A Summer holiday
Sumitra Senapaty checks out various options — home and away — for these vacations

Holidays are not quite what they used to be. Holidays, once an opportunity to get away from it all, are now often a chance to get away to it all.

Master artiste
Paramjit Singh on the legendary Prithviraj Kapoor, whose death anniversary falls today
Prithviraj Kapoor, popularly known as Papaji, had an abundance of talent and tons of affection for his juniors. He is revered even today for his matchless performance in K. Asif’s Mughal-E-Azam. Prithvi was born on November 3, 1906, to Basheshar Nath Kapoor’s first wife — a deeply religious and sweet-natured woman. He studied in different schools at Samundri and Lyallpur and later did graduation from Peshawar. Six feet tall and handsome, this young man had no urge for acting.

First festival of female magicians
The Magic Academy in Kerala, which was set up by veteran magician Gopinath Muthukad, is to hold what is billed as the world’s first festival of female magicians on May 30. The event titled ‘Maya 2010’ will be held with support from the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board and the Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation.