Carat couture
Swayamwar to Punjabi vyah, noted jewellery designer Farah Ali Khan spelt out the styles for all occasions on a visit to the city
When a jewellery designer who adds ornamental value to B-town biggies like sister and brother-in-law Sussanne and Hrithik
Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Abhishek Bachchan comes to town, to showcase for the first time in the northern region, it could well be the Cascade-ing down effect of carat couture.
GRock solid:
Bracelets from the new collection (Left) Pehne tu…ya pehne na:
The diamond-and-rubelite Cascades necklace that Farah’s showstopper Genelia D’Souza wore at HDIL Couture Week
In a tête-à-tête, Punjabi singer Sardool Sikander talks about music, movies and more…
From Roadways De Larry in 1987 to 2009, Sardool Sikander has come a long way. Sikander, who is often called the ‘The King of Bhangra,’ made his first appearances on radio and television. He has appeared in numerous films as an actor and musician. He has also acted in a handful of Punjabi movies, like Jagga Daku with Yograj Singh.
In Patiala to perform during the 9th Punjab Folk Fare that was organised at the Punjabi University campus, he had the entire crowd dancing to his tunes. Not only with his dancing tracks, he enthralled the audiences with his popular sad songs like Nazran to Gir Gayi Ki Karea and Khat Tukde Tukde Kar
Dene.
In style and tradition
The North-East Crafts Fair has something for everyone
Craftsmen from various states bringing in a variety of art form to the city through the exhibitions are a very regular feature here. However, what is interesting is to see the craftsmen mould and blend their crafts in a contemporary format to suit modern tastes. The exhibition organised by North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corp Ltd (Purbashree Emporium) at Sector- 34 ground is an amalgamation of tradition and modernity that gets for you an assortment of crafts.
Photos: Parvesh Chauhan
Ringing in the bold
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, has announced the launch of Corby TXT (model no B3210) and Corby Mate ( model no. B3313), close on the heels of the successful launch of its recent Samsung Corby (model: S3653).
Side
Lanes
The sun burns us too
The Australians have one ambition: to beat the Indian cricket team on Indian soil. At home they bash Indians as a hobby. After watching Tendy, Dhons, Yuvi, Gams and Bhajji play magnificently and then to switch channels when defeat is imminent, one wonders what goes so heart-breakingly wrong. The clue seems to lie in our national quotient of sycophancy. When our teams return home, we do aartis, bedeck them with garlands, carry them on our shoulders and gift them cars, homes, lands and marriageable daughters. We morph them into gods. They play from Olympian heights, knowing that all will be well amongst the adulating home crowds. They raise bats towards the stands, amble towards whizzing balls and crack a lot of jokes. It is a heady feeling, but it leads to un-concentrated play. Sycophancy ensures defeat. Such adulation is unheard of in the west.
Objet D’ ART
Joy ride
Dominique Lapierre’s City of Joy made us take notice of rickshaws. Who can forget Om Puri as Hasari Pal sitting on his hand-pulled rickshaw and chatting away with Patrick Swayze on the poster for the film? Well, that was 1992 and the backdrop was Kolkata. Now, in the twenty-first century, rickshaws still hold the same fascination. Only, the backdrop has shifted from the streets of the City of Joy to the streets of London. Of course, the nomenclature has been changed too, out there it is called pedicab. Statistics has it that there are more than 400 pedicabs on busy London streets and in London Olympics-2012, these will play an important role in giving the city a green image.
The Chandigarh Lalit
Kala Akademi has introduced scholarships for budding artists
Creativity has a feel good factor about it, as it comes with a no barrier tag. Not to forget it works as the best morale booster, enhancing self-esteem in abundance. Now, if it were backed by something like a ‘scholarship’, it is sure to work as a catalyst for the artists. Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi has introduced scholarships for budding artists, below 30 years of age for the first time from last year, which will do good to the artists in more than one way.
Photo: Parvesh Chauhan
Rising STAR
Beyond boundaries
Wafa Ki Rah Mein Dil Ka Sipas Rakh Doonga Maen Har Nadi Ke Kinare Pe Pyas Rakh Doonga...This couplet of Dr Nashir Naqvi reflects the celebrated Urdu poet, critic, scholar, able orator, anchor and prolific author that meet in the persona of the myriad minded Dr Nashir Naqvi. Credited with 16 books, 6 poetry collections, 6 related to History of Urdu literature, fiction and syllabus, 4 on the relation of Urdu and Punjab in which 2 are in Gurmukhi script, he stands tall in his incredible literary achievements. Besides his landmark work of compiling Kulliyat-e-Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Punjabi remains a laudable endeavour. Some of his books published by Punjabi University are Urdu Punjab aur Sikh Shair, Punjab aur Urdu Afsana, Adabi Jaezey in which Dr Naqvi highlighted the culture of Punjab.
When a jewellery designer who adds ornamental value to B-town biggies like sister and brother-in-law Sussanne and Hrithik
Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Abhishek 
Bachchan comes to town, to showcase for the first time in the northern region, it could well be the Cascade-ing down effect of carat couture.
From Roadways De Larry in 1987 to 2009, Sardool Sikander has come a long way. Sikander, who is often called the ‘The King of Bhangra,’ made his first appearances on radio and television. He has appeared in numerous films as an actor and musician. He has also acted in a handful of Punjabi movies, like Jagga Daku with Yograj Singh.
In Patiala to perform during the 9th Punjab Folk Fare that was organised at the Punjabi University campus, he had the entire crowd dancing to his tunes. Not only with his dancing tracks, he enthralled the audiences with his popular sad songs like Nazran to Gir Gayi Ki Karea and Khat Tukde Tukde Kar
Dene.
Craftsmen from various states bringing in a variety of art form to the city through the exhibitions are a very regular feature here. However, what is interesting is to see the craftsmen mould and blend their crafts in a contemporary format to suit modern tastes. The exhibition organised by North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corp Ltd (Purbashree Emporium) at Sector- 34 ground is an amalgamation of tradition and modernity that gets for you an assortment of crafts.
The Australians have one ambition: to beat the Indian cricket team on Indian soil. At home they bash Indians as a hobby. After watching Tendy, Dhons, Yuvi, Gams and Bhajji play magnificently and then to switch channels when defeat is imminent, one wonders what goes so heart-breakingly wrong. The clue seems to lie in our national quotient of sycophancy. When our teams return home, we do aartis, bedeck them with garlands, carry them on our shoulders and gift them cars, homes, lands and marriageable daughters. We morph them into gods. They play from Olympian heights, knowing that all will be well amongst the adulating home crowds. They raise bats towards the stands, amble towards whizzing balls and crack a lot of jokes. It is a heady feeling, but it leads to un-concentrated play. Sycophancy ensures defeat. Such adulation is unheard of in the west.
Dominique Lapierre’s City of Joy made us take notice of rickshaws. Who can forget Om Puri as Hasari Pal sitting on his hand-pulled rickshaw and chatting away with Patrick Swayze on the poster for the film? Well, that was 1992 and the backdrop was Kolkata. Now, in the twenty-first century, rickshaws still hold the same fascination. Only, the backdrop has shifted from the streets of the City of Joy to the streets of London. Of course, the nomenclature has been changed too, out there it is called pedicab. Statistics has it that there are more than 400 pedicabs on busy London streets and in London Olympics-2012, these will play an important role in giving the city a green image.
The Chandigarh Lalit
Kala Akademi has introduced scholarships for budding artists
Wafa Ki Rah Mein Dil Ka Sipas Rakh Doonga Maen Har Nadi Ke Kinare Pe Pyas Rakh Doonga...This couplet of Dr Nashir Naqvi reflects the celebrated Urdu poet, critic, scholar, able orator, anchor and prolific author that meet in the persona of the myriad minded Dr Nashir Naqvi. Credited with 16 books, 6 poetry collections, 6 related to History of Urdu literature, fiction and syllabus, 4 on the relation of Urdu and Punjab in which 2 are in Gurmukhi script, he stands tall in his incredible literary achievements. Besides his landmark work of compiling Kulliyat-e-Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Punjabi remains a laudable endeavour. Some of his books published by Punjabi University are Urdu Punjab aur Sikh Shair, Punjab aur Urdu Afsana, Adabi Jaezey in which Dr Naqvi highlighted the culture of Punjab.