Stick-ing together
The star-studded friendly hockey match is expected to bring back the lost glory of Indian hockey Indian Hockey players were miffed over the non-payment of dues. Indian hockey players, led by captain Rajpal Singh, refused to turn up for practice unless their salary demands were met. This was probably the first time that we heard of hockey on television, and read about it in the print. It was the first time, maybe, when most of us took notice of our Indian hockey players, for our sensibilities are so finely attuned to watch Mahinder Singh Dhoni and his Men in Blue.
String operation
Any genre of Indian classical music or dance may be rooted in tradition but its survival depends on innovation. This is how the Grammy award winner Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, an heir to the 500-year-old Bhatt family legacy of Jaipur feels.
Royal platter
Dal pakora, aloo onion kachori and dal bati choorma — the hot and spicy Rajasthani cuisines will bring tears to your eyes but surely a smile to you lips Complex and exquisite. Spicy and sweet. Just like its culture, Rajasthani cuisine too is rich in taste and variety. And now, city foodies can experiment with their tatse buds at the ongoing Rajasthani Arts and Crafts Festival at
Kalagram, Manimajra.Merging the original recipes and authentic preparation methods with present-day additions to Rajasthani cuisine, the festival offers a different menu every day with regional specialties making the platter more attractive. Right from starters to the main course, chutneys to
chaajh, the royal thaali has options that will make you forget your calorie count.
For your eyes only
Green tea contains healthful substances that can penetrate eye tissues, raising the possibility that the tea may protect against glaucoma and other eye diseases, say researchers. Scientists have confirmed the benefits of green tea in ACS's bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Frying poison?
Frying meat in a pan on a gas hob may be worse than using an electric ring for raising the risk of cancer, according to a new study. The new research suggests that professional chefs and cooks may be particularly at risk.The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently classified cooking fumes produced during high temperature frying as 'probably carcinogenic'.
Bon Appetite
The grand finale
A food connoisseur once commented that dessert to a meal is what a 'finale' is to a concert. This crescendo is the exhilarating 'high' before the culmination of the meal. See how my passion for meetha motivates such a flowery flow of language? Well said indeed, for don't our eyes stray towards the dessert options just as soon as the main course has slid down our gullets? If you love dessert, (and who doesn't?), then make a new year resolution NOW…..!Thou will'st venture beyond the basic besan ki barfi made at home towards more exotic, glorious creations that will turn the heads of your guests and become a finale worth remembering!
Solar success
Technology defeats its very purpose when restricted by geographical or manmade boundaries. It has to reach out to as many people, benefit mankind and environment. Till everything about technology becomes the common knowledge to all, it’s as good as thousand lab experiments done daily that yield no result, “The reason we shared our technology of making a solar car with the students of IIT Mumbai,” says Tom Boddington, a research scholar and designer of Gwawr, a solar car, hailing from Glywndwr University, Wales.
Master strokes
Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi
organises a lecture by prominent artist Gulam Mohammed Sheikh One of the eminent artists and writers in the country, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh is going to present his works along with a lecture titled, Among Many Cultures and Times at the Government Museum and Art Gallery-10 on the invitation of Chandigarh Lalit Kala
Academi. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh is an artist, writer and educationist. As a painter of more than five decades he has pioneered an engagement with historical forbears and a social and political investment in art practice. Through numerous
visitorships, residencies and publications he has contributed to a renewed understanding of cross cultural themes in artistic pedagogy, in an Indian and international context.
Buy the way…
Chandikrit 2010 offers quite a few utility objects which are difficult to ignore Four to five sets of wooden and wrought iron furniture, loads of herbal and homeopathic beauty products, oil, shampoo, hand-made flowers, unstitched suits, electronic appliances like a four set burner, juicers, wooden vases, all kinds an tastes of
churans, wall hangings, hand-made gift warps… don’t all exhibitions house more or less similar stuff? Nonetheless, whenever Chandigarh sees one, city folks can’t help rushing to the venue.
Art from heart
My work is better recognised outside the city,” says Namita Kohli, an upcoming city-based artist, who has many national and international exhibitions to her credit.
Indian Hockey players were miffed over the non-payment of dues. Indian hockey players, led by captain Rajpal Singh, refused to turn up for practice unless their salary demands were met. This was probably the first time that we heard of hockey on television, and read about it in the print. It was the first time, maybe, when most of us took notice of our Indian hockey players, for our sensibilities are so finely attuned to watch Mahinder Singh Dhoni and his Men in Blue. 
Complex and exquisite. Spicy and sweet. Just like its culture, Rajasthani cuisine too is rich in taste and variety. And now, city foodies can experiment with their tatse buds at the ongoing Rajasthani Arts and Crafts Festival at
Kalagram, Manimajra.Merging the original recipes and authentic preparation methods with present-day additions to Rajasthani cuisine, the festival offers a different menu every day with regional specialties making the platter more attractive. Right from starters to the main course, chutneys to
chaajh, the royal thaali has options that will make you forget your calorie count.
A food connoisseur once commented that dessert to a meal is what a 'finale' is to a concert. This crescendo is the exhilarating 'high' before the culmination of the meal. See how my passion for meetha motivates such a flowery flow of language? Well said indeed, for don't our eyes stray towards the dessert options just as soon as the main course has slid down our gullets? If you love dessert, (and who doesn't?), then make a new year resolution NOW…..!Thou will'st venture beyond the basic besan ki barfi made at home towards more exotic, glorious creations that will turn the heads of your guests and become a finale worth remembering!
Technology defeats its very purpose when restricted by geographical or manmade boundaries. It has to reach out to as many people, benefit mankind and environment. Till everything about technology becomes the common knowledge to all, it’s as good as thousand lab experiments done daily that yield no result, “The reason we shared our technology of making a solar car with the students of IIT Mumbai,” says Tom Boddington, a research scholar and designer of Gwawr, a solar car, hailing from Glywndwr University, Wales.
One of the eminent artists and writers in the country, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh is going to present his works along with a lecture titled, Among Many Cultures and Times at the Government Museum and Art Gallery-10 on the invitation of Chandigarh Lalit Kala
Academi. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh is an artist, writer and educationist. As a painter of more than five decades he has pioneered an engagement with historical forbears and a social and political investment in art practice. Through numerous
visitorships, residencies and publications he has contributed to a renewed understanding of cross cultural themes in artistic pedagogy, in an Indian and international context.
Chandikrit 2010 offers quite a few utility objects which are difficult to ignore