|
|
Better latte than never!
From Indian Coffee Houses to high-end cafes, the coffee culture in the tricity has come a long way and has lots brewing
od made offices, deadlines, pink slips, recession, but he also made coffee.And who needs a study by associate professors from the 'University of lagoon dale islands' that seven to 10 cups of coffee a week reduce the chances of heat stroke by two thirds? Huh! Have lip, will sip. Exactly why coffee is Chandigarh's cup of tea. Lifestyle brings you a telescopic view of the café culture in the
tricity, then, now and how; from here to headed where.
Feel of Fall
It's the festive season and just the right time to re-do your home, with summer tones giving way to perky autumn hues
Go, splash out the yellow paint, pick up a few bright purple throw pillows
and dig around for a brilliant blue blanket, for the weather is sure going to
turn breezy and bright. And, since the season is changing and celebrations
galore, how about doing your home again, in warmer shades, to be precise more
vivid and cheerful hues. Though those pastel shades that you bought only some
months back have been saving you from the harsh sunrays and the heat wave, but
as far as colours, fabrics and the general feel of the house goes, lighter
furniture and brighter colours are in for autumn/winter 2009 festive season.
Festive offer
Our socio-cultural traditions are interwoven with religion in its wider ramifications and enmeshed with the spiritual reverence for our deities. No literary work has influenced the social and cultural life of Indians here and abroad as the epic of Ramayana," says K.K. Khandelwal, PSCM, while disclosing the 10-day-programme of Ram Leela from September 19 which is being organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations, Haryana, at Yavanika Open Theatre in
Panchkula.
|
Spa Power |
Adding to your options for radiant and luxurious self, Cleopatra opened their signatured Dayspa with Bridal Studio 'n' Training academy in Phase 10, Mohali. Saryu Singh, model and Femina Miss Beautiful Skin inaugurated the studio. Photo By: Vicky Gharu |
Silk and all that
It's raining exhibitions in city and denizens are ready to soak in some plenty. After the ongoing Silkfab, it's the handicrafts and handloom mela at Lajpat Bhawan-15, offering a wide variety of fabrics and artwork for your wardrobe and home. Starting from silk, yet again weavers from across different states have come with a vast range from Bhagalpuri to Chanderi to Maheswari, pick up traditional prints in suits and sarees and style them to your casual or formal wear. In cotton wear, we have Luckhnowi chicken work, Jaipuri and Gujarati prints in bandhini, kota doriya, lavish lehenga-cholis with mirrorwork and colourful embroidery. The price for fabrics varies between Rs 300 to Rs 5000.
Creative beans spilled at Art Expo ‘09
Art Smart
On a Saturday afternoon, a group of youngsters (to be categorised as dudes), hanging around at the Centra Mall, noticed people walking in and out of a gallery, which has paintings that they haven't never seen in close quarters hung all over. Curiosity gets the better of them, and they decide to take a look, pretty sure of not finding anything interesting.
Matka chowk
Frugal fall
The austerity drive spearheaded by Pranab Mukherjee is bringing out some interesting mix and match. Shashi Tharoor will now be forced to live in a huge bungalow without a gym and Rahul Gandhi will travel in 'our' own Shatabdi. If austerity is the theme of this season, then our city seems to be not connected at all. For everyone I see now, is gearing up for the festive season, usually heralded by the shopping extravaganza.
Glittering affair
Either it has to be in 'shares', property or gold jewellery, long-term investment is synonymous with these three. Off late, the third type, 'gold' is subtly being replaced by the exquisite, elegant diamond sparkles. At the Gems & Jewels exhibition organised by trendzun'ltd at Hotel Taj on Saturday, the fulcrum witnessed a bend towards the sizzling diamonds along with other knick-knacks from the designer and the pearl section. This, however, does not lead us to a conclusion on gold. Mind you, it is still the 'hottest property'.
Dus Ka dum
The Lakme Fashion Week opens in a fairytale style with top 20 designers of the country celebrating haute couture.
Celebrating its 10th edition this year, the Lakme Fashion Week was
kick-started by mother-daughter duo Neeta and Nishka Lulla with Dia
Mirza and Sameera Reddy walking the ramp for the designers.The very first show of the spring and summer collections at the Week had Dia dressed as a fairy sashaying down the ramp, in an ensemble inspired by pixies.“I felt 10-years younger and lighter walking the ramp for Nishka in her collection, which is themed around innocence,” Dia told reporters after the show.
3 Sisterhood in style:
Models and twin sisters Tapur (L) and Tupur Chatterjee showcase creations by designer Sabyasachi Mukherjeei during a special 10th year commemorative show featuring 20 Indian designers on the first day of
LFW.
No sixes here!
Dil Bole Hadippa is a gender-bending tale, one that pits a male and female Rani Mukherjee against a sprightly Shahid Kapoor. It’s interesting that this film comes in the wake of the most recent controversy regarding top athlete Castor Semenya’s true gender. I am sure this story has no links to it, though it may very well have sprung some of it’s elemental connections from our very own athlete Shanti’s humiliating debacle. Let’s not digress though. Yashraj’s film has no pretensions to a deep analysis of the social equation between male, female or any other gender. It is a crassly commercial masala flick that tries to incorporate some hit elements from the much appreciated Chak De India, the money-spinning sport of cricket, the guaranteed masala of a nautanki and the rustic milieu it’s set in, Punjab, an essential Yashraj element. The story is terribly clichéd and it’s plotting follows the usual yashrajisms. So, if you are looking for originality –forget it!
Unwanted drama
Wanted is the remake of Pokiri in Tamil and Telugu, both hit films directed by ace dancer Prabhudhevaa himself. There is nothing new in this film save for Salman Khan. There is a huge body count on display here and the act of killing itself seems to have received tremendous creative input, here. The usual song routines are there with hip music and new-age dancing ( Salman appears pretty stiff even though he doesn’t have to do anything challenging), the action is pulverizing and the drama is manipulated shamelessly. This kind of film needs no script. It’s all about playing it by numbers.
What the cards say today...
|
