed by long lasting and comfortable sole.

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Glamorous grannies 
I had been feeling 65 and 5 years more. My body was going South and my brain seemed to be shutting down. Suddenly I recognised faces but called them by different names. When they looked confused and said they were not who I thought they were, I'd ask, "Are you sure?" till I realised that they had to be sure, not I. The whole exercise left me confused and depressed. Age was finally getting me down. It was all-downhill from that moment on. Even my body refused to obey me. I had been thrown off the treadmill and rolled off the escalator thrice.

Tune in
For the students who want to enter the world of radio, Academy of Broadcasting on Thursday announced the launch of one-year diploma course in Radio Station Operations and Management. The course will cover all the aspects of the radio industry ranging from creative to marketing and management to technical.