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Early to rise…
Starting out young. Meet some tricity IT folks who made an early beginning and achieved success early too
Warren Buffet invested in his first share at eleven. Looking for an exclamation mark?
He feels he started too late! Now carry on. The face behind Facebook was really young, as was the Google guy. Michael Dell, Bill Gates, the list of the restless who started young is actually endless. We too try finding our parallel IT guys in the city, come back complacent, confident, rather conceited.
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(Extreme right) Pancham
Prashar
Parul Pandey
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More than words
Students turn global gurus at a three-day UN model conference
 
Think, act, solve. If thoughts can change world, then Wordzmun '09 will easily qualify as the launchpad for that change. Grave matters that demand grey matters, issues that circle UN discussion forums being discussed by teenagers. Human rights, ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorism, piracy in Gulf of Aden, status of LGBT community and situation in Pakistan take importance over fashion, Facebook and frivolous film talks.
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Glitterati
The 15th anniversary celebration of Gitanjali Jewellery saw a razzle-dazzle of actors on the ramp
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Coveted claret: Sophie Chaudhary (L) and Aarti Chabria walk the ramp with an aplomb.
AFP Photo/Red Riding Hood: Celina Jaitley walks the ramp for the fashion show.Khan do it: Actor Salman Khan (R) at the fashion show./Sparkling white: Actor Bipasha Basu (R) at the fashion show.
New walk: Neil Nitin Mukesh (C) does the fashion act .
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Nature’s own
Tradition met modernity at a fashion show in Manipur
Blue Ocean Academy, one of the leading fashion  design institutes of Manipur has taken up the challenge to encourage and promote youth in the field of dress designing and modelling. The traditional-cum-handloom fashion show "Yenning" meaning "Living with Nature' provided a platform for young designers and models, to display their talents.
It provided a platform to twenty-two young aspiring models and designers to flaunt their own creations.
"After they complete their certificate course, we promote the designers and models of the institute by organizing a fashion parade. We also provide a platform to make-up artist, beauticians as well," said
S.K. Singh, managing director, Blue Ocean
Academy.
Four to go
A lifestyle exhibition will travel to four cities to showcase accessories and apparel
It's fashion that's affordable and it's coming to Jaipur, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata soon with the Fashion Yatra, an exhibition showcasing accessories, couture and pret clothing lines.
Rising in recession
 
Recession is literally making women tighten their belts, with rise in sales of the item making it the most in-demand fashion accessory. As sales records show, more than 16 million women bought at least one belt last year. That's equivalent to 41 per cent of the population, reports the Daily Express.
The latest figures, from market analyst Mintel, refer to online sales, and do not include the millions of women who also snapped up belts in stores.
More popular than its nearest rival, the handbag, bought by 36 per cent, sales of women's belts grew by 8.7 per cent in 2008 to 25million pounds.
Celebrities like Cheryl Cole and Kate Moss have helped to boost purchases, as well as a growing desire to create an hour glass silhouette, say experts.
Senior fashion analyst Katrin Magnussen said that fashion accessories "are an ideal treat even to consumers being more careful about their spending."
— ANI
Status symbol
After the drama queen chose Elesh in the show Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, the writing on the bloggers’ wall changed— What did Rakhi Sawant say after spending time with Elesh? Canada Dry P.
It is fun to work online. However, one reason why I log on everyday to check something that is wacky, tricky, funny, weird, serious and interesting—the status messages with interesting graphics,” says Manmohan Jalta, image executive, Chavi Image. “Some people have all the time in the world to create status messages. Nevertheless, it is lot of fun to read them.”
Geek SPEAK
LE(A)D on
 
Things were as it is complicated whenever there was a question of buying a television, and now after the launch of the new LED LCD and OLED TVs making a decision to choose one out of the whole lot has become even more complicated. So, this article might just help in making a decision, as well as understanding the technology where you’re actually spending your hard-earned money on.
Gizm OH!
Celebs connected
Ever left comments on celebrity blogs and got a response?
Celeb talk.
AB...See of blogging
If you haven’t written to the celebs on their blogs, here try it again; you might be lucky as these two, who have received a response to their comments.
“I have written a number of times to Amitabh Bachchan and also got response on the same. It is sweet that he takes time to write in. He almost reads it religiously without miss. I was ecstatic when I saw the response for the first time. He always leaves some encouraging words for me.”— Kajal, student of IGNOU
Haute pick
Photographic memory
Spade
work
Bamboo boom
Who does not know about a bamboo? It finds use in many things of daily use, right from construction material to musical instruments. It has tremendous commercial value and is also used in the farms for soil conservation. Not many people know that its leaves are used in hilly areas as fodder in the period of dearth. And due to large number of species available some of them being very ornamental, it has also caught the fancy of landscapists and amateur gardeners. It has now become almost an essential element in any good garden.
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Bamboo growing in the wild
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A feature carved out of a miniature bamboo grove
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Myth of the week
Knot really bamboo
The Feng Shui freaks keep indoor a group of 11, 21, 51 or 101 pieces of ‘Lucky Bamboo’ tied with red thread. It has to be kept indoor, dipped in water. It is known by this name world over and gifted or exchanged to bring ‘luck’ to the owner. Not commenting over the belief, however, let me put the record straight and get the myth out of the way. It is not a bamboo and in no way even distantly related to this family. This in fact is Dracaena, various species of which are so very commonly used in your home gardens. The species in case of this ‘bamboo’ is sanderiana. Whether it brings luck or not is totally a matter of ones belief, I am happy so far as such beliefs help in the popularisation of the plants and their conservation.
— Lucky bamboo
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