What wrong did our GenX do to deserve this? And, what charities did GenY do to be so blessed? We envy and seek an explanation — why were we forced to score above 80 per cent in class X? Why nobody thought of introducing the grade system then? Partiality doesn’t end here, there is much more poor Gen X missed out. Schools have been pro GenY too. The innovative teaching and recreation facilities were just limited to blackboards and once a week game period.
Fit to be a father
Abhishek will make a great Paa, says Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai says she is fully convinced that actor-husband Abhishek Bachchan will make a good father in real life because he is so "real and rooted".
Ab tak Bachchan
Big B to get Lifetime Achievement Award at Dubai Film Fest
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Dubai International Film Festival next
week.
The 67-year-old actor will be felicitated at the opening night of the festival on December 9 for his outstanding contribution to cinema.
Second coming
Naseeruddin Shah, Padmini Kohlapure team up for Bolo Raam
The film, which is releasing on December 31, marks the debut of Rishi Bhutani and has been directed by theatre actor Rakesh Chaturvedi
'Om'.
The film, which is releasing on December 31, marks the debut of Rishi Bhutani and has been directed by theatre actor Rakesh Chaturvedi
'Om'. Bolo Raam is the story of a boy Raam Kaushik (Rishi), who is charged with the murder of his mother
Archana, played by Kohlapure.
Booster dose
Sharmila calls better focus and face to raise the profile of IFFI
"International film festivals need a face to raise its profile. Bureaucrats get transferred whereas prominent film personalities are a continuity. The face of the festival can be a prominent artiste. Besides, Indian cinema does not mean Bollywood. In the last few years, I have seen this event getting Bollywood-centric," she told reporters.
The noted actor also stressed the need for working on the film market to ensure that Indian films got buyers globally.
Kingsley's Mumtaz
Veteran Hollywood actor Sir Ben Kingsley has said that Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan might play the role of Mumtaz in his dream project Taj Mahal, if she approves the script.
Yeh dosti…
Aamir renders apology to Shahrukh's kids for hurting their sentiments
The long standing 'animosity' between Bollywood's two big Khans seemed to be heading for a patch up when Aamir Khan apologised for some remarks about Shahrukh Khan on his blog. Aamir, while tendering an apology to Shahrukh's kids for hurting their sentiments, made it clear that their rivalry was far from over.
"Definitely, I've offered my heartfelt apologies to Shahrukh's kids, not to Shahrukh but to his kids," Aamir said.
Sizzling hot
Metro-35 gets a healthy makeover
Salads, soups, sandwiches and sizzlers - sounds healthy and yummy too? Well, that's precisely the idea behind S4 Bisro, a fast food solution for those in love with salads and their waistline. Re-launching themselves with S4, Metro Group of Hotels this time has just one agenda, bringing health closer to the platter we enjoy.
Classic reward
Pandit Yashpaul has been bestowed with Punjab Sangeet Ratan Award-2009
Endowed with a rich melodic character and pregnant with emotional appeal the Hindustani classical music remains the enviable precious treasure of Indian culture and heritage, surging ahead in its invincible glory enrapturing billions of souls the world over. I feel doubly blessed to be an avid apprentice and profound propagator of this noble art for over half a century," opines Pandit Yashpaul "Sagun Piya", undeniably the most illustrious exponent and music stalwart of Agra gharana in the region.
City-based healthcare advertising agency bags international award
Awards & accolades
The 23rd annual 'Rx Club Award' ceremony evening belonged to 'Medivisual Healthworld', a city-based 'Healthcare Ad Agency', which stole the show bagging one Silver and five other awards of excellence. 'The Rx Club Show' has been honouring the creative advertisings and other promotional activities of healthcare and pharmaceutical products since 1986.
Heavy metal
This time it's the tribal art of Chattisgarh that will inspire the shopper and collector in you. The Chattisgarh Rural Industries Department has brought in over 18 tribal craftsmen from the state in an exclusive exhibition of handlooms and handicrafts called Shabri at Panchayat Bhavan-18.
The wash artist
Rajendra Prasad, an artist from Lucknow is here to teach the students of College of Art the wash technique
Someday before Independence, Avanindra Nath Tagore, renowned artist of Bengal and two Japanese artists discovered a new form of art-wash technique. We know that artists have always invented art forms but this one was discovered instead. No brainstorming sessions, trails or experiments were conducted; this art form happened by chance, "Tagore while inter-sharing water colour technique with Japanese artists dropped a painting in a water pond, which when was taken out had even pleasing colour scheme," informs Rajendra Prasad, an artist and reader in Lucknow University, in the city on Wednesday to teach wash technique to students of Governement Arts College.
Before they lived happily ever after
Bridal blues are on the rise, say recent researches. A word with newly weds confirms it's real
The wedding is over, and so is honeymoon but then there is another hurdle before the couple lives ‘happily ever after' - bridal blues or alternatively called post-nuptial depression. The phenomenon, yet to be declared a clinical diagnosis, is the new lexicon in the marital arena. An increasing number of couples are suffering post-nuptial depression, a recent research puts it at one in 10.
Angry young man
Why do some people seem to experience more anger than others?
People who are young, have kids or are less educated are more likely to experience anger, concludes a new research. In the study, researchers, led by Professor Scott Schieman from the Sociology Department at the University of Toronto detailed the basic social patterns and contexts of anger.
Bad manners
Breaking up by sending a text message is bad manners because texting is 'too heartless', believe etiquette experts. Jo Bryant, an etiquette adviser and blogger for Debrett's, which publishes the A-Z of Modern Manners, longer relationships deserve 'face-to-face attention and a decent explanation'.
Pet promise…
Loyal companionship, affection, comfort, security and unconditional love, that's what a pet gets in your life
The often-underestimated significance of a pet in the life of a human has been brought forward in a growing body of research that suggests that a household animal can provide a range of relational benefits. Dr Froma Walsh poured the research in two articles, entitled Human-Animal Bonds I, (focused on the benefits of companion animals) and Human-Animal Bonds II, (focused on their role in couple and family dynamics and family
therapy).
We had heard this rumour Salman Khan writing a five-hour-long script of Veer which was squeezed to two and a half hour later on. So, when Anil Sharma, the director of Veer, with his production manager Mohan Singh, descended to the city on a personal visit, we could not help but grab the opportunity to confirm it. We rushed to the airport and there he was — polite, forthright, the director of Gadar, Apney, Ab Tumharey Hawaley Watan Saathiyo, and now Veer in person.