Rewind Rafi
In the city for a Rafi show, Omi Sonik talks of the changing musical trends and copyrights
Music, classical or filmy, is a fine art that awakens aesthetic consciousness in the depth of your mind. Music excels all other art forms with its spontaneous and melodic appeal to the ears ” opines the Bollywood music director Omi Sonik of the Sonik-Omi duo who registered their presence on film music, ruling the industry for six decades.
Credited with over 120 Hindi feature films, this uncle-nephew team stole the limelight with debut film Dil Ne Phir Yaad
Kiya, with all the nine songs rated as super hits.
— Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Car czars
Okay, you have watched programmes and even messaged your friends frantically about the harmful consequences of global warming. You have participated in the Go Green rallies. Yes, you have even opted for a car pool to save petrol. All this and a lot more at some level to save the planet earth. Now, how about just scrapping the grey cells to find out if they are still in running condition?
Seedhi baat
After… thought
City guy Samrat, just out of a reality show, talks of life after it, after hours and all that
Been there, done that. Or better stil to say: been mean, done….Well, the fact is that city lad Samrat Chibba’s freshly eliminated UTV’s reality show Dadagiri and all free for us to chat him up on all things ‘after’: after effects, after thoughts, after hours...
lo bakwaas
Yeh ladkiyan...
Now that he’s out of the reckoning, can he spill the beans on any flings that participants have to get ahead, a la the Splitsvilla participant’s “link-up” with a host? (We want the ‘bare’ facts, don’t we?)
“Arre, yeh ladkiyan (on the show) kuchh bhi kar sakti hain. But I can’t say if any affairs are contrived to win.
“Some of them act real cheap, winning over some guys by calling them ‘bhaiya, bhaiya’ and what not.”
The tale of two of India's style icons whom we have lost in
past two days
Their beauty and charisma was recognised by fashion bible Vogue and both Jaipur royal Rajmata Gayatri Devi and actress Leela Naidu had quite busy careers before leading lives of recluse until their death. Devi and Naidu together featured in UK Vogue's list of 'World's Ten Most Beautiful Women' in the 60s.
Roll on: In this undated file picture, the Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur with an unidentified man next to a custom built Rolls-Royce in Jaipur. The last Maharani of Jaipur, Rajmata Gayatri Devi, was one of fashion magazine Vogue's 'Ten Most Beautiful Women'. AFP PHOTO
Object D’ART Mum’s the word
Raja Ravi Varma to Kavita Singh, artists find many a reason to paint the bond a mother and a child share
It’s been a long time since one saw mother and child as a theme. Specially, in the city’s art circuit, which is quite a detour from the early 90s, when most city artists painted at least one or two in every possible medium. As veteran artist Satwant Singh puts it — a phase which saw a strong influence of the Bengal School of Art that subsequently introduced us to the works of Nanda Lal Bose, Jamini Roy and Bikas Bhattacharya—who left remarkable creations on the subject. A painting by Raja Ravi Varma F
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Satwant Singh paints a mother grieving the loss of her child (top) and Kavita paints a mother and her child on the crescent moon.
Bride made & bridesmaid
This exhibition will showcase the best not only for the brides-to-be, but the relatives too
Weddings. They often make news. For the uncanny ways they are executed, marrying in a hot air balloon or a chopper, for the opulence, or for the parties (celebrities) involved in it, for the designer dripping dresses and jewellery, or for the brawl, a regular feature at many marriages. All said and done, marriage is good news (not sure really), and everyone would want to be a part of it. Rashmi Bindra, fashion creator gives you a chance to make news with Dream Weddings 2009, Bridal Affair at Hotel Taj-17, starting August 1. The exhibition according to this designer is an extension of the dreams of the bride, groom and the family. Here, they will see them acquire a form.
Simply Serenity
The newly opened lifestyle store Serenity-7offers a diverse collection of furniture, furnishings and accessories for your home. Located on the Madhya Marg, it houses a tasteful collection of wooden and cane furniture, furnishings, home decor, spa, yoga and meditation accessories. Says owner Panita Virmani, "Each of the products have been individually chosen keeping in mind distinctiveness, emphasising on limited yet affordable collections to suit customers' needs."
— Photos: Pradeep Tewari
Showing India here & now
Gallery Blue Spade in collaboration with Latitude 28 is organising an interesting collection primarily focused on contemporary art and its practice. This show of contemporary works, curated by Bhavna Kakar, represents a diverse display of selective works sponsored by MontBlanc in the presence of Dilip Doshi, chairman, Montblanc, at Taj-Chandigarh as a part of the its Business Celebration Series.
Gallery Blue Spade with gallery spaces in Bangalore and Pondicherry exhibits work by known, upcoming and fresh artists from India and abroad.
Just bead it!
Can you associate beads with Ronald Reagan? With an ordinary imaginary power no. But when Kirpal Singh gets his hands on some beads, the lot takes the shape of the former American President and many more.
For Kirpal Singh, a businessman from the city, crafting portraits of famous personalities is more of a passion than anything else. And his passion was ignited when he was just 12 years old and the portrait of Meera
Bai, which he made from pulses won applauses at a school function.
Side Lanes
Kasab—A mother’s son
The date 26/11 has not faded from our minds. The horror of those three days still makes us shudder, cringe and suffer pangs of guilt. The minute by minute reporting that brought our hearts into our mouths and made us feel completely helpless; the horror of death stalking stations and corridors; the shock of watching our police protectors mown down in cold blood; the macabre, slow motion dance of a hijacked vehicle weaving through a road, killing any thing that moved; the fires and blood pools at the Taj, and the decapitated body of a boat owner who carried his vicious cargo into our country - all remind me of what has been and can be in the immediate future. All of us know of, or heard of someone who died or was touched by the gruesome happenings of those three days.
Fab deal
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For lovers of handicraft, Fabindia begins its three-day exhibition of Cheent collection promotion. The collection that brings in the vibrancy of India, will present a
collection of garments and home accessories. Lifestyle Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
City guy Samrat, just out of a reality show, talks of life after it, after hours and all that
Now that he’s out of the reckoning, can he spill the beans on any flings that participants have to get ahead, a la the Splitsvilla participant’s “link-up” with a host? (We want the ‘bare’ facts, don’t we?)
“Arre, yeh ladkiyan (on the show) kuchh bhi kar sakti hain. But I can’t say if any affairs are contrived to win.
“Some of them act real cheap, winning over some guys by calling them ‘bhaiya, bhaiya’ and what not.” 
Their beauty and charisma was recognised by fashion bible Vogue and both Jaipur royal Rajmata Gayatri Devi and actress Leela Naidu had quite busy careers before leading lives of recluse until their death. Devi and Naidu together featured in UK Vogue's list of 'World's Ten Most Beautiful Women' in the 60s.
It’s been a long time since one saw mother and child as a theme. Specially, in the city’s art circuit, which is quite a detour from the early 90s, when most city artists painted at least one or two in every possible medium. As veteran artist Satwant Singh puts it — a phase which saw a strong influence of the Bengal School of Art that subsequently introduced us to the works of Nanda Lal Bose, Jamini Roy and Bikas Bhattacharya—who left remarkable creations on the subject.
Weddings. They often make news. For the uncanny ways they are executed, marrying in a hot air balloon or a chopper, for the opulence, or for the parties (celebrities) involved in it, for the designer dripping dresses and jewellery, or for the brawl, a regular feature at many marriages. All said and done, marriage is good news (not sure really), and everyone would want to be a part of it. Rashmi Bindra, fashion creator gives you a chance to make news with Dream Weddings 2009, Bridal Affair at Hotel Taj-17, starting August 1. The exhibition according to this designer is an extension of the dreams of the bride, groom and the family. Here, they will see them acquire a form.
Gallery Blue Spade in collaboration with Latitude 28 is organising an interesting collection primarily focused on contemporary art and its practice. This show of contemporary works, curated by Bhavna Kakar, represents a diverse display of selective works sponsored by MontBlanc in the presence of Dilip Doshi, chairman, Montblanc, at Taj-Chandigarh as a part of the its Business Celebration Series.
Gallery Blue Spade with gallery spaces in Bangalore and Pondicherry exhibits work by known, upcoming and fresh artists from India and abroad. 
Can you associate beads with Ronald Reagan? With an ordinary imaginary power no. But when Kirpal Singh gets his hands on some beads, the lot takes the shape of the former American President and many more.
For Kirpal Singh, a businessman from the city, crafting portraits of famous personalities is more of a passion than anything else. And his passion was ignited when he was just 12 years old and the portrait of Meera
Bai, which he made from pulses won applauses at a school function.
The date 26/11 has not faded from our minds. The horror of those three days still makes us shudder, cringe and suffer pangs of guilt. The minute by minute reporting that brought our hearts into our mouths and made us feel completely helpless; the horror of death stalking stations and corridors; the shock of watching our police protectors mown down in cold blood; the macabre, slow motion dance of a hijacked vehicle weaving through a road, killing any thing that moved; the fires and blood pools at the Taj, and the decapitated body of a boat owner who carried his vicious cargo into our country - all remind me of what has been and can be in the immediate future. All of us know of, or heard of someone who died or was touched by the gruesome happenings of those three days.
