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Wide canvas
 Having tasted art worldwide, city-educated Bhavna Kakar is now giving the world a taste of Indian art
"In India, art is the first thing people will not spend on and the last thing they will think of buying. Art is not a perquisite here, like in Europe and other countries." That's not a complaint but a matter-of-fact piece of information shared by Bhavna
Kakar, executive and managing editor of Art & Deal and one of the few consultants and curators who make good art come alive, at least for the man on the street. Converting the Shopping Arcade at
Taj-Chandigarh into her own gallery space, Bhavna brings a collection of 32 contemporary art works, the best from among the best in the country, for Mont Blanc's Signature for Good initiative, India Here and Now, in support of UNICEF's education and literacy
programme. The show has contemporary works by the masters and prodigies of art in India. The art list includes brands like M. F.
Husain, S.H. Raza, Jogen Chowdhury, Akbar Padamsee, T.Vaikuntam and more.
Luxury for literacy
Paying a tribute to the culture of writing and wrapping luxury with literacy inside a box, Mont Blanc launched its latest, Meisterstuck Signature for Good collection, in an effort to promote UNICEF's literacy programmes. It will also be collaborating with Gallery Blue Spade and Gallery Latitude 28 for an exclusive contemporary show curated by
Bhavna.
Sweet seduction
Malpua, the rich, soft and sugary delicacy, is a treat for the cloudy days
If there is a season for binging,
then this is it. Although the mercury has not dipped much, the weather is still
a good excuse to stuff oneself with rich, sugarcoated sweetmeats. And for our
city foodies, there is no dearth of saccharine pleasures that’ll set the
taste buds tingling, but this week we are talking about no ordinary sweet but
the baap of Indian mithai and probably the oldest Indian sweet
cooked at home—malpua.
Nature's own
 Pramod Arya's painting exhibition showcases mottled hues of nature
A dark blue cloud holding within drops of water, ready to burst any minute, a blue-coloured high tide set to hit the sea shore, a row of small magenta flowers swaying with the wind, the lush green needle shaped grass minutes after it was bated with rain water…nature springs up from the minutest elements around us. "But we tend to ignore them," says Pramod Arya standing in front of his works 'Rendezvous With Nature', displayed at Alliance Francaise-36, soaked the colours of nature.
Partying shots
Friendship, full blast
 They are inseparable. Together, they make an amazing duo. She promises to never let go off her companion. "Not till eternity," DJ Rink aka Snehal Shah from Mumbai is proud to introduce her closest pal, 'music'. "We have been together since childhood," she adds with a puckish grin. "I always wanted to be close to music. Better still, I want music to be around me all the time. Honestly, I can't think of doing anything
else."
Koffee break
Jab we met, Love Aaj Kal happened
Director Imitiaz Ali talks about his latest release — LAK
 35-year-old,
three movies old, film director Imtiaz Ali who hails from Jamshedpur is
ready to take the centrestage again with Love Aj Kal.
Transcending generations, encompassing three nations, the story is of
love, with Saif and Deepika in the lead. His debut film Socha Na Tha
was critically appreciated and second Jab We Met was a super hit.
He talks to Lifestyle about Love Aaj Kal.
Star gaze
A new show on Discovery will shadow SRK for six months
 Discovery Travel & Living will present an engaging series on India's biggest superstar Shahrukh Khan. In this unique television format, for the first time, viewers will be taken into the private and exclusive world of Shahrukh Khan. For six months, cameras will shadow Shahrukh in
India and across the globe, to present viewers with a rare peek into the life of the superstar and once-in-a-lifetime viewing experience.
Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manager — India, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said "With this groundbreaking series on India's biggest superstar Shahrukh Khan, we are surpassing all established definitions of lifestyle entertainment.
Sausage on my thali
Sausage
rumali roll, sausage omelette, sausage in vegetables, sausage chaat,
curd sausage, sausage rice, sausage salad ... India is gradually
putting sausage predominantly chicken in its menu. Tanu Goswami, a
housewife from south Delhi, keeps her freezer stocked with chicken
sausages of all varieties. "Usually I fry the sausages and serve
them with bread, but sometimes, I innovate. I make sausage omelettes,"
said Goswami. Sausage omelette is a simple snack, two rows of
plain egg omelettes flavoured with black pepper and table salt with a
filling of diced sausage between them.
Bon
Appetit
Khumb ki khoobiyan
We grew up on a diet of dreamy stories depicting gossamer-winged fairies and impish goblins perched atop toadstools amidst misty meadows and gurgling brooks. It took some growing up for one to figure out that this fairytale furniture was after all, an edible substance! Mushrooms are strange things, aren’t they? They have no leaves, roots, or seeds, and don’t even need any light to grow. It sounds off putting but the truth of the matter is, a mushroom is a fungus! Rich in fiber, protein and Vitamin B, they help maintain a healthy metabolism. They have low sodium, carbohydrate and fat levels and high fiber content.
Wholesome goodness
Ishi Khosla on organic food, nutrition and more
It’s time to think healthy. How many servings of fruits and veggies a day? Olive oil over refined variety? Milk or no milk? Before one gets lost in questions and more questions let’s bring the expert in —Ishi Khosla, a clinical nutritionist, founder president of the Celiac Society for Delhi and director of Whole Foods, an organic food production company, who visited the city to address a seminar on Nutritional Trends in Gastro-intestinal Disorder at Fortis, Mohali.
Season of verse
 After 60 long years of its
inception, the Rashtriya Sahitya Akademi-Delhi has ventured to hold a
national session on the Hindi Rachna Path in the city for the first
time. "City Beautiful, over
the years, has emerged as a vibrant centre for academic, literary and
creative activities and now it's time that we host this prestigious
national literary event," said poet Madhav Kaushik, the local
coordinator and member of the National Hindi Advisory Board.
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