Glamour punch

Vijender Singh, the chocolate boy of Indian boxing, recently signed a movie Patiala Express. But the stardust has not blinded this Olympic medallist, as his focus remains very much on winning the game, writes M. S. Unnikrishnan Vijender Singh packs the kind of glamour no other Indian boxer could ever dream of. Boxing was always considered as a rough and tough sport where brute force ruled the roost. No wonder, boxing was mostly the domain of rough hands from the Services and the Police.

Nothing is more important than boxing: Vijender
EVER since he won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, life has been quite rosy for boxer Vijender Singh. The Haryanavi hunk is now taking it to another level with plans to work in a movie on boxing, Patiala Express. He speaks about his plans to Vaibhav Sharma

Weaves from the past
Old textile traditions are beckoning young Indian designers,
writes Shilpa Raina
Bandhej, zardozi, block printing, ikat, chikankari...The list of Indian textile crafts is long, but much of it is lost in the blitzkrieg of western influences. Now a clutch of young Indian designers has begun to fall back on the richness of age-old traditions.