Doctor,
heal thyself
Declining moral values
and lure of money seem to be creeping into the medical
profession. The common man once equated a doctor with God. This
perception has undergone a change, says Krishna
Kumar VR
Standing
in the corridor of an ICU at a premier hospital and research
centre in Chandigarh, a spectacled young doctor, wearily hanging
a stethoscope on his shoulder and holding a flashy cellphone on
his right hand, is explaining the condition of a patient to her
family member.
Fire
of faith
Udwada, a small sleepy
town on the southern coast of Gujarat, is the Mecca of Parsis.
It houses a sacred fire burning for the past 1,200 years, writes
Homai Sagar
FOR
the minuscule Parsi community (around 1.5 lakh worldwide and
around 65,000 in India), the town of Udwada in Gujarat is their
Mecca.
Captivating
gowns
Many Indian brides have
gone the western way, wearing long flowing gowns. No one wants
to wear a sari, lehnga or a sharara anymore, says Dolly
Sagar
FLARED,
or just form-fitting, the gown is finding its way into India’s
wardrobes like never before. That Indian fashion is driven by
the bridal market is no big revelation. But the trend that is
catching on is the integration of the evening gown in wedding
trousseaus of up-scale Indian brides.
Nature’s
wonder
A
fruit grower in Britain has found a golden delicious apple split
exactly half green, half red down the middle. Ken Morrish, who
lives in the village of Colaton Raleigh, Devon, was surprised to
see the fruit. "It is truly amazing.
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Japanese confectionery artist Chelin displays the 2.1m tall sweet house, decorated with cookies and sugar candies for the sales promotion by Japanese confectioner Tohato at Tokyo’s Matsuzakaya department store. A hundred customers will have a chance to get a small-sized replica of the confectionery house.
Photo: AFP
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I
joined Bollywood for money: Asha
Movies with English
names are a new fad in Bollywood, writes Robin
Bansal
AFTER
a successful career spanning over six decades, veteran Bollywood
playback singer Asha Bhosle has said that she would have
preferred to be a classical vocalist but had to turn to the film
industry because it offered more money.
Saint-poets
on celluloid
A.C. Tuli
RIGHT
from the advent of talkies in India, films have been made on the
life and times of our eminent saint-poets. Most of these films
were successful at the box office. It would be interesting to go
back in time to recall those films which chronicled the life of
eminent saint-poets.
Abhay
unplugged
I’ve stayed clear of
regular Bollywood, says Abhay Deol in a chat with Saibal
Chatterjee
Bollywood’s
latest rising star Abhay Deol, who steadily carved a niche for
himself with offbeat cinema, seems to be reaping the benefits of
"consciously staying clear of regular Bollywood
movies".
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