SPAtial gateway
Fresh air, scenic beauty, sumptuous food, Thai spa, Turkish hamam and Kerala ayurvedic massages — the upcoming Moksha Himalayan Spa Resort in Parwanoo is a place to rejuvenate your senses
Nearly 40 minutes from the busy by-lanes of Chandigarh, in the mountains, amidst the soft rustles of the trees, in the unpredictable layers of cloud, in calm and unruffled air, lies a place, rather a storehouse of mystic bliss and luxury. And R.K Garg, chairman, Nainee Garg, joint managing director of Asia Resorts Limited, cull out a name for a holistic experience, which they endearingly get hand carved at the entrance, Moksha. The name validates everything that nature offers. Located at a height of 5,000ft in Parwanoo, Moksha Himalyan Spa Resort opens its door for an out-of-this-world experience. 
— Photos by Vinay Malik

Flower power
The annual chrysanthemum show is full of promise
The Chrysanthemum show this year too is all about flowers, festivity and fervor. But since traditions seldom come with a change, this too doesn't demand so. An event that has been a constant celebration of winters with the Golden flower, Terrace Garden-33, once again has turned into a beautiful Chrysanthemum canvas, in full bloom. And the frills are not needed since the flowers do the needful. — Photos by Nitin Mittal and Manoj Mahajan

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Stage show
Pali Bhupinder, Punjabi playwright and director, is in the city to stage his play Pyasa Kaan -The Naked Truth
There lives a family in Moga city who breathes theatre, which is their family affair and even the relatives and friends visiting their home Off Stage are used to relish the rehearsals, dialogue deliveries of the plays in the making. Though our house is named "Off Stage", but most of the time we remain on stage, says Pali Bhupinder the acclaimed playwright and director, one of the best, among fourth generation thespians of Punjabi theatre.

Side Lanes
Surrogate counselling 
Sometimes when the Agony Aunts, Confidantes, Phapakutnis and Counsellors are out of town or on vacation, their fractured clientiele turns to a surrogate like me. Gifted with practical horse sense, a dubious healing touch and the capacity to keep a secret, suddenly the demand for the Lobo brand is high. When not blabbering, I can be a patient listener. The following tales are from my counselling sessions at a slum where living space is cramped, incomes meagre and the male bastion all pervasive.

Object D’ART
Picture perfect
If somebody asks us to name two landmarks of the Government College of Art, our instant reply would be Chacha ke samose and Santosh. Not necessarily in that order but both have been integral part of the campus scene, Chacha’s (his name is Ujjagar Singh, but not too many remember it, as he’s everybody’s chacha) canteen, ever since the college was established in Shimla as an offshoot of Mayo School of Art-Lahore after Partition, and Santosh, who have been working as a live model for over 20 years now.

Musical ecstasy
Among the very few chosen by God, Sant Satnam Singh (43) an embodiment of spirituality and Indian classical music is admired equally in India and abroad for excellence in classical music and social service. Blessed with a rare combination of extraordinary talent and spirituality, Sant Satnam Singh articulates the classical and devotional Gurbani Kirtan with remarkable dexterity and remains in demand for concerts. Satnam Singh (R) with Risab Seen

Priceless!
A Rembrandt painting sold for a record 20.2 million pounds
A Rembrandt painting unseen in public for nearly 40 years sold for a record 20.2 million pounds ($33.2 million) at auction in London on Tuesday, the highest ever paid at auction for the 17th century artist. Christie’s said that “Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms akimbo”, painted in 1658, fetched the 4th highest-price paid at auction for any old masters painting.

Dollar deal
A portrait commissioned by Michael Jackson has fetched 175,000 dollars at a New York auction. The painting, “Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II”, shows the King of Pop on horseback, dressed in regal garb and attended by two cherubs.