What better time to rediscover your favourite authors or discover new ones than during summer vacations. Here’re some of the books the tricity’s bibliophiles will be keeping a date with this summer….
Then when? If not now, then when? Well, if you won’t read now, then when? It shouldn’t take ‘Ivy League University research team’ to tell you what we’ve always known. Chances are if you don’t read during summer vacations, you’re never gonna read again. We signal a cross-section of readers in the city libraries, ask them to pull over and answer one simple query: what’re youreading this summer? Some didn’t know where to look, others look the other way, but there are a few who (fortunately!) knew.
Little Krishna, big effort
The end product had to be nothing short of a magnum opus to justify why, if at all, it was experimented with, yet again. Especially, when we know everything, quite literally everything, about Bal Krishna — his miracles, friends, tales of butter theft, fights with demons…
“There is much more to the wonders of baby Krishna than we all know of. That’s what makes this new series Little Krishna different and far more entertaining. Plus, look out for the animation quality, it doesn’t have any parallel in India,” claims Nina Elavia Jaipuria, senior vice-president and general manager, Nick-India.
Rote hue aate hain….
Big B’s final salute as director Prakash Mehra is cremated
Family, friends and colleagues from Bollywood, including superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek, on Monday paid a tearful adieu to noted producer-director Prakash Mehra who passed away here on Sunday following a prolonged illness.
Turn of century
Ashok Amritraj to strike century with The Unbound Captives
Indian origin Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj is on the verge of a professional landmark —- he is set to start work on his 100th film that, at a budget of $90 million, will be his biggest venture and star Hugh Jackman.
Baap re baap
French director Jan Kounen, whose latest film will be screened on the closing night of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, is headed to India for his next project that may star Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan in the main leads.
Paris-based Manuel de la Roche, the producer of the proposed film, The Secret History of the Dalai Lamas, has Amitabh and Abhishek on his wish list and hopes to pull off a casting coup.
The father-son duo were earlier seen together in the Bollywood movies Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and the Sarkar series. Their next is R. Balakrishnan’s “Pa”.
Paris at Cannes
Socialite Paris Hilton is in Cannes to promote a documentary on her life, Paris Not France.
Hilton flew to the city yesterday to promote a film she once tried to stop being shown, Guardian online reported Paris, Not France was made three years ago by director Adria Petty, daughter of singer Tom Petty.
Aa ab laut chalen
Abhishek, Aishwarya rushed back from Cannes for poll results
Bollywood superstars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai rushed back to Mumbai after attending the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival as they wanted to be home in time to hear the election results.
Spadework
Planted piety
I think religious places of any faith are the best conservatories of both flora and fauna. You can find some rarest of rare kind of life living in peace without the fear of getting axed or killed. Our forefathers had that sight and immense love for wildlife, be it a plant or an animal. The best way they worked out was to associate these with one or the other God or religion. This lead to natural preservation over ages.
See the accompanying picture of Sita Ashok (Saraca indica). This indigenous tree with spectacular beauty of red and orange blooms is associated with Kama
Deva, the God of Love.
Fountain of joy
Sprinklers add zing to your lawn
On hot summer days, when everything around needs a splashing respite, lawn sprinklers can serve the practical purpose. They are perfect for keeping your garden well hydrated but also make for a garden shower party for your kids. Let that be in the background for a while though. Sprinklers are the lifeline of a garden. And knowing the size and type of your garden, finding a perfect match is not that difficult.
The most commonly used ones are stationery or fixed sprinklers, and for a small garden space they are best suited. The water is sprayed through a pattern of holes on the surface of the sprinklers.
Trim trick
The VLCC has announced the launch of another innovative offering for slimming solution — Waist and Tummy Trim Treatment (WTTT) at its centre Sector 35. The treatment was launched by Dr Bhatia, a well-known cardiologist. The treatment for both men and women is targeted at getting a more slimmer, toned and firmer waistline and tummy helping lose two inches and seven kilogrammes within 45 days.
Touch & tell
Scientists at Cambridge University have found that bees make use of small cone-shaped cells on flower petals, which act like ‘velcro’ on their feet, to stick to flowers and collect nectar. In a new study, the scientists have shown that bumblebees can recognise the texture of petal surfaces by touch alone, and they prefer landing on petals with conical cells that make it easier to grip, rather than on flat, smooth surfaces.
Having extra grip enables them to extract nectar from the flower more efficiently.
Net Profit
For those who find it difficult to look into their girl’s eyes and express their feelings, online proposing holds the solution
Here is this pretty girl, whom you see everyday. However, each time you see her you cannot muster enough courage to tell her how much you like her. Very filmi aha. We bet you must have found yourself caught in such situation more than once. And trust us, you don’t want to be regretting for the rest of your life for not having gathered enough courage to express your feelings.
Star Signs
Gizmos my lifeline
We can do without the hi-tech world, but given a choice, we don’t have to,” feels actor Tulip Joshi. “We’ve become accustomed to the comforts and not even in our dreams would want to give them up for a tech-free life.” Enjoying her moment of limelight with the success of Punjabi movie Jag Jyundian de Meley, Tulip likes to live each day as it comes. Here, she shares her fondness for gadgets.
A stitch in time…
A regular cleaning-up regime ensures long productive life of your computer
Once you bring your personal computer home from the store, there is no one around to offer basic personal computer maintenance tips for cleaning up and improving performance of your computer. Maintenance and cleaning up of your PC should be part of a regular routine to ensure that you don’t have any long-term problems with the computer. Unfortunately most basic computer users may not understand the mechanics of a computer or may feel intimidated with the maintenance. There are really simple steps anyone can take to ensure that your computer will continue working at the level it did when you first pulled it out of the box.
Haute pick
Asus have created quite an impressive gadget with their latest Eee PC keyboard that comes complete with its own 5 inch touch screen.
