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Positive moves
Leela Samson doesn't believe in painting a rosy picture, she would rather take things one on one
When the challenge ahead is to revive a heritage, rebuild leadership, instill a sense of dedication to a larger number and fight commercial intentions of the developing world, being positive seems the toughest job in hand. Add to that dealing with the government laws, acts and procedures, a never-ending mesh of bureaucracy. "But like they say, fools enter where angels fear to tread," in her own words, Leela Samson has been an optimist throughout.
Wordsworth
In love with the city, poet, literary critic and writer Ashok Vajpeyi get candid
 The day also bought literary giant Ashok Vajpeyi to the city, first to take part in a book launch session organised by Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi and then to inaugurate the art workshop organised by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala
Akademi. A flying visit but Vajpayee finds time to soak in the Chandigarh air, a city he finds seductive. "It's the openness, greenery and lovely people that gives the city a seductive aura," he says.
Art Aaj Kal
Artist Jatin Das on art, artist and art camps
It's not easy being Jatin Das; cameras trailing his every move even though he keeps discouraging them, visitors eager to shake hands when his hands are stained in paint and turpentine and of course journos making a beeline for his sound bytes.
Birth control
Changing lifestyle is leading women to opt for cesareans
It's convenient, safe and easy to deal with, from the patients of view. From the doctors; it's less complicated, a safer option for prospective mothers suffering from lifestyle diseases and of course legally safer. A shift of perception is being witnessed on the debate, whether cesarean is safer than a normal delivery. The number of cesarean cases might not have outdone the normal deliveries but have surely gone up. The figures albeit not baffling, are indicative of a trend that is gradually replacing a natural phenomenon. As Dr. Swapna Mishra, Gynacologist, Fortis, claims, "A decade back, there were around 15 per cent caesarean cases. Now 45 per cent deliveries of the total pregnancy cases are C-section."
No kidding
Smoking has always been hazardous to health but now it has emerged that passive smoking has a devastating effect on kids, claimed a study.
Sweat it out
Botox is an effective way of treating excessive sweating, says Dr KM Kapoor
You look gorgeous and feel great but how do you smell? It's true that we sweat more than usual in hot weather, while exercising or when feeling anxious. Sweating is the body's way of cooling
down.
Sleep well
Poor sleep patterns are likely to drive adolescents at the center of social networks to use drugs, thereby increasing their vulnerability, says a study. Principal researcher Sara C. Mednick, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, pointed out the spread of one behaviour in social networks — in this case, poor sleep patterns — influences the spread of another behaviour, adolescent drug use.
Dress circle
Fashion designer Rakesh Aggarwal refuses to drop names of celebrities to gain publicity
 Frieda Pinto in a Christain Dior made more news than in the Slumdog Millionaire at the Oscars. Some applauded her choice; rest criticized her for not sporting an Indian designer's creation, Frieda grabbed the limelight in whichever way. But those not in the pro Frieda's 'costume club' in fact were a little unaware of the actual situation, "Frieda had a strategic tie up to wear only Christian Dior at the Oscars. If any Indian designer had approached her, she would have worn his creations.
Art attack
 Ghazals, poetry, theatre - the second Chandigarh Arts and Heritage Festival starts on an impressive note
The city beautiful reverberated with multi cultural activities as the second Chandigarh Arts and Heritage festival got off to a majestic start on a melodic note at the Tagore theatre on Sunday. An absorbing vocal recital by Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, a mushaira, ghazal concert and a play kept the art lovers engaged besides the
IPL.
Body Wise
Fab fibre
The bulky part of food that isn't broken down by enzymes in the small intestine is called roughage or fiber. It has little nutritional value, but fiber's bulk prevents constipation, minimizes intestinal disorders and keeps our digestive tract in prime working condition. It provides a type of weight training for the muscles that make up the digestive system. Also people with a high-fiber diet may have lower cancer rates and lower levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
Spice up
Tips to look younger
Stop the clock
l Weekly exfoliation with scrubs helps to remove dead cells and this itself makes the skin look youthful. It boosts the skin's cell renewal process. In fact, the youth of the skin depends on the efficient renewal of healthy new cells. Due to advanced skin-care techniques, it has been possible to formulate products and incorporate ingredients that have greater age-control benefits. The use of scrubs and grains for exfoliation thus helps to delay aging signs, as it speeds up the cell-renewal process.
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