Nature’s own
The Forest Complex in Sector-68, Mohali, is an excellent example of contemporary architecture and creativity born out of nature’s elements
Ever imagined going to office each day and contributing to the cause of ‘Mother Nature’ while dispatching files and rounding up figures? Or how about moving your workstation to the middle of the Amazon rainforest?
— Photo: Vinay Malik
Creative spree
Turning a 6x6 area into a canvas where you can play around with your thoughts and put together elements of modern designing to create a space distinct in its style…involves creativity as well as a lot of hard work. But Siddharth and Aman Aggarwal of ‘Charged Voids’ at Mansa Devi Complex don’t mind the effort.
Aman Aggarwal (left) and Siddharth
Manto-Ismat Hazir Hain
Hira Lal Sibal recalls his defense of the two writers on charges of obscenity some 65 years ago in the Lahore court for a documentary
Someone in some corner of the earth suddenly wakes up to find that his or her religious, moral, spiritual, ethical, (just about all kinds) sentiments are hurt. A narrative, a picture, or an ideology pierced right inside their heart, puncturing set notions. This, we bet happens to all artists.
— L-R: Nirupama Dutt, Hira Lal Sibal and V K Sibal
Power packed
Rakesh Singh Bhaduriya's play Ek Aur Durghatna highlights the evils prevalent in society in a not-so-serious manner
You don't need to seek inspiration to highlight evil that is so prevalent in society. For evil today is not only part of the system but the system itself. "Inspiration is needed to convey something that's less prevalent. Corruption, red-tapism, injustice to the common man is the nature of our society," says Rakesh Singh
Bhaduriya. Rakesh, director of the play Ek Aur Durghatna, didn't have to shortlist options for his first play at the Department of Indian Theatre.
First for the cause
Miss Punjaban Mohit Inder Bawa debuts opposite Babbu Mann in Ekum-Son of Soil
Beauty pageants and tinsel town share a strong connection. Call it industry interdependency or the glamour quotient, both have, with time, grown in their contribution towards introducing fresh faces on screen, be it Bollywood or regional cinema.
And, so we have another beauty queen following her cult ritual and trying her luck at the box-office. City-based Mohit Inder
Bawa, who won Miss Punjaban 2008, is debuting opposite singer-actor Babbu Mann in his latest
Ekum-Son of Soil.
Kristen Wanted
Hollywood actor Kristen Stewart is being lined up to replace Angelina Jolie as the main lead in comic book adaptation Wanted
2.
Timur Bekmambetov, director of the series, wants Kristen to play a new young assassin in the
adaptation, about a brotherhood of secret assassins who have control over secret superhuman abilities alongside James McAvoy.
Angelina's character, Fox, was killed off at the
end of the first film but Bekmambetov had previously told of his plans to bring her back in the second
installment.
Kristen Stewart
Green biker!
Eighteen-year-old Sarabpreet Singh Ahuja is on a mission, to complete which he cycles for two hours each day. Sitting casually on his Firefox Bad Attitude, Sarabpreet is busy imparting his message to the little crowd that has gathered watching him perform stunts in Sector 10. And the message: "Contribute in your own little way to stop global warming." "We read about global warming in school and now we are actually facing it. Winters are getting shorter and summers are becoming worse. And people are making matters worse by using more cars and motorbikes," he shares.
Sarabpreet Singh Ahuja
Get booked
British Library organised series of events from April 22 to April 24 to celebrate World Book Day 2010. This day is celebrated throughout the world to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property. The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia where on April 23, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold.
No laughing stock this Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts launches a laughter
club
To make summers stress free, Chandigarh Institute of Performing Arts (CIPA) has taken the initiative of starting a unique Laughter Club.
"Laughter is the best medicine. Laughter yoga is fun and an easy way to exercise as well as reduce stress," says Shyam
Juneja, director, CIPA and the man behind the move.Juneja happened to get initiated to laughter yoga in 1989 during a Theatre Directors Course in Berlin, Germany. "I came across Barb Fischer, an exponent of laughter yoga in Europe. It was great fun. It occurred to me only recently that I should start such a course here," says
Juneja.
Turning a 6x6 area into a canvas where you can play around with your thoughts and put together elements of modern designing to create a space distinct in its style…involves creativity as well as a lot of hard work. But Siddharth and Aman Aggarwal of ‘Charged Voids’ at Mansa Devi Complex don’t mind the effort.
Someone in some corner of the earth suddenly wakes up to find that his or her religious, moral, spiritual, ethical, (just about all kinds) sentiments are hurt. A narrative, a picture, or an ideology pierced right inside their heart, puncturing set notions. This, we bet happens to all artists.
You don't need to seek inspiration to highlight evil that is so prevalent in society. For evil today is not only part of the system but the system itself. "Inspiration is needed to convey something that's less prevalent. Corruption, red-tapism, injustice to the common man is the nature of our society," says Rakesh Singh
Bhaduriya. Rakesh, director of the play Ek Aur Durghatna, didn't have to shortlist options for his first play at the Department of Indian Theatre. 
Beauty pageants and tinsel town share a strong connection. Call it industry interdependency or the glamour quotient, both have, with time, grown in their contribution towards introducing fresh faces on screen, be it Bollywood or regional cinema.
And, so we have another beauty queen following her cult ritual and trying her luck at the box-office. City-based Mohit Inder
Bawa, who won Miss Punjaban 2008, is debuting opposite singer-actor Babbu Mann in his latest
Ekum-Son of Soil.
Hollywood actor Kristen Stewart is being lined up to replace Angelina Jolie as the main lead in comic book adaptation Wanted
2.
Eighteen-year-old Sarabpreet Singh Ahuja is on a mission, to complete which he cycles for two hours each day. Sitting casually on his Firefox Bad Attitude, Sarabpreet is busy imparting his message to the little crowd that has gathered watching him perform stunts in Sector 10. And the message: "Contribute in your own little way to stop global warming." "We read about global warming in school and now we are actually facing it. Winters are getting shorter and summers are becoming worse. And people are making matters worse by using more cars and motorbikes," he shares. 
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