Brief…encounter In the city, the cast of Lillete Dubey’s Brief Candle dwells on the fact and fiction Shanti is reserved by nature. Her marriage fails after her husband gets to know that she is suffering from breast cancer. In the hospice, she participates in a cultural event by playing the character of Unikrishna in a play. “And, Unikrishna is unlike Shanti, she is sexually overt and an extrovert,” informs Suchitra Pillai, who plays Shanti. Mahesh Tawade is an endearing character, who plays the role of a right-wing activist, a sexually aggressive man in the farce. Satchit Puranik plays both these contrasting characters. Just like them, every character in the play, Brief Candle, directed by Lillete, plays a contrast in the farce. Lillete Dubey — Photo: Parvesh Chauhan

Movie-ing ahead The absence of good theatres is pushing movie buffs of Patiala to visit multiplexes in the tricity and other towns Indian entertainment industry has taken the world by storm. Bollywood is not merely an entertainment industry, it’s almost a religion and what enable these movies to reach the common men are the temples of cinema--the movie theatres. Youngsters visiting Centra Mall

Digits of disappointment Can the cold computer screen replace the romance of holding a book? Students’ take on the digitalisation movement at PU library Imagine or ignore. Putting pen to paper would mean putting finger to keyboard, reading between the lines, would entail reading between the rows on screen, flipping through the pages would require scrolling the mouse, all the Wordsworth, Bernard Shaw proverbs on books would apply to e-books.

SMS studies, Download notes
Students of IGNOU can now look forward to downloading their study course contents and get SMS alerts through mobiles. India's largest university will ink a pact with telecom major Ericsson to provide facilities supported by 3G Mobile services in Open and Distance education.

Calling all the creatures of the night Theme parties? Heard that before but never mind, as long as the people are enjoying, the music is playing, it’s being lived and it’s being loved. The party meter was high at Black Magic - living up the late hours with theme party this Saturday. Weekend parties will never be the same again. “All you party freaks, make way for the wildest theme parties, leaving behind a fresh taste.

Maternal muse It’s mighty difficult to segregate ‘the mother’ from ‘the nature’ in Satwant Singh Sumail’s latest series Nature-The Mother, which is currently on display in Alliance Francaise de Chandigarh art gallery. His mothers, svelte women with the innocence of a newly born, blend well with the elements of the surroundings and thus become one with nature.

— Photo: Pradeep Tewari

All in the game
Fortis uses tambola to create breast cancer awareness
Fortis Hospital-Mohali on Tuesday spread awareness on breast cancer in an innovative way — by using tambola to drive home the message of early detection of cancer, preventive measures, treatment possibilities and how to keep a positive attitude in life.

SISTER ACT: Bollywood actress Raima and Ria Sen showcasing designer Sanjana Jon during the Wills Life Style fashion week in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo: Shahbaz Khan

Young executives, old problem
The old problem of talent exodus may come to haunt companies once again when the economy recovers, if they do not take steps to attract top talent and retain employees now, a study says.

Bakwaas Bytes
Dating in times of digitalisation
Promise won’t giggle, girls? Ok, how about love in the library! Rows and columns of chairs, racks and counters of books, tomes and tones of notes. Are you thinking, what we’re thinking? Deep sigh. Very romantic, very retro.

Chal mere bhai
Bollywood siblings walk ramp for 'save girl child' campaign
Wearing collections of Sanjana John, the Bollywood fraternity walked the ramp for 'Save Girl Child' campaign during the ongoing Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW). Collections of the designer were inspired by the basics of Humanity-the family.

Smile, please I wonder why models don't smile on ramp: Neha Dhupia Former Miss India Neha Dhupia, who flashed a million dollar smile while sashaying down the ramp Sunday at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) for designer Kavita Bhartia, wonders why models don't flash a smile during catwalk. "I have always wondered why models always walk the ramp with a straight face.

Dressing the diva
Tarun Tahiliani to design for Shilpa's wedding
Fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani says he will design outfits for his friend actress Shilpa Shetty's wedding trousseau and promises she will look "stunning". "I can't talk about the details of the outfits but I can tell you that she will look absolutely stunning," told Tahiliani on the sidelines of his show at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) here Saturday.