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The healing
touch
Strings attached
Hamara Bajaj
Small is big
Hard drive
Print perfect
Geek SPEAK
Home front
Skin deep
Tune in!
Four-tunate
Spade
work
Marketing gimmick
Myth of the week
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Place: Varanasi, time: 5 am and year 1999. First morning in India and she was woken up with the thumping sound of washing clothes. Drowsily, as she opened the window of her hotel room (that was on the bank of the Ganga), she saw something that left her sleepless. "Sunshine entered my room through the thousands of colourful sarees that were hung from the strings, as far as I could see. It was the most spectacular scene I had ever seen and I wanted to cling on to it forever," says Serah G. 
Indian classical music is rich in melody and its contemplative sophistication is not easy to comprehend without adequate sadhna and guru gyan" says Prateek Chaudhuri, the Delhi-based sitar icon, both in the East and the West. The shining sitar maestro is the disciple and son of Padmabhushan Debu Chaudhuri, a towering music stalwart, academician and foremost proponent of the Senia
gharana.
It addressed the concerns of almost every Indian household. Short family trips to the grocery store were a ritual it facilitated. The members of the family warmed up to its looks, with Sundays reserved for its nice shampoo wash. Who wouldn't agree to this - 'Hamara Bajaj' was indeed an esteemed member of the family. 
By 2030, the Indian car market will be the third largest car market across the globe’. At the same time the market is witnessing the entry of swanky, foreign brands, small to massive ones. From the mid-size, sports to the luxury brands like Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Skoda, Ford, Ferrari, the market for cars is growing. A word of thanks to the liberal car loan policies as well, every Indian household now has more than one dream car parked at their garage or placed haphazardly between the rows of cars parked in the locality.
Ever since car have been used the single most important in-car entertainment accessories is a car audio player (Music system) the commercial introduction of the fitted car stereo was in the early 1930's and had only one source which was a Radio, before that many enthusiasts were using the domestic sound equipment in their cars. 
It’s a newly built house that exudes an old-world charm. Situated in Panchkula, Sector 4, Forever... Manaswal House, is a dream abode of Priya and Nagender Singh.
“When our architect asked what kind of house we were looking at, I drew a sloping roof with a chimney atop just I used to do when I was a kid,” quips Priya. “And, I am glad it has come out the way she wanted,” smiles Nagender.
Photos: Nitin
Mittal
The Pracheen Kala Kendra, an organisation dedicated to the promotion, preservation and dissemination of Indian classical art will hold its 37th annual convocation December 2009 at Mahanayak Uttam Mancha, Kolkatta for students of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura, where successful students of various courses from Eastern states will be awarded diplomas and degrees.
The liking for various flowering species changes like fashion. But then roses have always been in demand. The reason may be any, varying from the beauty of the bloom to variety, colour or the floral value attached to it, a rose will remain a rose, the king of flowers.
But, are we getting the best of blooms in our garden? If not, then why? You must be wondering when the climate is said to be very suitable for growing roses? There may be many more questions in your mind. 
German model Claudia Ciesla, who in her own words made a "shocking" exit from the reality TV show Big Boss, denies allegations that the programme is scripted, while insisting that she and fellow contestant Pravesh Rana are "genuine friends and nothing else." The 23-year-old blonde beauty who was earlier romantically linked to Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Abhishek Bachchan, had grown close to the former Mr India on the show, fueling gossip within the housemates as well as the media.
In a unique marketing strategy to promote his upcoming film 3 Idiots, Bollywood actor maker Aamir Khan has virtually disappeared into thin air before the film's release. The star cast of the film during a media conference disclosed that Khan would be on an adventure trip throughout the country for two weeks.
Asked by the media whether it is a publicity stunt to attract audience, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra denied and said that his film already has houseful bookings.
The plant is being eaten by an insect (beetle) that is red in colour with very smooth shinning back with black spots on it. Well, not every insect in the garden is a foe. And the particular insect about which there is such a wrong notion must be given a clean chit. It is a Lady Bird Beetle and is a friend insect that kills and devours aphids. The presence of this insect is also an indication that your garden has aphids. So, keep a watch.