Ecstasy & agony
On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we look around for the highs and lows in
the party scene
You end up in all-together a different world. You are there, yet not there. You give two hoots about what the rest of the world is thinking about you. You laugh, cry, sing and dance… a state of extreme trance, which you can’t describe.” Minal (name changed) is regular party hopper, who lives by the motto—life is one big party, so go on and have fun. And fun, sure she has. The kinds, which might make one sit up and notice her. Not that she dances like Shakira or she has two left feet. There is something uncanny about her. In fact, about most youngsters who like Minal carry ‘weirdness’ in their movement.
Gods’ day out
If you wished to visit Puri and be part of the famous Rath Yatra, don’t lose heart. The Utkal Sanskrutik Sangh, Chandigarh, brings a slice of the festivity to the city.
The Sangh, in the pattern of the Puri’s rath yatra, has organised a nine-day festival, which started from Sri Jagannath Temple in Sector 31. A decorated chariot carrying Lord
Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Sudarshan will go through various sectors before returning to the temple, which is known as Bahuda
Yatra.
Hello TUNEZ
Unchained melody
Haiye Re (T Series): The playback scene today is crowded with semi-trained singers who are only vocal gymnasts. In such sea of mediocrity those with full classical grounding stand out.
One such name is Ustad Sultan Khan, who has always impressed not only with his sarangi but also his singing. Belonging to the Indore
Gharana, Khan has performed on an international scale with Ravi
Shankar on George Harrison’s 1974 Dark Horse World Tour. He is one of the members of the Indian fusion
group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill
Laswell.
Critical velocity
As a literary critic and author, Amarjit Kang is making Punjabi literature popular
in Haryana
Literary criticism is a creative art and those poets or writers who are endowed with the gift of analysis and constructive critical wisdom are acclaimed as literary critics in respective realm of literature. Credited with 24 books and over 100 published papers on critical appraisal of socio-cultural, spiritual and historical subjects, Amarjit Singh Kanng is hailed as a pioneer proponent of Punjabi language and literature in
Haryana.
Come, join
The Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi is inviting entries in painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, drawing and multi-media for participation in its annual art exhibition to be held in September this year. Artists from the tricity are eligible for participation in this exhibition.
SIDE LANES
Surviving recession
Finally, it has dawned on me that jewellry and a matki of hidden cash is a good thing. I looked down on gold and mummyjis who waxed loud and eloquent on the amount of tolas they gave their daughters at their marriage. The hisaab and permutations made me laugh and when the bride came bedecked and bowed with the weight of her jewels for all the world and its mothers to calculate and gasp with envy, I felt pity and compassion. It seemed that the wedding day was the toughest, not the most pleasant in a lifetime.
Comic relief
Gurpreet Ghuggi is back doing what he does the best - make people laugh, but this time along with
his wife!
Laughter is the best medicine. We've heard this adage thousand and one times, but what better than laughing your heart out when someone works hard to tickle your funny bone. Presenting the better half of comic side, Star One's Hans Baliye has our very own Gurpreet Ghuggi and his wife Kuljeet Kaur as participants.
Neil in New York
Neil Nitin Mukesh, the new kid on the movie block is making news with his smashing looks and great acting skills. It is remarkable, how on the strength of Johnny Gaddar and Aa Dekhen Zara, Neil is excited about an issue-based film New York, which opens today. Lifestyle caught up with him on all things New York!
Animated allure
Animation, specialisation, professional courses, multi-media, gaming, web-designing…Cut. Come to the point. Ants, animation training school, make public their arrival in Chandigarh and intentions in the north.
You end up in all-together a different world. You are there, yet not there. You give two hoots about what the rest of the world is thinking about you. You laugh, cry, sing and dance… a state of extreme trance, which you can’t describe.” Minal (name changed) is regular party hopper, who lives by the motto—life is one big party, so go on and have fun. And fun, sure she has. The kinds, which might make one sit up and notice her. Not that she dances like Shakira or she has two left feet. There is something uncanny about her. In fact, about most youngsters who like Minal carry ‘weirdness’ in their movement. 
If you wished to visit Puri and be part of the famous Rath Yatra, don’t lose heart. The Utkal Sanskrutik Sangh, Chandigarh, brings a slice of the festivity to the city.
The Sangh, in the pattern of the Puri’s rath yatra, has organised a nine-day festival, which started from Sri Jagannath Temple in Sector 31. A decorated chariot carrying Lord
Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Sudarshan will go through various sectors before returning to the temple, which is known as Bahuda
Yatra.
Haiye Re (T Series): The playback scene today is crowded with semi-trained singers who are only vocal gymnasts. In such sea of mediocrity those with full classical grounding stand out.
One such name is Ustad Sultan Khan, who has always impressed not only with his sarangi but also his singing. Belonging to the Indore
Gharana, Khan has performed on an international scale with Ravi
Shankar on George Harrison’s 1974 Dark Horse World Tour. He is one of the members of the Indian fusion
group Tabla Beat Science, with Zakir Hussain and Bill
Laswell.
As a literary critic and author, Amarjit Kang is making Punjabi literature popular
in Haryana
Neil Nitin Mukesh, the new kid on the movie block is making news with his smashing looks and great acting skills. It is remarkable, how on the strength of Johnny Gaddar and Aa Dekhen Zara, Neil is excited about an issue-based film New York, which opens today. Lifestyle caught up with him on all things New York!